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South Carolina State Accident Fund selects Sapiens for workers comp

The South Carolina State Accident Fund (SAF), a state agency that offers guaranteed workers’ compensation insurance for governmental entities, has chosen Sapiens for its workers’ compensation insurance operations.

SAF will utilize Sapiens CoreSuite for Workers Compensation, along with Sapiens DigitalSuite and Sapiens Intelligence. The system enhancements are expected to improve communications through pre-configured, role-based user groups and messaging capabilities.

The new system, delivered through Sapiens SaaS platform, is planned to go live in October of 2024.

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