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Montana Chamber of Commerce and Safety at Work

The Montana Chamber of Commerce announces the formation of another association insurance group – this time for workers’ compensation. “Montana Safety Choices (MSC) is focused on making safety the number one priority in the workplace, while providing affordable workers’ compensation rates and the opportunity for a group retrospective return,” said Webb Brown, President/CEO of the Montana Chamber of Commerce.

The group is being formed and underwritten through Liberty Northwest®, a major business insurance provider in Montana. The program is modeled after their successful contractors’ group program which has demonstrated great results in lowering the number of workplace injuries, returning premium to members and yielding net rate reductions.

“I am very excited to partner with the state chamber because we share the same goals and objectives,” said Rick Burkhalter, Regional Sales Manager for Liberty Northwest. “A report earlier this year from the Bureau of Labor Statistics placed Montana second on the list in the nation for fatality rates per 100,000 workers. We can do better and we must do better!”

Montana Safety Choices will provide benefits in three ways: 1) a premium credit for qualifying customers who have a qualified drug-free workplace program in place, 2) intensive loss prevention and safety work throughout the year, and 3) the potential for retrospective return on premium at the end of the policy year based on the results of the group.

“We know one of the drivers of high workers’ compensation rates in Montana is our poor safety record,” said Brown. “The new Montana Safety Choices group program is our effort to address that problem.”

Information about the program, including general qualifications, can be found at http://www.montanasafetychoices.com. Agents appointed by Liberty Northwest will be able to provide full information, quotes, and sign-up for the program.

Montana Safety Choices joins the Montana Chamber Choices health insurance program as benefits to members of the State Chamber. For additional information about Montana Safety Choices, contact Webb Brown at the Montana Chamber of Commerce at [email protected] or 888-442-MONT (6668) ext. 101 or Rick Burkhalter at Liberty Northwest at [email protected] or 800-735-7079 ext. 2418.

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Webb Scott Brown, CAE, President/CEO

Montana Chamber of Commerce – your business advocate

incl.: MT Chamber Foundation (Governors’ Cup and High School Business Challenge)

MT Justice Coalition, MT Manufacturing Council, and MT Assn. of Chamber Executives

900 Gibbon St. / PO Box 1730

Helena, Montana 59624-1730

888-442-MONT(6668) ext. 101; 406-442-2405 ext.101; 406-431-9508(cell); 406-442-2409(fax)

http://www.montanachamber.com / [email protected]

also:

http://www.chamberchoices.com (health insurance program)

http://www.montanamainstreetblog.typepad.com (blog)

http://www.montanasafetychoices.com (work comp insurance)

Thanks to our 2009 "Treasure State" members:

Liberty Northwest, BlueCross BlueShield of Montana and Montana State Fund

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