Governor Appoints 3 to Self-Insurer Board

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed three individuals to serve on the state’s Special Funds Board for Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurers.The board distributes money from the Workers’ Compensation Special Self-Insured Fund to cover indemnity benefits and medical care when a self-insured employer declares bankruptcy or has insufficient reserves to cover a claim.Hickenlooper reappointed John F. Zimmerman to serve as a representative of management who also has knowledge of risk management and finance. Zimmerman is the director of the Risk Management Department for El Paso ...