California Restaurant Association Chooses EMPLOYERS(R) as its New Provider of Choice for Members' Workers' Compensation Insur...( RENO Nev. Nov. 8 /- EMPLOYERS(R) ...),Health

RENO, Nev., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EMPLOYERS(R) (NYSE: EIG), a leading provider of workers' compensation insurance, today announced a new partnership with the California Restaurant Association (CRA) through which CRA members can purchase workers' compensation insurance with a special CRA membership discount.

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"We are enthusiastic about being the CRA's provider of choice," said Hale Johnston, Pacific Region President for EMPLOYERS. "We have a long track record of working successfully with the restaurant industry in California and this new relationship is going to make it easy and affordable for restaurant owners to take advantage of our outstanding workers' compensation insurance and services."

The CRA is the definitive voice for the more than 88,000 eating and drinking establishments operating in California, more than 22,000 of which are CRA members. With an estimated $54 billion in food and drink sales in 2007, generating $4.5 billion in sales tax per year, restaurants drive both revenue and employment in the state. California restaurants currently represent an estimated 1.4 million jobs, and the National Restaurant Association projects that number will increase to 1.6 million by 2017.

"I'm excited about this arrangement because EMPLOYERS is very focused on the needs of California restaurants," said Jot Condie, CRA President and CEO. "EMPLOYERS does the majority of its business in California, w
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