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Important Information on How Your Workers' Compensation <br />Premium Is Determined and the Audit Process <br />When your policy was issued, the premium was based on an estimate of your business <br />operations and your workers' payroll. At the end of the policy period, an audit will be performed <br />to determine your actual payroll and business operations. We will be able to calculate the final <br />premium from this information. <br />The Audit Process <br />A review of your financial records, such as payroll logs, general ledgers and tax returns will be <br />required, A State Farnirepresentative will contact you by mail, telephone or visit with you in <br />person to obtain the information, It is to your benefit to have your accounting records set up by <br />employee and type of work they perform. We will also obtain a complete description of your <br />business operations to confirm the classification codes on your policy are correct, We will assign <br />the payroll to the classification code(s) that represent the type of work performed and apply the <br />appropriate rating factor to determine your final premium. The final audit premium will be <br />compared to the estimated premium and a Premium Adjustment Statement will be sent to you <br />reflecting any change. Please note that a significant change may require that we also adjust your <br />current policy premium, <br />Items That Affect Your Premium <br />• $�Jc Pronrietor/Palrtner/Officer -The remuneration used for each covered sole <br />proprietor/partner/officer may be either a predetermined arnount, or actual remuneration* <br />subject to a minimum/maximLim. <br />*iremuneration means all payroll and other forms of earning Such as bonuses, commissions, sick <br />stays, meals, and lodging. <br />Employees/Temporary Employees/Leased Employees - Actual remuneration paid to each <br />employee. You may be responsible for temporary/leased employees regardless of the temporary <br />or leasing company s insurance arrangements, <br />Use of Subcontractors - A Certificate of Insurance for Workers' Compensation coverage needs <br />To be obtained annually for every subcontractor you hire. If a subcontractor has no employees, a <br />Certificate of Insurance for contractor's liability coverage needs to be obtained. If certificates <br />are not obtained , the subcontractor and their employees may be considered as your employees <br />for premium calculation, This could substantialty increase your final premium, <br />Eushiess Operations - The actual remuneration will be assigned to a classification code in <br />accordance with industry rules as published by the National Council of Compensation Insurance <br />(NCCI) or specific guidelines as published by your state, <br />All audit information provided will be kept confidential. <br />if you have any questions concerning this information, please contact your State Farm agent. <br />The infbrnicaion containers in this document outlines general concepts. <br />Information required n+ay vary by state and could be impacted bkfflVftD & APPROVED <br />By Risk MANACIEMENT DiviSION <br />State Farm Fire and Casualty Company T <br />Bloomington, lL CI o <br />6/14 (C) SGG,2 <br />59'•I A 12. <br />FRANCINE R. VILLAREAL <br />