Staff

Authorized 280 5 280 5 280 5
Contractual (FTE) 170 170 210
Total Staff 297 5 297 5 301 5

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

State Industrial Accident Commission, 1914-41
Commissioners of the State Accident Fund, 1941 53
State Commissioner of Personnel, Commissioners
of the State Accident Fund, 1953 70
Department of Personnel, Commissioners of the
State Accident Fund, 1970 88
Commissioners of the State Accident Fund, 1988 90
Injured Workers' Insurance Fund, 1990—

MANDATED REPORTS

Annual Report to Governor due within 90 days
after close of fiscal year
Annual or Btenmal Audits by Legislative Auditor
Market Conduct Survey & Statutory Audit by
Legislative Auditor at least every three years

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

BOARD FOR THE INJURED WORKERS'
INSURANCE FUND

John Howard Burbage, Chair, 1997

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent
Joseph M Coale III, 1998, Louise T Keelty, 1998,
Donald W Potter, 1998, Theo C Rodgers, 1999,
Stephanie L Fink, Esq , 2000, Gregory D Chasncy,
2001

OFFICE OF PRESIDENT

Paul Michael Rose, C P A , President
& Chief Executive Officer (appointed by Board)
(410) 494 2200

INTERNAL AUDITING
Thomas Phelan, Director(410) 494 2080

INVESTMENT
Robert E Merntt, Vice President
& Chief Investment Officer (W) 494 2064

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Michael A Exum (410) 494 2234

STATE EMPLOYEES RISK MANAGEMENT
ADMINISTRATION
Mano J Melfa, Acting Director
(410) 494 2078

MARYLAND STATE EMPLOYEES
RISK MANAGEMENT ADVISORY
COUNCIL
T Eloise Foster, Chair
(410)974 5253
State agency members Frederick W
Puddester, Bishop L Robinson,
David L Wmstead, two vacancies

Ex officio Parns N Glendenmg,
Governor

ADMINISTRATION
Vacancy, Vice President (410) 494 2264

CIAIMS
Dcbra J Zezeski, Vice President
(410)494 2117

FINANCE
Dcmctns B Brown, Vice Pi cstdcnt
(410) 494 2233

GENERAL COUNSEL
Bruce Alderman, Vice President
(410) 494 226S

INFORMATION SYSTEMS
John Tamer, Vice President (410) 494 2229

POLICY HOLDER SERVICES
George H Matthews, Vice President
(410) 494 2270

LOSS ( ONl ROI
Mano J Melta, Acting Director
(410)494 2253

MARKETING
James W Smith, Director
(410) 494 2058

PREMIUM AUDITING
David E Knauff, Director
(410) 494 2042

UNDERWRITING
Mark R Marszal, Director
(410) 494 2062

In 1914, the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund
began as the State Accident Fund, established as part
of the State Industrial Accident Commission (Chapter
800, Acts of 1914) It became the Commissioners of
the State Accident Fund, a separate agency, in 1941
(Chapter 504, Acts of 1941) Formerly under the
Commissioner of Personnel, the agency joined the
Department of Personnel m 1970 (Chapter 98, Acts
of 1970) The Commissioners of the State Accident
Fund became an independent agency on July 1,1988
(Chapter 585,Acts of 1987) In 1990, it was renamed
the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund (Chapter 71,
Acts of 1990)
The Injured Workers' Insurance Fund insures
those employers who are unable or choose not to
obtain insurance from private companies, and who
are not self-insurers The Fund also acts as claims
administrator for all State employees for Workers'
Compensation Insurance
As required by the Workers' Compensation Law,
employers carry insurance through the Fund to pay
claims arising from accidents and injuries to their
employees All expenses of the Fund are paid out
of income from premiums paid and interest on
Fund investments The State Treasury is prepaid for
operating expenses of the Fund
The Board for the Injured Workers' Insurance
Fund consists of seven members They are ap
pointed to five year terms by the Governor with
Senate advice and consent (Code Labor and Em
ployment Article, sees 10 101 through 10 141)

STATE EMPLOYEES RISK MANAGEMENT
ADMINISTRATION
Mano J Melfa, Acting Director
(410)494 2078

The State Employees Risk Management Ad
ministration began in 1981 as the Risk Manage
ment Department nf rhc Commissioners of the
State Accident Fund under the Department of