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Workers Compensation Insurance Designed for Small Businesses

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  • Preferred is dedicated to being the most cost-effective workers compensation insurance solution for small business owners in California. Our 90% customer retention rate is the result of our offering personalized customer services provided by our highly-trained employees and the medical experts in our Medical Provider Network.
  • From bakeries to restaurants, retail shops to physician offices, we cover small business needs including providing safety resources on robbery prevention, hazardous substances, lock out / tag out, preventing burns, and slips, trips, and falls.

 

What makes Preferred Different?

 

Tools That Matter to Small Business Owners

  1. New Online Customer Portal
    1. Manage & service your policy
    2. Make payments and set up autopay
    3. Report a claim
    4. Electronic document delivery
  2. Workplace Safety Resources
    1. HR & Hiring Practices
    2. Injury Prevention
    3. When Illness & Injury Occurs
    4. When Recovery Begins
  3. Instant Access to ER Physicians
    1. On-the-go claim reporting and telehealth options with MPN+

 

Gold Standard of Care

Our gold standard of patient care leads to 98% customer satisfaction from our clients who experience a claim.

 

Dedicated California Team

Based in California, every claim is supported by a dedicated clinical nurse, adjuster, and examiner for support from start to finish.

 

Learn more about Preferred's workers compensation insurance for small businesses and request a quote today here. One of our professional insurance brokers will contact you within 24 hours.

 

Brokers: Submit business in our new portal today.

In case you missed it, our legacy portal, Agency Connect, has been retired as of 10/2/25.

Submit all new business moving forward in the new portal.

  • Preferred Express is our in-house small business unit dedicated to quoting businesses with <$25k in premium.
  • Instant Quote & Bind:
    Eligible small business policies can be bound instantly. Instant quotes reflect our best pricing without additional credits.
  • Remaining quotes can be bound online once released by your underwriter.

Action Required: Update your bookmarks to the new URL to submit today: https://app.peiwc.com/
 

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