Member Benefits
ACEC Ohio members have access to excellent medical and business insurance plans and retirement programs through our national affiliate, the American Council of Engineering Companies.
While the ACEC plans are administered by insurance and financial services professionals, their operations are overseen by committees comprised of engineering firm owners from around the country. This assures the programs remain responsive to the needs and concerns of ACEC members.
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Ohio Workers' Comp
As an exclusive member benefit, ACEC Ohio partners with Sedgwick to offer a comprehensive Group Rating Program that helps firms save on workers’ compensation premiums while promoting safer workplaces. Through expert support, no-cost safety resources, and customized analysis, this program is designed to reduce claims and improve workplace safety across Ohio's engineering industry.
For more information on the ACEC Ohio Group Rating Program, contact Peyton Rosier with Sedgwick at 614-506-8195 or by e-mail at peyton.rosier@sedgewick.com
If your organization is not yet participating in this member benefit, and you would like to receive a free, no-obligation analysis from Sedgwick please reach out to Peyton.
Workplace Safety Information
As the sponsor of a Workers' Compensation Group Rating program, ACEC Ohio has the responsibility to help its members improve the safety of their workplaces and thus reduce the number and severity of Workers' Compensation claims. Check this page regularly for the latest information on how to improve safety in the workplace.
Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation 10-Step Business Plan for Safety:
- Step 1: Visible active senior management leadership
- Step 2: Involvement and recognition
- Step 3: Medical treatment and return to work practices
- Step 4: Communications
- Step 5: Timely notification of claims
- Step 6: Safety and health process coordination and employer education
- Step 7: A written orientation and employee training plan
- Step 8: Written and communicated safe work practices
- Step 9: Written safety and health statement or philosophy
- Step 10: Recordkeeping and data analysis.
Safety Resources
The BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene offers educational and safety consulting services at no additional cost. Safety & Hygiene consultants assist employers by identifying safety and health hazards and assessing safety programs and making recommendations for improvements. The Division of Safety & Hygiene provides the following services:
- Safety Audits
- Ergonomic Studies
- Industrial Hygiene Consulting
- Reference Materials, Videos, etc.
- Safety Publications
- Employee Safety Training
- Safety Councils
- All - Ohio Safety and Health Congress
Click here for safety resources.
For more information, call their toll free number at 1-800-644-6292, ext. 22.
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Provided by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation Division of Safety & Hygiene.
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401K
The ACEC Retirement Trust is designed exclusively to give ACEC Member firms of any size the power to make the most of their retirement plans. For more than 50 years, we have examined the retirement marketplace, done careful due diligence, and assembled a team of retirement industry experts to deliver the ACEC Retirement Trust 401(k) plan at negotiated and competitive prices. With the pooled assets of every plan in the Trust, participating plans and participants benefit by receiving:
- Top-notch fiduciary protection for individual retirement plans
- Cost-savings administration and recordkeeping
- Access to quality, low-cost investments usually out of reach for individual firms
- Personalized investment advice and complimentary Certified Financial Planning services for every participant
- Innovative resources to educate participants
- Annual plan reviews and reporting without requiring internal effort
- A valuable benefit program to help you attract and keep top talent
Enjoy the benefits of large-scale savings, reduced fiduciary risks, and a top-tier retirement plan that gives you a competitive edge.
ACEC Retirement Trust
Contact: Lydia Zabrycki
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Business Insurance
The ACEC Business Insurance Trust (BIT) oversees a program that provides business and professional liability insurance coverage for participating ACEC member firms. The program offers policyholders ACEC-exclusive tailored coverage and broad policy terms and conditions.
Program coverage includes automobile liability and physical damage; workers' compensation; and the "Spectrum" package policy affording protection for buildings, personal property, money and securities, business liability, equipment breakdown, drones, cyber security, computers, and media. Catastrophe liability protection is available through umbrella coverage.
The business insurance plan underwriter is The Hartford. The plan administrator is Greyling, a division of EPIC.
ACEC Business Insurance Trust
Contact: Lee Ann Wheeler
Oswald is the ACEC “Business Insurance Trust” Select Broker
Contact: Debbie Beebe
Health Insurance
The ACEC Life/Health Trust is an Association Health Plan that has been serving ACEC Member firms since 1965. They offer affordable, high quality health plans to over 1,300 ACEC Member firms nationwide. Firms of all sizes benefit, with special attention given to ensuring small firms have access to the same high-quality products and services typically reserved for larger organizations.
ACEC Life Health Trust
Contact: John Krebsbach
ACEC Select Broker Hylant
Hylant is the ACEC “Life/Health Trust” Select Broker
Contact: Mike Storey