NCCI Set to Launch Coverage Verification Email Alerts Nov. 30

Many state insurance departments now offer coverage verification through their websites, a vital service for contractors, insurance agents and others who need to make sure that employers and their workers are covered. But web pages can be difficult to check at remote job sites, and paper certificates of insurance have been shown to be easy to fake. The National Council on Compensation Insurance now plans to take it a cyber-step further and launch an automated email alert system starting Nov. 30. “This will be a game changer,” said Allan Webb, an Atlanta insurance agent and ...