Alaska Statutes.
Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation
Chapter 30. Alaska Workers' Compensation Act
Section 60. Election of Direct Payment Presumed.
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AS 23.30.060. Election of Direct Payment Presumed.

(a) An employer is conclusively presumed to have elected to pay compensation directly to employees for injuries sustained arising out of and in the course of the employment according to the provisions of this chapter, until notice in writing of insurance, stating the name and address of the insurance company and the period of insurance, is given to the employee. 

  (b) The notice shall be posted and kept on the premises of the

employer or on the premises where the employer's operations are being

carried on in three conspicuous places, at the office of the employer, 

at the mess house or boarding house if there is one, and in some       

conspicuous place on the premises or works. The notice must be         

substantially in the following form, and the signature shall be        

witnessed by two witnesses: Employer's Notice of Insurance             

To the employees of the undersigned:

You and each of you are hereby notified that the undersigned is 

insured in the                                                         

...................................... Insurance Company, whose address

 is ...................... and that the period covered by the insurance

............... in accordance with the terms, conditions and provisions

to pay compensation to employees of the undersigned for injuries

received as provided in the Act of the State of Alaska, known as the 

'Alaska Workers' Compensation Act.'                                    

                     Signed .........................................  

Witness:                                                               

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