Pinnacol Assurance Issues General Dividend

• Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance announced it awarded a 2025 general dividend by returning $344,530 to policyholders.
• This marks the 10th consecutive year Pinnacol has shared dividends with Colorado businesses, according to a press release.
• The dividend is a portion of Pinnacol’s surplus, earned by customers who maintain safe workplaces.
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NY WCB Reopens Manhattan Office

• New York’s Workers’ Compensation Board will reopen its Manhattan District Office today for in-person hearings, support services, and use of Board resources by appointment only.
• The office on West 125th Street covers Bronx, New York, Rockland, and Westchester counties.
• Virtual hearings will remain the standard for hearings; however, anyone who would like an in-person hearing or an appointment can do so by request directly to the Workers’ Compensation Law judge during their scheduled virtual hearing. Otherwise, hearings will remain virtual, according to the agency’s April 4 email.

CopperPoint Taps Kellen Booher as President & COO

• Kellen Booher has joined CopperPoint Insurance as President & Chief Operating Officer, effective March 31.
• The provider of workers’ compensation and commercial insurance solutions, said Booher will be reporting to CEO Marc Schmittlein as part of a planned leadership succession.
• Booher joins from Chubb where he was most recently EVP for key international markets. He previously spent a decade in various leadership positions at The Travelers Companies.
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