Chesapeake, Ohio BWC Suspend Premium Payments During Virus Crisis

Chesapeake Employers Insurance Co., the largest comp writer in Maryland, has become one of the first private insurers in the country to suspend premiums and policy cancellations because of the coronavirus economic downturn. The move came about the same time that Ohio's state-run monopoly system announced that premium payments would be deferred at least until June. California's public carrier, State Compensation Insurance Fund, also instituted a moratorium on cancellations and penalties for late payments. But Chesapeake is believed to be one of the first private carriers to put a ...