How is the WASB Insurance Plan monitored? The WASB Insurance Plan is governed by a board of trustees that is made up of board members from across Wisconsin. The current board of trustees includes: Tim Sivertson, Chairman, Elk Mound School Board
Wanda Owens, Vice Chairperson, Barneveld School Board
Rick Eloranta, Owen-Withee School Board
Nancy Thompson, Waterloo School Board
John Ashley, Secretary, WASB Executive Director Advisory Committee Members include: Thomas Wohlleber, Middleton-Cross Plains School District (WASBO)
Guy Habeck, Cadott Community School District (WASDA) Who are the partners? Wausau Insurance Companies - Wausau Insurance is the endorsed carrier for the WASB Insurance Plan coverages.
Lathrop & Clark LLP - Lathrop & Clark is the legal counsel for the WASB Insurance Plan and the Board of Trustees.
Gänder Consulting Group - Gänder Consulting Group is the retained risk management consulting firm for the WASB Insurance Plan. What coverages are offered through the WASB Insurance Plan? Coverages offered through the WASB Insurance Plan include: workers' compensation, general liability, automobile (liability and physical damage), umbrella liability and educators legal liability. Ancillary coverages that are also available include crime, boiler and machinery, and property. What is the WASB Insurance Plan Grant Program? The WASB Insurance Plan Grant Program has been established to promote the implementation and utilization of loss control and prevention procedures and to return available funds to participants. Any district that has its workers' compensation coverage with Wausau is eligible to participate. Grant program requirements have included the passage of a return-to-work resolution, a workers' compensation prompt reporting requirement, a requirment that a percentage of a school district's staff to complete a segment on Wausau's Loss Prevention CD, and in 2006, the program simply provided payments to Insurance Plan members based on the number of years in the Plan. Information regarding the current year grant program is now available and districts with workers' compensation policies issued between June 15, 2008 and June 14, 2009 will be eligible. Who do I contact with questions? For questions related to your insurance policies; i.e., billing questions, adding and deleting vehicles and locations, renewal quotes, loss control/prevention issues, please contact your Wausau Insurance account representative. For questions related to the WASB Insurance Plan coverages, eligibility, program structure or risk management related questions, please contact Joy Gänder, CPCU, ARM, Gänder Consulting Group, 621 N. Sherman Avenue, Madison, WI 53704, phone 877-759-9167, fax 608-442-6811. If you are unsure who to contact, please feel free to contact WASB at 877-705-4422. Who do I contact to obtain a quote? Please contact Wausau Insurance: Mark Beairsto at 920-380-2254 and a Wausau Insurance account representative will get in touch with you as soon as possible. How do I obtain loss control/prevention information? Please contact your Wausau account representative and he/she will arrange to have a Wausau loss prevention consultant contact you to review available reference materials, services, and training programs. If you know who your loss prevention consultant is, you may contact him/her directly. Two other options to consider are calling Wausau's Loss Prevention Consulting Center at 800-619-4545 to talk to a representative or you can visit Wausau's web site at www.wausau.com and correspond with them by email. What options are available for obtaining my Wausau Insurance loss runs? You can direct your questions to your Wausau account representative or loss prevention consultant about obtaining claim loss runs. Information can be sent to you in either paper format or attached to an electronic email message. Also, loss data is available online through a password protected program called myServices. Check with your account representative for more details or review information about myServices at www.wausau.com. Additional information is available in the myServices Brochure. What options are available for reporting my workers' compensation, liability, automobile physical damage, and property claims? Wausau accepts claim reports via the telephone at 800-266-2800, fax at 800-892-8728, and U.S. mail. Detailed information outlining how to report claims and what information to report is provided in claim kits mailed out to each customer. Serious losses should be reported immediately by telephone. Once a claim has been reported, you may contact your dedicated claim representative, if you have one. Otherwise, the links below to Wausau's web site will assist you in locating which claim representative is handling your claim. Workers' Compensation General Liability and Automobile Property less than $15,000 Property greater than $15,000 What should I do if I suspect workers' compensation fraud? If you suspect workers' compensation fraud, you should contact the Wausau claim representative in charge of the claim and discuss the situation with him/her. | 
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