Manufacturing Results

Risk Strategies With Measurable Impact

See how focused insurance strategy, claims advocacy, loss control and alternative risk have helped manufacturers improve financial and operational outcomes.

34%Projected premium return
2.53 → 0.84Experience modification improvement
$700KProperty-premium savings
$85KManufacturers E&O recovery

Evidence, Not Theater

A Better Program Should Produce Results Leadership Can Measure

Every manufacturer begins with a different operation, loss history and insurance structure. The right outcome may be lower claim costs, stronger coverage, greater market stability or access to a different way of financing risk.

The following examples show what focused work can produce. Client names are omitted to protect confidentiality, and individual outcomes are not guarantees of future results.

Featured Captive Case Study

An Advanced-Materials Manufacturer Turns Strong Performance Into Opportunity

Champion evaluated the manufacturer’s operations, claims history, financial position and long-term objectives. The analysis supported participation in a group captive covering workers’ compensation, general liability and commercial auto.

The structure gave the company greater visibility and control while creating an opportunity to benefit financially from favorable performance.

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Workers’ Compensation Results

Sustained Claims and Safety Work Can Change the Numbers

Experience modification2.53 0.84

A Stronger Workers’ Compensation Position

Champion worked with a manufacturer on the loss trends, open claims, reserves, return-to-work opportunities and experience-rating information affecting its program.

  • Active claim monitoring
  • Safety and loss-trend review
  • Reserve and rating-data attention
  • Carrier and adjuster coordination
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Experience modification2.68 1.18Approximately $200,000 in savings

Improvement That Returned Dollars to the Business

A second manufacturer focused on the claims and operating practices influencing its elevated experience modification factor and workers’ compensation costs.

  • Focused claims oversight
  • Return-to-work opportunities
  • Experience-rating review
  • Operating-practice improvement
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Experience modification results develop over time and require coordination among leadership, supervisors, employees, claims professionals and the insurance team. Savings and future results vary by employer.

Property Program Result$700,000

in property-premium savings

Property & Business Interruption

A Strategic Program Review Identified Significant Savings

Champion evaluated a manufacturer’s property program, including values, production equipment, business interruption exposure, coverage requirements, available markets and the company’s broader risk profile.

The result shows why manufacturing property insurance should be approached as an operational and financial decision. Premium matters, but so do coverage terms, valuations, deductibles, limits and the ability to recover after a major loss.

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Claims Advocacy Result

Coverage Placement and Claim Advocacy Work Best Together

A manufacturer experienced a claim involving its errors and omissions coverage. Because manufacturers E&O claims often involve financial loss rather than bodily injury or physical property damage, the outcome can depend heavily on the policy language, customer allegation and claim presentation.

Champion reviewed the coverage and advocated for the manufacturer throughout the claim process.

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How We Pursue Better Outcomes

Look Beyond the Renewal Quote

01

Understand the Operation

Start with the products, processes, equipment, people, contracts and financial priorities behind the insurance program.

02

Examine the Data

Review loss runs, claim development, experience modification factors, payroll, property values and program costs.

03

Identify Cost Drivers

Determine which claims, exposures, coverage decisions and operating practices are having the greatest effect.

04

Build the Strategy

Address safety, claims, coverage, market placement, deductibles or alternative-risk opportunities as appropriate.

05

Coordinate the Work

Bring together leadership, operations, HR, carriers, adjusters and loss-control resources around clear priorities.

06

Measure Progress

Monitor claims, program costs and performance throughout the year so leadership can see what is changing.

The Full Cost of Risk

A Lower Price Is Not Always a Stronger Outcome

Short-term premium savings can disappear when coverage is reduced, values are understated or unresolved loss drivers continue to affect the business.

We evaluate insurance premiums alongside retained losses, deductibles, uninsured expenses, lost productivity, claim administration, operational disruption, collateral, coverage quality and potential alternative-risk returns.

Find the Opportunity in Your Program

See Where Your Current Strategy Is Performing—and Where It Is Costing You

A Manufacturing Risk Review can help identify cost drivers, coverage gaps, claims requiring attention and opportunities for program restructuring.

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