Dedicated to Excellence
PRESERVED stable rates for our programs.
SUSTAINED financial stability.
MAINTAINED five-year strategic plan to enhance value for members.
RETAINED partnership with SAIF to provide more affordable workers’ compensation coverage to members — extending new risk management, public safety services, and Return-to-Work resources.
OFFERED support to members on COVID matters, including return-to-work scenarios, testing/vaccination trends and laws, and teleworking.
TRAINED and advised members on newly enacted employment laws — and published new edition of the Sample Employee Handbook.
CREATED cyber support specialist position to help protect members from cyberattacks.
MAINTAINED the online Wildfire Response Resources page in response to devastating wildfires.
CONDUCTED 19 “Supervisor 101” training courses across the state for new and experienced managers. Trainings highlighted the latest in employment law, best practices for managing employees, and developing a positive, professional culture at work.
PROVIDED innovative-yet-practical advice and training to CIS members on a variety of old and new employment law and employee relations issues, including Paid Leave Oregon, discrimination and harassment in the workplace, and managing teleworking employees.
STRIVED to control litigation costs through Pre-Loss and Hire-to-Retire (H2R) programs.
RETURNED to in-person trainings, providing 134 live instructor-led courses in addition to the 10 virtual courses offered in 2022 and the CIS Annual Conference.
CONTINUED to partner with correction facilities on best practices to reduce jail claims.
EXPANDED upon successful online enrollment system for CIS Benefits.
DEVELOPED new Public Safety Team by adding Jeff Williams, Public Safety Human Resources Consultant, and Dan Brown, Law Enforcement Risk Management Consultant. Jeff and Dan now partner with Sheila Lorance, Law Enforcement Corrections Risk Management Consultant.
REDESIGNED Risk Management Team by adding Margaret Ryan as a new Risk Management Consultant to serve members from the North Coast up through the Columbia River Gorge. Margaret joins Katie Durfee, Laurie Olson, and Lisa Masters.
UPDATED Employee Benefits home page, making it easier to navigate to benefits summary and to find Plan Documents, direct carrier resources, and group numbers.
IMPLEMENTED Benefits quarterly Intro to CIS Benefits Administration and CIS-Connect 101 webinars.
DOUBLED the number of informative Employee-facing Enrollment Materials documents on CIS-Connect.
TRAVELED for employer Open Enrollment meetings and offered BAC (Benefit Advisory Committee) meetings at every location to garner feedback from members.
OFFERED virtual employer Open Enrollment Benefits appointments for employer administrators who were unable to attend in-person meetings.
IMPROVED CIS Benefits reports for searching and sorting.
INTRODUCED new CIS Benefits programs: Hinge Health and SurgeryPlus.
ASSIGNED a dedicated Benefit Representative for each member account.
ENHANCED communications plan for CIS Benefits.