Pinnacol Assurance Announces 2011 Circle of Safety Awards Winners

Forty-five Policyholders Honored For Exemplary Risk Management Records


DENVER, Oct. 4, 2011 – Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s leading workers’ compensation insurer, announced today the recipients of the company’s fourth annual Circle of Safety Awards. This year a total of forty-five policyholders from across the state were recognized for their exceptional performance in safety, loss control, and financial and claims management.

“This is a select group of Colorado organizations that have demonstrated a long-term commitment to sound risk management practices,” said Ken Ross, Pinnacol president and CEO. “In fact, less than one percent of our policyholders meet the criteria for this award. We are delighted to recognize the leaders and employees of these forty-five organizations for their exceptional efforts and results in maintaining safe workplaces.”

The Circle of Safety Award recognizes that improved risk management is the result of a circle of many people working together. From top management and frontline employees to Pinnacol representatives and the policyholders’ agents, everyone has a hand in making Colorado workplaces safer.

Pinnacol policyholders were eligible to receive the Circle of Safety Award if they met the following criteria:

  • .85 or less Experience Modification Rating each policy period
  • Combined four-year loss ratio of 25 percent or less
  • 80 percent or more of all claims reported within 48 hours (combined four-year history)
  • Designated providers each year
  • Two or less notices of cancellation each year
  • No non-compliant audits
  • Must currently hold the State of Colorado’s Cost Containment Certification
  • No fatalities
  • Approved return-to-work program

Of the 2011 honorees, 9 have received the Circle of Safety recognition for four years in a row. Another 14 are new to the list, indicating how businesses are raising the bar in workplace safety.

Circle of Safety 2011 Award Winners
Advantage Advertising, Inc. and Goliath, Inc *
Agland, Incorporated *
Alpha Center ***
Barone, Inc. *
Blender Products, Inc.
Brundage Land & Cattle Company
C5 Medical Werks, LLC *
Calcon Constructors, Inc. **
Colling Insurance Services, Inc. ***
Colorado Insurance Professionals, Inc. **
Colorado Livestock Association **
Complete Compliance Services, Inc. **
Corridor 44, LLC
DCInsurers
Delehoy Construction, Inc.
Denver Intermodal Express
Englewood Municipal Federal Credit Union **
Ewing Trucking & Construction, LLC **
H&H Enterprises, Inc.
HLCC Construction Company *
Home Instead Senior Care
Human Resources Plus *
Innovative Interiors & Construction
Iron and Metals, Inc. **
J&K Roofing, Inc.
MechOne, Inc. ***
Monte Vista Fire Protection District
Montrose Fire Protection District
New Castle Family Health *
Peak Petroleum Testing Services, Inc. **
Premier Fire Protection, Inc. ***
Ranta Construction, Inc.
Ready Care Industries
Rich & Cartmill Insurance of Colorado, LLC ***
Ryan & Company, Inc *
Sage Telecommunications Corp *
Save Our Youth, Inc. ***
Scudder Press, Inc. ***
Structures Unlimited *
Sturman Industries ***
The Eatery *
The Landscape Workshop, Inc. **
The Peck House
Twin Lakes Landscape Management, Inc. ***
Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights

First-year recipient
* Second-year recipient
** Third-year recipient
*** Fourth-year recipient

About Pinnacol Assurance
Pinnacol Assurance is Colorado’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance. Pinnacol provides comprehensive, competitively priced coverage; immediate attention to claims; a highly qualified network of medical providers; and proactive safety programs to approximately 55,000 Colorado businesses. Since 2005, Pinnacol has returned more than $435 million in general dividends to its policyholders statewide ― a mark of the company’s stable and strong financial health.

Contact:
Suzi Stolte
Associate Vice President, Communications and Public Relations
303.361.4777
suzi.stolte@pinnacol.com