This past year, Pinnacol Assurance was proud to provide some stability for our policyholders in an otherwise volatile economy.

Pinnacol employee, George Ortiz, volunteers at a National Sports Center for the Disabled Ability Camp.

Financial Stability
Premium earned:  $521 million in 2008

Premium rate reduction:  15 percent reduction over 2007, saving business owners more than $76 million

Dividend Distributions
General dividends:  Approximately $55 million in 2008

Customer Satisfaction and Retention
Customer satisfaction rating:  9 on a 10-point scale, our highest-ever score

Customer retention: 91 percent of customers kept their business with Pinnacol in 2008

Employee Satisfaction
Employee satisfaction rating:  9 on a 10-point scale, our highest-ever score

“Best Place to Work” awards:  From The Denver Business Journal and AARP

Community Involvement
The Pinnacol Foundation: 94 scholarships, totaling $269,500, awarded to children of workers seriously injured or killed on the job

Employee-Giving Program: $68,000 raised for the Mile High United Way

Pinnacol in Action:  80 percent of employees volunteered a total of 5,000 hours in 2008