Kelly Expands Eligibility of Supplier Insurance Program to Include ICs

Kelly Services® (Kelly) expands its Supplier Insurance Program to include the eligibility of Independent Contractors (ICs).  The program offers affordable, contract-specific coverage that enables small and mid-sized secondary suppliers to secure the required insurance limits needed to maintain or initiate business in Kelly-managed staffing arrangements.

Originally launched in 2009, Kelly offers excess general liability and/or third-party crime insurance through a partnership with the American Staffing Assurance Company (ASAC).  The Supplier Insurance Program was initially offered to Kelly’s secondary and managed supplier partners and was developed to provide an affordable insurance alternative to suppliers who might otherwise have been prevented from doing business with major corporations.
 
Since the program’s launch, more than 25 percent of Kelly’s programs, with a supplier component, have suppliers who utilize the Supplier Insurance Program. To date, more than 100 policies have been issued.

The program demonstrates commitment by Kelly to its secondary supply base and is a comprehensive product offering with a competitive pricing model. Benefits include: 

• the elimination of barriers to supplier participation in Kelly’s managed staffing arrangements.

• the option of either a contract-specific excess liability or contract-specific primary third-party
 crime coverage.

• alow annual cost to maintain coverage.

• underwritten by a well-respected insurance provider – ASAC through Lloyd’s of London.

• strategic – suppliers can add the Supplier Insurance Program to their existing insurance in order to improve
 their current insurance coverage.