Issue 128 – October 2022
NEWS: WORTHY
California JPIA Announces Athens Administrators as New Workers’ Compensation Administrators in 2023
As of January 1, 2023, Athens Administrators (Athens) will begin providing claims administration services for the California JPIA Workers’ Compensation programs. The Authority will transition all claims from Sedgwick to Athens as part of this change. As a result, Athens will be the Authority’s sole third-party administrator for the primary and excess workers’ compensation programs.
“At the Authority, we are committed to offering unparalleled service to our members,” said Chief Executive Officer Jon Shull. “Athens shares in this commitment of exceeding member expectations, and our partnership with them will continue the best-in-class service that has become a hallmark of the Authority.”
The California JPIA began working with several of the current dedicated Sedgwick claims team when the Authority started working with Southern California Risk Management Associates (SCRMA) in July 2001. Many of the claims team members continued to work exclusively on behalf of the Authority when York Risk Services (York) purchased SCRMA in 2006 and then again when Sedgwick Claims Management Services purchased York in 2019. The Authority looks forward to continued work with several current claims team members as they transition with us to Athens in 2023.
Athens was founded in 1976 and services clients throughout California from its five office locations in Sacramento, Concord, Agoura Hills, Orange, and San Diego. Athens works on behalf of numerous California public agencies and is recognized as a Best Place to Work in the San Francisco Bay, Orange County, and San Diego areas.
“We wanted to find a claims administrator that focuses on the needs of its clients and its staff, and we feel we’ve found that with Athens,” said Workers’ Compensation Program Manager Jeff Rush.
The Authority is looking forward to working with Athens in 2023. Please contact Workers’ Compensation Program Manager Jeff Rush if you have any questions.
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