During an acquisition, a mining company experienced a sharp increase in exposures and workers’ compensation costs – putting a large financial burden on their overall insurance spend. They relied on their business partner, MMA, for assistance. MMA’s mining team evaluated how the insurance carrier was endorsing the policy with the increased payroll exposure and noticed details omitted prior to experience of the acquired entity.

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