PORTLAND — The MEMIC Group recently announced that 16 employees have earned the American Society of Workers’ Comp Professionals (AMCOMP) Workers’ Comp Professional (WCP) designation.

The new designees are: Tom Bernier, Karen Barter, Joeline D’Anjou, Joanna DeBie, Karen Flaherty, Eileen Fongemie, Dawn Freeland, Susan Fusillo, Brian Gilles, Steve Hughes, Karen Johnston, Maria Jones, Jerry Mocciola, Steve Prue, Rod Stanley and Joanne Wohl.

AMCOMP awards certifications to insurance professionals who exhibit integrity and excellence in workers’ compensation through qualifying work experience and completion of a 12-week core curriculum followed by a final examination.

Professionals who achieve the WCP designation have shown their knowledge of the workers’ compensation field, including history, best practices, coverage areas, claims, risk management, pricing and employer liability insurance, among other areas of specialty.

“We highly value the professional development of employees,” said MEMIC President and CEO John Leonard. “I’m particularly proud of this group who worked hard to be the first in our company to earn this designation. This kind of commitment to professionalism by our employees is consistent with what MEMIC is all about.”