We are pleased to announce that this year’s annual meeting speakers are Dr. Kenneth L. Wolf, Ph. D & Marilyn Knight, M.S.W. Our speakers are experts in their field and will be speaking on the topic of “Crisis Recovery After Active Shooter and Traumatic Events”.
We will be meeting at the same location, The Inn at St. John’s and providing lunch along with a brief meeting and exciting speakers.
Please mark your calendars and be on the lookout for more details to follow.
The MTMIC Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 18th. We will be meeting at the same location, The Inn at St. John’s and providing lunch along with a brief meeting and exciting speakers. Please mark your calendars and be on the lookout for more details to follow.
At the MTM annual members meeting October 19th, we had a couple terrific guest speakers and presented the current status for a members dividend in March 2018. At the meeting we also had the handoff of the MTM Chairman’s leadership from Kurt Heuser to Jack Accardo. Kurt was the Chairman for 5 years and below are some words about his experience.
For those of you who were unable to attend the October Annual Members meeting, an important leadership change was announced. After 5 years of being honored with the position of Chairman of the MTM Board of Directors, it was time for a new leader to take the reins. With nearly 100 MTM members present, I handed the Chairman’s gavel to Mr. Jack Accardo.
Jack is a long time MTM Board Member, Chairman of the MTM Finance Committee and CFO of Haller Industries in Detroit. Jack has the ability to bring common sense solutions to the table. I have known Jack for 15 years and I am confident about his leadership qualities.
Looking back I am very proud of the MTM Board, Officers, Staff and Member Owners. Here is what we accomplished together:
I would also like to thank: Mr. Al Gardner, investment advisor for MTM and Mr. Gary Wood. Gary retired as COO from the MTM in 2013. Today Gary continues with MTM as an underwriting advisor. Mr. John Karlen, President and CEO of MTMIC. John’s vast experience and knowledge has brought continuous innovation to the organization.
All of these factors contributed to some amazing owner benefits. In 2015, $2,500,000 was returned to members in the form of a dividend. In 2016, we were able to increase the dividend to $3,500,000. In 2017, a $3,500,000 dividend was returned with an added benefit of also an increase in premium credits (i.e. lower premiums paid by our members) that benefited our members to the tune of $1,700,000.
Together our Members, Staff and Board Directors have accomplished some amazing results. I am confident in the continued strength of the organization as we move forward.
As for myself, I continue as Director on the Board of MTM along with my duties as President of Bokum Tool Company, Inc. Bokum Tool is a 3rd generation cutting tool company located in Madison Heights and was founded in 1937.
Sincerely, Kurt Heuser
Thursday, October 19
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
The Inn at St. John’s
It is almost time for the MTMIC Annual Member Meeting and there is still time to RSVP if you haven’t already done so. Invitations went out in the mail a few weeks ago and registration can be emailed to Patty Allen at Patricia.Allen@mtmic.com/blog until October 12th. We have an exciting agenda, great raffle prizes and hope to see you there.
The Inn at St. John’s – Plymouth, MI
October 19, 2017
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Shoulder Evaluation: The Industrial Athlete and a Return to Work Approach
Scott Smith, MPT
Senior Regional Director – ATI Physical Therapy
Living by Design
James E. Blessman, Jr., MD, MPH
Wayne State School of Medicine Health Officer, Assistant Professor / Department of Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences
Company Overview: A Year in Review
John R. Karlen, CPCU, APA, ARe
President
MTMIC Dividend History: An Early Look at 2017
Chris Doebler, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
As a graduate of Cass Tech High School, University of Michigan, and Michigan State University, Dr. Blessman is board certifed in both Internal Medicine and Occupational Medicine. He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine Public Health Sciences, where he has practiced preventive medicine for over 25 years. He has served in many roles to include Medical Director for Risk Management at the City of Detroit for 18 years with overlapping roles as the Medical Officer of the Detroit Health Department for 8 years. He has also served on several boards of directors and national committees where his knowledge of occupational and environmental medicine has been highly sought. He currently serves as the CURES COEC co-director, which helps to connect WSU environmental health research with the community, as well as the medical director of occupational health services for Michigan Urgent Care. His passions surround optimizing health through both hazard reduction, and health promotion, emphasizing social tness through a tool known as the Citizen Report Card. His vision is a “City of A’s”, which is why he can often be seen with “the hat”.
Scott Smith from ATI Physical Therapy will be one of our featured speakers at the October 19th Annual Meeting. Scott graduated from the University of Michigan – Flint with a Masters of Physical Therapy in 1999. He is the Sr. Regional Director for ATI Physical Therapy. Scott has worked with a wide range of patient populations including the industrial athlete and work comp populations with the goal of returning the injured worker back to an optimal level of function. He has taken several continuing education courses to further gain knowledge on orthopedic pathologies and sports medicine. His clinical experience includes treating patients for pre and post-operative care, musculoskeletal pain, work hardening, and postural/body mechanics education for further prevention of injury. In his free time, Scott enjoys tennis, golf, mountain biking, and participating in youth sports coaching.
The Inn at St. Johns, the site of our Annual Meeting which is held in October
In this newsletter you will see pictures of the MTM annual members meeting. This meeting was held October 19th at the Inn of St. John’s in Plymouth. There were over 80 members in attendance. It was the largest MTM meeting ever. At the meeting, attendees had a great meal and two short presentations. One of the presentations was from two of our nurse case managers on how they coordinate medical care for an injured worker, get the worker back to work and also save money for the employer. The second speaker was the president of an outside insurance rating organization, Demotech. He gave a brief description on insurance company rating and why it’s done. He then went on to inform the group of the MTM “A” financial rating. He went into some detail on why this rating of MTM’s financial finances was well deserved.
The MTMIC Annual meeting is in about 3 weeks and we are still taking reservations. We are excited about the agenda and hope that you will be able to attend. Please contact Patty Allen at patricia.allen@mtmic.com/blog or (248) 715-0013 to register. We look forward to seeing you!
New Day of the Week:
October 19th (Wednesday)
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Same Location:
The Inn at St. Johns, Plymouth, MI
Watch for more information to follow – the Early Bird Invitations have been mailed.
Janine Davis and Brianna Egbert will be two of our featured speakers at the October 19th Annual Meeting and will discuss ‘The Benefits of Nurse Case Management in the Workplace: From the Form 100 to a Full Medical Release.’
New Day of the Week:
October 19th (Wednesday)
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Same Location:
The Inn at St. Johns,
Plymouth, MI
Watch for more information to follow.
We are pleased to announce that one of our featured speakers at our upcoming Annual Meeting in October will be:Joseph L. Petrelli, ACAS, MAAA, FCA , President of Demotech, Inc. Mr. Petrelli has more than forty years of progressively responsible property and casualty actuarial and financial analysis experience. He has extensive experience with loss and loss adjustment expense reserve evaluation, product development, and pricing for virtually all property and casualty and title insurance products as well as expertise with loss cost filings, Financial Stability Ratings®, and merger and acquisition valuations.Mr. Petrelli has been employed in the property and casualty insurance industry since 1969. He has been actively engaged in the title insurance industry since 1992. Prior to founding Demotech, Inc., he was employed by a large national property and casualty insurer, a regional property and casualty insurer, and the Insurance Services Office.Mr. Petrelli has the following designations and affiliations:
By Megan Brown, Vice President of Sales & Marketing
As a followup to all of the announcements and details of our Annual Meeting, I thought that it would be interesting to give you an idea of how it went. We had the largest turnout in our 39-year history and my goal is to carry this momentum into our 40th year. The agenda was packed with presentations from Denise Williams, a Performance Consultant from the University of Michigan who discussed distracted workers and the effects that it has on work productivity. Martha Yoder, the Director of MIOSHA provided proactive approaches to creating a safe and healthful worksite. John Karlen and Chris Doebler presented details on the company overview and financial status. During the meeting, MTMIC also signed the 2016 MIOSHA Alliance which assists our members in raising awareness of MIOSHA’s rulemaking and enforcement initiatives, provide training and education as well as enhance communication and outreach related worker productivity. The food was excellent, the company was great and the meeting ended on time. We hope that you will join us next year.
Just recently, MTMIC achieved a couple of milestones. For the first time in our nearly 40 year history, we broke through the 800 member mark. Second, MTMIC’s asset value passed the $50 million mark. Both of these results are based on our member’s loyalty and dedicated staff. Building member loyalty comes from two sources. The first source is that we have a dedicated Board of Directors. These board members represent the owners/member’s interests every day and their skillsets built over the years, demonstrates that they know how to create member value by giving staff the freedom and support to improve member services.
The second source that builds member loyalty is the MTMIC staff, which is filled by unusually tenured veterans. One of the most frequent contacts is with Glenda Moyle, the MTMIC Premium Account Manager who handles billing and underwriting service questions. What you may not know, is that Glenda has been with MTMIC (and our previous Trust Fund) for nearly 35 years. She knows most of our members, some of their family, and lots of policy details for most accounts. The next frequent contact is Donna Motley, our Vice President of Claims. With her number two, Cindy Boyce, they both have more than 20 years with MTMIC. Other frequent contacts are with our loss control staff, with Chris Doebler, our CFO, and of course our Marketing Vice President, Megan Brown and Marketing Assistant, Patty Allen. A common thread with all the MTMIC staff, is member commitment and tenure. I have had the privilege of leading this team since August 1, 2013. Our employee turnover rate in 2013 was 0%, 12014 0% and 2015 0%. Yes, I am the newest employee.
The board and staff’s focus has been simple. Make sure that all accounts are funded properly to ensure claim payments and secondly, when there are profits above this funding requirement, those profits are OWNED by our members. In March, $2.5 million was returned to our members. At the October Annual Member’s meeting, we will have the first discussion about the dividend for March of 2016. The Annual Member’s meeting is Thursday, October 15th at 11:30 and will be held at the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth. I am pleased to pass on these two significant achievements and hope you can attend the Annual Meeting to hear the first words about the 2016 member dividend.
Please contact Glenda Moyle at
(800) 274-5606 ext. 1315
with questions.
