Media Release
IWIF Communications:
Claudia Ciolfi, 410-494-2193
Jim Taylor, 410-494-2023
cciolfi@iwif.com
jtaylor@iwif.com

IWIF adds new Spanish information section to website

(TOWSON, MD)-- To help non-English speaking, Hispanic workers and claimants better understand Maryland's workers' compensation insurance system and the importance of workplace safety, the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund created a Spanish language section on its website (iwif.com).

Written in Spanish, the section for injured workers contains IWIF's Guide for the Injured Worker, an electronic brochure; accident investigation forms; an explanation of claims services provided by IWIF; and an explanation of the workers' compensation claims process in Maryland.

The workplace safety section contains information in Spanish explaining safety rights and responsibilities of employees and on-the-job safety tip sheets, posters, and videos from IWIF's free lending video library.

For the past few years, IWIF has provided its agent partners and policyholders with advice and tips to help promote workplace safety and reduce accidents involving their Spanish-speaking employees. "Now we are taking this effort to the next level," explains Donna Wilson, Vice President of Communications. "We are communicating directly with Spanish-speaking workers, supervisors and claimants."

Established in 1914, IWIF is the leading provider of workers' compensation insurance in Maryland. Today, IWIF insures more than one in four Maryland employers and their employees.