Safety

The True Cost of a Workers’ Compensation Claim and How to Lessen It

While 100 percent prevention of workplace injuries might be impossible, a company can mitigate the risk and frequency of incidents and ensure it is prepared to handle a crisis situation quickly.
By Parker Rains
August 31, 2018
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Safety
by Parker Rains
Parker Rains is head of the middle market business insurance firm’s Nashville regional office. Fisher Brown Bottrell is a wholly owned subsidiary of Trustmark National Bank. Rains was recently named to Insurance Business magazine's Young Guns list, a list of 55 top insurance professionals under the age of 35, and was recently named to the magazine’s Top Producers 2018 list. 

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