Between 2020 and 2030, total employment in the U.S. will grow by almost 12 million jobs, increasing to 165.4 million jobs, and representing the highest growth rate in the recent past. This higher-than-average growth will be largely due to the economic recovery from the pandemic-induced recession. Among the high-growth industries, healthcare support is expected to Read More
Winter creates a rather dangerous environment for people, which is why everyone should know about the dangers of winter snow and ice. Let’s go back in time. 200,000 years ago, to be exact, to a little corner in east Africa where modern humans are thought to have originated. Human beings adapted for a warm climate Read More
Don’t let the cold weather that winter brings put you into a stagnant lifestyle with the right home health care in MA. The winter weather can sometimes make staying active a challenge–and for a good reason: It’s REALLY cold! Who likes to sweat in layers? Who wants to take the risk of slipping on ice? Read More
Have a client starting an in-home care business? It’s important to think about business plans, staffing, and workers’ compensation for home healthcare services. As Americans live longer and longer, there’s a greater need for people to help us keep our golden years golden. Providing in-home services helps seniors enjoy the life they know with the Read More
Pair these safety tips with workers’ compensation for home healthcare workers’ protection. Did you know that the injury rate for home healthcare employees is about 50 percent greater than that of hospital workers, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics? Home health workers need to be ready to protect themselves, and your home Read More
To defend against risks, your accounts need liability insurance and workers’ compensation for home healthcare work. Home healthcare is a much-needed service. It’s noble to pursue helping people lead their best lives in the comfort of their own homes. Unfortunately, the principles behind why your home healthcare clients work – no matter how pure – Read More
If your agency offers workers’ compensation for home healthcare providers, give them these heart disease prevention tools. The leading cause of death in both women and men over the age of 65 is heart disease, according to the American Heart Association. That means that your home healthcare clients need to be particularly informed about 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.
Dan Prochniak is part of the PMC Healthcare Division where he serves clients as Specialty Broker, delivering guidance and creative Workers’ Compensation solutions for agents and their clients in the Northeast and South regions. Dan has extensive industry experience having been involved in commercial property & casualty underwriting for over 20 years, with a focus on writing Workers' Compensation policies for healthcare businesses.
He is a trusted advisor who is skilled at helping clients expand their business and retain existing client accounts.
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