Oct 12, 2010
WA ballot initiative to privatize workers compensation
Watch for November ballot Initiative-1082
The 30 year battle to end the state monopoly of Workers Compensation insurance goes to Washington voters in Nov under I-1082. Initiative proponents say the WA system is broken and needs competition to reduce insurance rates burdening WA businesses and making them uncompetitive when trying to gain business in other states. According to sponsor organization SAVE OUR JOBS
“Competition has reallyworked in Idaho” said Mike Everett, a workers compensation sales specialist at American Insurance. “I’ve seen first-hand how competition has lowered rates for my business clients while maintaining quality benefits for injured workers.”
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