Defense Base Act
Starr’s Defense Base Act department provides mandated Federal Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability Insurance for U.S. government contractors working abroad. Our experienced team streamlines claims, 24/7 emergency assistance, and loss control, and can coordinate coverage for related lines such as Foreign Voluntary Workers’ Compensation, Accident & Health, and Kidnap, Ransom & Extortion. We focus on compliance and responsive, tailored service to meet each client’s unique needs.
Target Risks
- Aviation
- Security
- Shipping & Logistics
- Communications / Telecommunications
- Computer & Information Systems
- Construction
- Engineering / Architects
- Training & Education
Additional Coverages Available
- Foreign Voluntary Workers’ Compensation
- Accident & Health
- Kidnap, Ransom & Extortion
Claims Services
- Gallagher Bassett is Starr’s partner in Defense Base Act claims processing. Their international network and dedicated Starr specific Defense Base Act claims team manages claims locally and globally for our clients.
- Providing the insured:
- Care Management
- Rehabilitation
- Back to Work Programs
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Litigation Management
- Management Information Services (RMIS) allows Starr the ability to offer flexible and comprehensive claims data systems for their customers
- Accident investigation
Coverages Available
- Defense Base Act - Statutory
- Employer’s Liability Coverage
Emerge Diagnostics
- Cutting-edge technology for soft-tissue testing
- FDA approved medical device
- Five simultaneous tests: Range of Motion, Electromyography, Function Capacity Test, Pinch Test, and Grip Test
- Quicker return to work times
- Lower claim costs / lower premiums
- Site-specific treatment recommendations for work-related conditions
- Can identify and age an injury to determine change in condition and better treatment for work-related conditions
- Objective findings
- Legally defensible
- Offered to all Defense Base Act clients
- Objectively document compliance, malingering, and pain
Loss Control
- Board Certified, In-House Safety Professionals
- Safety Training, Posters and Incentivization
- Safety Loss Control and Culture Survey
- Safety Management Mentoring Program
- Pre- and Post-Deployment Questionnaires
- Loss Analysis and Industry Comparisons
- OSHA 10 and 30-Hour Training
- Emergency Response Plan (ERP) Services
- Soft Tissue Testing Program (Emerge Diagnostics)
Medical Evacuation
- Preferred relationship with a premier provider of such services with 80 owned agencies around the world, to provide Emergency Medical and Transportation Services.
- Flexibility to utilize other Medical Evacuation providers if the insured desires
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