Participating Businesses Share Workers Compensation Group Dividend from Accident Fund Insurance Company of America

161 businesses will share a $147,999 premium dividend thanks to safe work practices and their participation in a workers compensation group dividend program from Accident Fund Insurance Company of America - available through the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (LRCC).

The dividend amount returned is based on each participant's premium costs and range from $24 to $20,000. In addition to dividend opportunities, the LRCC group dividend program offers participating businesses a five-percent discount on their workers compensation insurance premium rates. The Chamber has offered the group dividend program through Accident Fund since 1998.

Editor's Note:  LRCC will host a reception during which members who participated in the workers compensation group program will receive their dividend checks.  The reception is being held from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 5 at the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, located at 500 East Michigan Avenue, Suite 200 in Lansing.  Media coverage is encouraged.

"The Accident Fund Workers Compensation Program allows the Chamber to offer our members an opportunity to share in the rewards of encouraging safety in the workplace," said Tim Daman, LRCC president & CEO.  "This is another example of how the Chamber works to help our members more effectively control their costs."

"The program is successful because of the efforts of all participating Chamber members who continually value safety in their workplaces," said Beth Goodman, Accident Fund's Group & Association Specialist. "As an indication of those efforts, we have distributed over $1.2 million in Accident Fund dividends to participating Lansing Regional Chamber members since 2004."

Accident Fund's Loss prevention consultants work with policyholders on safe work practices and teach employee safety training. The company also offers an online "tool box" where policyholders can link to federal and state workplace safety websites.

Headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, Accident Fund is one of the nation's leading Workers Compensation insurers, operating in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Accident Fund offers workers compensation insurance, including group dividend programs, through chambers of commerce and independent insurance agents.  The company also provides third party administration services and disability management and is the parent company of Wisconsin-based workers compensation insurer United Heartland. Founded in 1912, Accident Fund is rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best. For more information: www.accidentfund.com.

The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce is the largest business organization in the tri-county region, serving a business population of more than 14,000 companies. LRCC is dedicated to making business in the region more profitable by providing programs that create new customers, enhance member visibility and create a prosperous economic environment. LRCC members rely on four key areas to help them succeed: Business Advocacy, Business Expansion, Business Savings & Business Exposure.