November 01, 2006

Mr. Zapala is appointed to represent the Insurance industry...

Self-Insurers' Security Fund, Second Injury Fund, Silicosis, Dust Disease, and Logging Industry Compensation Fund Board of Trustees

Richard F. Zapala of Haslett, assistant general counsel at Accident Fund Insurance Company of America. Mr. Zapala is appointed to represent the Insurance industry for a term expiring April 30, 2010. He succeeds James P. Dillon who has resigned.

The Self-Insurers' Security Board, Second Injury Fund, Silicosis, Dust Disease, and Logging Industry Compensation Fund Board of Trustees oversees the Funds Administration. The Funds Administration is funded by insurers who write workers' compensation policies in the state and employers who self-insure their workers' compensation liability. The board's assessments cover all benefits paid by the Funds Administration and all administrative and litigation costs. Each of the three funds makes a separate assessment.