Ascent Insurance Solutions

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Overview

The Background...

With a career focused in the public sector, our hearts are truly in this.

Ascent's founder, Jodie Lyons, was an underwriter in governmental risk pooling (CSDSIP & CIRSA) for almost 9 years before joining the private sector in 2019. Working for a high volume/high turnover work comp brokerage which felt to focus solely on "the close," she knew there was a better way to merge the client care and support she held dearly from risk pooling with opportunity found in the open markets.

Ascent was launched in March of 2021 and we've had great success in a steady build-out while helping entities of all sizes and types with their specialty insurance risks!

Specialty Package Programs

What is entailed?

For School Districts in the CSDSIP Pool, we know they have a wonderful team and program. We do have relationships with carriers of competing programs, though there are some considerations to take into account before venturing down that path for CSDSIP Members, and we believe in transparency above all. We focus primarily on the worker's compensation with school districts, as that's where we can make the most impact from both a cost and service standpoint. Whether you're with Pinnacol or want competing offers, we have the markets, the support, and most importantly - the passion in what we do!

For Charter Schools, Private & Parochial Schools, Higher Education, and Non-Profits, we have a full array of options to meet your needs combined with personalized service and support.

For Special Districts, we have competitive options for private markets if you'd like to see competing offers. We do have a friendly relationship with the Special Districts Pool if you're wanting the best of both worlds in pooling along with personalized agent representation!

For Municipalities with CIRSA, there are alternative options for the package we would be happy to discuss, as well as standalone options if it makes better sense to peel away only the workers' compensation. The workers' compensation is where the most impact can be made, while we have full support available to help reduce expenditures.

Specialized Services

Workers' Compensation

We have relationships developed with Pinnacol and other top competitors, working to bring the utmost in both service and savings to our public sector client base.

Each insurance carrier in this class brings their own value and part of our process is to show you competing offers when available. We strive to help you make the decision on what insurance carrier and program is best for your entity.

We also have options for self-insured, high deductible programs, and TPA's.

Ongoing Training

Workers' Compensation

Whether you prefer carrier developed programs, on demand, or training developed specifically for you, we're in your corner!

We have a Safety & HR platform available to our clients with all types of training modules and formats.

We have years of experience in development of training specific to specialty insurance and the public sector. We also LOVE face time and can come for in-person meetings.

Analytics

Want to know what the biggest drivers of premium are, what's controllable, and how to reduce costs?

We have analytics to back up our programs and work with you to implement practices to reduce risk, thus lowering costs.

Ask us how!

Claims

Some high pressure/high volume agencies will tell you that nobody is ever involved with claims or has access to claims assistance. Baaaaloney....

We have been known to pick up new clients when they have claims or questions and can't reach their agent. When an injury occurs, not only are we notified but there are teams of professionals available in:

Nurse Triage

Case Management

Cost Control

Return to Work

We work along with our clients and insurance carriers in effort to help bring amiable and swift resolution.

We also work with carriers that offer public sector specialty divisions.

Additional Support

How Can Ascent Become my Broker?

Looking for help with human resources, safety & loss control, cost containment, audit support, or streamlined renewals?

We are available for you and here to support you. This isn't a high pressure turn & burn shop where you never know who you're working with, and clients can always reach the owner directly as well.

Need onboarding training in person or in video format for your team to do at their leisure? We've got you!

Working out of the box is the best part of what we do because we work for YOU with no big corporate constraints or loops to jump through.

How Can Ascent Become my Broker?

Super easy! If you have your insurance through a carrier we already work with, we can easily get to work by way of a Broker of Record letter, also known as a BOR. We then get to advocating for you in the renewal process as well as pulling information needed to check competing markets where applicable.

If you simply want to check the pulse of competing markets, we can get started with a declarations page for preliminary review & benchmarking.

For official quotes from competitors, we would also need:

5 years of loss runs (claims report)
NCCI Experience modification worksheet (for workers' compensation quoting)
Property Schedules (for package quoting)
Equipment Schedules (for package quoting)
Vehicle Schedules and Drivers List (for package quoting)
Equipment Schedule (for package quoting)

We have streamlined methods to help gather the loss runs with your approval if it's too cumbersome to pull the information.

We know you wear many hats!