Posts By: Jeff Gullickson

At WGIS, We Are Family

By Jeff Gullickson, President, WGIS Western Growers Insurance Services (WGIS) is more than a broker. We are family. There is little doubt that our competitors are driven by profits and shareholder expectations. One U.S. healthcare and insurance company (that shall remain nameless) earned $24 billion in profits in 2021. They are making even more money ...

WGIS Rolls Out Winery Health Benefits Program

Western Growers Insurance Services now offers premium benefit plans that address the expanding and increasingly complex needs of today’s winery businesses. The recently-launched Winery Health Benefits Program is the industry’s first tailor-made employee benefits package for winery employers. The program includes exclusive plans and WGIS’ “bend-the-trend” pricing that will help…

State Fund Now Accepting Essential Worker COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims

Effectively immediately, the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) will accept any claim by an essential worker for a diagnosed case of COVID-19. This is regardless of whether or not that worker can demonstrate the virus was contracted during the course of employment. The change directly affects all essential businesses who are insured with SCIF for ...