CA State Fund Wins Five Communication Awards

Vacaville, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – State Compensation Insurance Fund announced today that it received several prestigious awards at the conference of the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds.

AASCIF, an association of state funds from 27 different states, plus 10 workers' compensation boards in Canada, held its 2012 conference from July 22-25 in Portland, Oregon.

The annual conference recognizes the best, most creative, and effective communications programs created by workers' compensation funds/boards in the United States and Canada.

At the 2012 AASCIF Communication Awards ceremony, State Fund improved on its previous performance by finishing in second place in one category, and four third place finishes. In 2011, State Fund earned recognition in four categories.

Sixty-seven entries from 15 state funds were judged in last week's contest.

State Fund, California's largest workers' compensation insurance provider, earned a second place finish in the “Excellence in Writing Category” for the “Take a Look Column” which serves as a roadmap for stories in Insight, State Fund's internal publication.

The third place awards were for:

• The 2011 Annual Report.
• A video promoting pesticide safety in agriculture.
• A blog which provides a platform for our CEO to demonstrate thought leadership about key issues facing our state and its businesses, and the
• "Rumor Mill Clearinghouse" an online forum that responds to questions from employees.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Established in 1914 by the state legislature, State Fund is California's largest provider of workers' compensation insurance and a vital asset to California businesses. Completely self supporting, State Fund plays a stabilizing role in California's economy by maintaining an open door policy that ensures all employers have a strong and stable option for their workers' compensation needs.