New Associate Vice President of Information Technology opportunity!

Our Chief Information Officer, Rob, has shared with me that he is now looking to fill a newly created position of Associate Vice President of Information Technology. More than one out of ten Pinnacol employees works in our I.T. shop which is a reflection of the importance that technology now plays in serving our customers. He is still finalizing the formal job description but as this is sure to be a highly sought after opportunity I wanted to get the job announcement out as quickly as possible.

Rob will be looking for someone who can provide visionary, strategic, and collaborative leadership in the areas of information technology infrastructure and operations in order achieve Pinnacol's vision, business strategies, and technology strategies. Areas this position will oversee will include: computational resources, data storage, database management, application servers, web servers, application development environments, networking, Internet, backup, security, network monitoring, personal computing, telecommunications, mobility, electronic mail, unified communications, employee collaboration, personal productivity, batch processing, and procurement.

Ideally, candidates for the Associate Vice President of Information Technology will bring ten years of management experience within a midsize or large organization, five years of which must be in areas associated with information technology infrastructure and operations, and five years of which must include managing other people in management positions. A Bachelor’s degree in a field related to information technology, a solid understanding of most, if not all, areas of information technology infrastructure and operations, and significant experience managing projects are also required.

If this background matches yours we would love to hear from you. As always, we ask candidates to please apply on-line through our company website.

9HealthFair a Great Success!

Wednesday April 24th saw Pinnacol host the 9HealthFair for the 10th consecutive year. As always we saw a heavy turnout of community members coming in to get their health checked through a wide variety of free and low-cost screenings. Fortunately the weather cooperated this year with the only snow in sight being some left-over piles from plowing the lot from the storms earlier in the week.

Its always nice to meet people from the local community and to invite them into our facility and have them interact with our employees face to face. This year we changed the flow of traffic through our building and it seemed to help prevent major bottlenecks from occurring at any of the screening stations. You never know who you will meet, and I had the chance to reconnect with the realtor who sold my wife and I our home more than 20 years ago.

The 9HealthFair is one of the larger events that Pinnacol employees volunteer for during the year. Pinnacol provides up to two days of paid time off every year for employees to volunteer in the community. From Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Adopt A Spot to Volunteers of America and the National Sports Center for the Disabled and all sorts of other wonderful organizations its a real honor for our employees to be able to give back to the communities in which we live and raise our families. Thank you to all those who attended this year's fair!

Openings Update...

Phew! It's been a busy couple of weeks, but in today's world when is it not busy? Thought I'd give a quick update on our current opportunities as we are still looking to fill a wide variety of opportunities with Pinnacol.

• Claims Representative - we are still looking for experienced adjusters, who preferably have direct experience to handling workers' compensation insurance claims
• Subrogation Claims Representative - I almost wish we had come up with a better title for this position as I think it has created some confusion among applicants. This position is not a "Claims Adjuster" role; instead it focuses on facilitating subrogation issues identified by our regular Claims Representatives (Adjusters) and our legal team. The ideal candidate for this type of role would likely have experience handling subrogation issues or come from a paralegal background working at a law firm or insurance company handling insurance issues.
• Project Manager - We are actively interviewing qualified candidates with solid project management experience but are still encouraging additional applicants to apply as we have several openings in this area. PMP certifications and exposure to Agile preferred.
• Business Service/Customer Service Representatives - Our Business Services Representatives provide administrative and clerical support to our multifunctional insurance teams, while the Customer Service position primarily focuses on handling calls and questions coming in from our policyholders, injured workers, medical providers, and others.

We have a couple of other positions listed on our company website but are well along in the interview process and not soliciting additional candidates for those at the present time. However, if you are interested in one of the positions listed above we would love to hear from you! Please apply online at www.pinnacol.com/careers.

Ramping up for another 9HealthFair!

I attended a meeting this morning for all the Pinnacol volunteers who will be instrumental in running this year's 9HealthFair at our location (7501 East Lowry Blvd., Denver, CO 80230) on Wednesday April 24th. As always there will be a wide variety of screenings available at no or minimal cost. Some of the screenings include:

• Cancer screenings
• Vision screening
• Spine screening
• Bone and Foot screening
• Skin screening
• Lung function screening
• Oral screening
• Hearing/Nutrition/Sleep Apnea screenings
• and More...

Health is obviously of critical importance to everyone and the 9HealthFairs around town are the perfect way to get a quick and easy check-up. If you can't make it to our location check out the 9HealthFair website to find a location convenient to you. If you do come to our location, I and all the other Pinnacol volunteers look forward to seeing you!

Looking For a Few Great Claims Reps!

Due to some recent promotions and room for growth we are looking for two experienced Claims Representatives to join our Safety Group teams.

Our Claims Representatives work as part of a multi-functional team to bring workers' compensation claims to resolution. Assigned to specific policyholder accounts, our Claims Representatives provide outstanding customer service to injured workers, policyholders, and other stakeholders.

This position routinely staffs files with team nurses, return to work specialists, team leaders, claims experts and legal counsel as needed and makes use of all appropriate internal and external

resources. Setting initial reserves, our Claims Representatives maintain current and accurate reserves for all assigned cases and negotiate settlements.

For the two positions currently open we are looking for candidates having 3+ years of adjusting experience with direct exposure to workers’ compensation preferred. If this sounds like you, please apply on-line!

Associate Vice President opportunity now open...

We have an opening for a newly created position of Associate Vice President, Agency and Product Development, who will be responsible for establishing and implementing agent relationship and product development strategies that drive the fulfillment of Pinnacol’s mission, vision and corporate strategic outcomes.

Candidates for this position must be able to establish and maintain strong relationships with agency executives and senior leaders while overseeing all aspects of Pinnacol’s agency relationships including agency contracts, compensation, and performance management. This position will proactively conduct on-going competitor and market analysis and develop strategies to improve distribution channel growth, retention and profitability. In addition, it will oversee the development and implementation of strategies to improve the delivery of Pinnacol’s safety and health risk management products and services to policyholders and is responsible for identifying and overseeing the development of new products and services that enhance Pinnacol’s position in the marketplace.

A Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field is required. 7-10 years of insurance agency operations, carrier agency management, or insurance operations product development experience is desired. If you are interested in this new opportunity please apply on-line.