Steps that staffing agencies can take to save on workers’ compensation coverage. Because temporary staffing agencies have such a unique employment model, they require specialized attention when it comes to their workers’ compensation insurance. However, with ongoing maintenance of employee information and careful work placements, it’s possible to maximize the coverage offered by workers’ compensation Read More
Don’t overspend on your workers compensation insurance. If you run a temporary staffing agency, then managing your workers comp coverage can be difficult. Because the number and types of employees working for you are constantly changing, securing comprehensive coverage that you can actually afford seems nearly impossible. Fortunately, there are some things that you can Read More
Does it pay to work with more than one staffing agency at a time? As a business owner, filling vacancies in your company can be a daunting task. If you need to fill a position quickly, then you might consider seeking help from multiple staffing agencies. However, before you employ more than one staffing agency Read More
Here are some of the benefits associated with using a specialized staffing agency to fill company vacancies As a business owner working in a specialized industry, it can be difficult to find the perfect employee to fill a vacancy in your business. To make matters worse, hiring a bad egg can result in lost time, Read More
Following this three-step process can help you save on your workers comp expenses. When it comes to insurance, workers compensation is perhaps the largest cost that your staffing agency will face. Luckily, there are steps that you can take to keep your agency’s coverage costs under control. Want to save on workers compensation insurance for Read More
Workers comp management tips for staffing agencies that are just starting out. Workers compensation insurance for staffing agencies is difficult and confusing to begin with. However, if you are trying to secure this type of coverage for a start-up staffing agency, then things can get even more confusing. Because they do not have a prior Read More
Keep your employment or staffing agency safe with these three essential insurance policies. The services that staffing agencies supply open them up for some major liability risks. Because a staffing agency operates as the middleman between employers and employees, they have obligations to both parties. If something goes wrong on either end, then your staffing Read More
Here are some tips to help your business hire employees and contractors. When it comes time for your business to hire a new team member, it’s important that you know the dos and don’ts of hiring and understand how each new hire affects your business. Perhaps most importantly, it’s important that you understand the differences Read More
As a Transportation Broker for PMC’s Transportation Workers’ Compensation Division, Janet Elliott provides expertise, guidance, and customized Workers’ Compensation solutions to PMC’s agency partners. She brings more than 30 years of experience in Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Accident wholesale brokering, underwriting, management, premium auditing, and marketing. Janet specializes in placing coverage for all types of transportation risks including long and short-haul trucking, last mile, busing, waste hauling, limousine service, towing and many more. She offers guaranteed cost, loss sensitive, PEO, and Workers’ Compensation package programs nationwide.
Janet’s experience began as a retail agent and she later worked in underwriting and field premium auditing specializing in high-risk Workers’ Compensation with a focus on Trucking/Transportation, USL&H, the oil and gas industry, and commercial construction. In 2012, she joined the Winter Group a wholesale insurance broker, now a division of One80, where she has worked for over 10 years, delivering Workers’ Compensation and Trucker’s Occupational Accident solutions to her trucking agency partners.
Janet holds the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and Certified Professional Insurance Woman (CPIW) designations, both with 25+ years tenure. During her time spent at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, studying business and law, she began forming the foundation of her insurance career. In her spare time Janet is a volunteer wrangler at a horse and cattle ranch in Arizona working with OCJ Kids and Hope Kids organizations
Amey Spardel is a broker/underwriter for PMC’s Small Business team, working with our agent partners to place Workers’ Compensation accounts under $35,000. Her cross-disciple training at the retail, MGA, and carrier levels adds a breadth of experience. perspective and great added value for our agent partners and carriers.
Previously Amey worked at a Maine based MGU and as an underwriter for MEMIC, and prior to that was a PMC account manager. She takes pride in providing caring customer service, enjoys helping agents, and loves to create long lasting relationships. In her free time Amey enjoys being creative - refinishing furniture, drawing, and singing - and enjoys hiking and traveling with her husband.
Tara is a Small Business Broker for PMC, assisting our internal brokers and retail agent partners with new business placements. Prior to joining PMC, Tara was a pharmacy technician at PillPack by Amazon aiding in account management.
In her spare time, she loves going for walks and hikes with her dog, Kale, and watching movies on the couch with her cat, Nellie.
Rose is a Sales Assistant in the PMC Healthcare Division, supporting the team of PMC brokers that administer our national Worker’s Compensation Healthcare Program and our retail agent partners. Prior to joining PMC, Rose worked at Liberty Mutual for 37 years, holding positions as a Supervisor of Underwriting Support and as an Underwriting Technical Assistant. She worked in both Middle Markets and Small Commercial Units.
In her free time, Rose enjoys spending time with her sister, mom, and daughters, reading books together followed by in-depth discussions and creating crafts using all kinds of material.
As Vice President, Regional Broker, Stephen can be counted on for quick turnarounds while delivering Workers’ Compensation expertise and creative solutions to our agent partners. Whether it be assisting with tough-to-place classes of business, a need for a mono-line Workers’ Compensation solution or access to our competitive national program(s) Stephen is relentlessly committed to finding the best options for his clients. Stephen has a degree in Business and Finance from Champlain College.
As Vice President, Regional Broker, Stephen can be counted on for quick turnarounds while delivering Workers’ Compensation expertise and creative solutions to our agent partners. Whether it be assisting with tough-to-place classes of business, a need for a mono-line Workers’ Compensation solution or access to our competitive national program(s) Stephen is relentlessly committed to finding the best options for his clients. Stephen has a degree in Business and Finance from Champlain College.
As Vice President, Regional Broker, Stephen can be counted on for quick turnarounds while delivering Workers’ Compensation expertise and creative solutions to our agent partners. Whether it be assisting with tough-to-place classes of business, a need for a mono-line Workers’ Compensation solution or access to our competitive national program(s) Stephen is relentlessly committed to finding the best options for his clients. Stephen has a degree in Business and Finance from Champlain College.
Claudia serves as a Broker for PMC's Healthcare Division where she is responsible for providing the most innovative and competitive market solutions for agents and their clients nationwide. With more than 30 years in the insurance industry, Claudia brings a depth of experience and much success in the marketing and placement of complex policies across all lines of commercial business.
Before joining PMC, Claudia served in several key roles at various well-recognized retail agencies in Massachusetts and New Hampshire such as Brown & Brown, Eaton & Berube, Fred C. Church, so she understands the importance of an agent-client relationship and the agent-carrier partnership. Throughout her career, Claudia's expertise has resulted in invitations to participate in Agency Councils with Peerless Insurance, Merchants Insurance, Guard Insurance and Acadia Insurance. Claudia holds both her CIC and CRIS designations.
Jamie received his bachelor’s degree in Organizational Psychology from Fairmont State University and M.S. in Safety Management from West Virginia University.
Julie is a graduate of Valencia College in Orlando, FL. In her spare time, she enjoys outdoor recreation with her family.
Jacob is a graduate of Worcester State University, where he studies Business Administration and Management