July 1, 2020
Anita Kiehne – Vice President Claims For the last two years, MUSIC has included Cyber coverage for all members as part of the regular assessment. This year, the policy included a sublimit of coverage for “social engineering” that is new to this policy and those prior policies placed on an individual basis. The limit is […]
July 1, 2020
Jim Akers – Work Comp Specialist – Gallagher MUSIC has been working to develop a new tool to assist in tracking your workers’ compensation claims. The Workers’ Compensation Incident Tracker does exactly that, it tracks your claims and incidents. The Tracker was designed to give you a format to log and track all of your […]
July 1, 2020
By Peggy Wilson, CSS – VP – Member Services and Alan Schmitt, ARM – VP – Loss Control The short answer is, because MUSIC is a self-insured pool, any claims savings caused by the pandemic and early closure of schools will be reflected in the 2021 assessment rates. What is a Self-Insured Pool? A […]
February 27, 2020
Jackie Turnage-Ferber, Client Training and Technology Coordinator MUSIC is committed to driving down costs associated with workers’ compensation claims. As part of this undertaking, MUSIC developed a Workers’ Compensation Incident Tracker. This tracker is designed for use by members, and it will allow MUSIC members to accommodate work-related injuries and illnesses. The goal of MUSIC is […]
February 27, 2020
When Your Facilities are in Use By Peggy Wilson, Arthur J. Gallagher MUSIC members are frequently approached by various groups to use the members’ facilities. These requests can range from using one room for a meeting, to sports events in the gymnasium and social events, such as reunions or chili suppers, in the cafeteria. […]
February 27, 2020
What Are My Expectations and Options? Alan Schmitt, ARM-P – Area Vice President, Loss Control It seems every time you turn on the news, pick up a newspaper, or look online there is a reference to an active shooting event. Unfortunately, school violence and shootings are not going away. Therefore, it is extremely important that we review […]
December 3, 2019
Peggy Wilson – Client Services Supervisor MUSIC members are frequently approached by various groups to use the members’ facilities. These requests can range from using one room for a meeting, to sports events in the gymnasium, to social events such as reunions or chili suppers in the cafeteria. The groups and uses can vary widely […]
December 3, 2019
Amy Mehrmann-Dale – Client Service Associate During the year, many Certificates of Insurance are issued – some require renewal and some do not. Each year, the MUSIC team provides a Certificate Renewal List to every Member for their Certificates issued for the current policy term. This list can be found in your ‘Document Library’ in […]
December 3, 2019
Alan Schmitt – Area VP – Loss Prevention Yes, it is that time of year again when we see an increase in slips and falls as a result of the weather. So, what can we do to help prevent these potential serious injuries? There are several things we can do. However, the first and probably most important thing […]
September 17, 2019
Anita Kiehne – Area Vice President, Claims Management New Procedures – SafeSchools Refresher Course Available Soon MUSIC requires all members to participate in staff training for the prevention, recognition, and reporting of potential or actual child abuse and misconduct. There are many state requirements and we want all staff to be aware of and understand their […]