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Accrued Insurance Claims
3 Months Ended
Apr. 28, 2018
Accrued Insurance Claims [Abstract]  
Accrued Insurance Claims
Accrued Insurance Claims
 
For claims within its insurance program, the Company retains the risk of loss, up to certain limits, for matters related to automobile liability, general liability (including damages associated with underground facility locating services), workers’ compensation, and employee group health. With regard to losses occurring in the twelve month policy period ending January 30, 2019, the Company retains the risk of loss up to $1.0 million on a per occurrence basis for automobile liability, general liability, and workers’ compensation. These retention amounts are applicable to all of the states in which the Company operates, except with respect to workers’ compensation insurance in two states in which the Company participates in state-sponsored insurance funds. Aggregate stop-loss coverage for automobile liability, general liability, and workers’ compensation claims is $78.9 million for the twelve month policy period ending January 30, 2019.

The Company is party to a stop-loss agreement for losses under its employee group health plan. For calendar year 2019, the Company retains the risk of loss, on an annual basis, up to the first $400,000 of claims per participant, as well as an annual aggregate amount. Amounts for total accrued insurance claims and insurance recoveries/receivables are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
April 28, 2018
 
January 27, 2018
Accrued insurance claims - current
$
40,182

 
$
53,890

Accrued insurance claims - non-current
59,865

 
59,385

Total accrued insurance claims
$
100,047

 
$
113,275

 
 
 
 
Insurance recoveries/receivables:
 
 
 
Current (included in Other current assets)
$
911

 
$
13,701

Non-current (included in Other assets)
5,576

 
6,722

Total insurance recoveries/receivables
$
6,487

 
$
20,423



During the three months ended April 28, 2018, total insurance recoveries/receivables decreased approximately $13.9 million related to the settlement of claims which were paid by the Company’s insurers. Accrued insurance claims decreased by a corresponding amount.