Insurance Information Institute’s Bob Hartwig and NCCI’s Jeff Eddinger Present at WCEC

June 10, 2012 - PRLog -- Two of workers’ compensation’s best-known experts once again “tell it like it is” in a talk about the state of the market. Jeff Eddinger, Practice Leader and Senior Actuary for the National Council on Compensation Insurance in Boca Raton, Fla.; and Robert P. Hartwig, President of the Insurance Information Institute in New York, N.Y., will be major presenters at the 67th annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference August 19 to 23 at the Orlando World Center Marriott.

Along with a “by-the-numbers” analysis of the industry’s financial health and claim trends, these two nationally recognized experts will offer a broad-ranging presentation on the impact of national legislation, state-specific initiatives, worker safety, and emerging opportunities and liabilities. The session will be moderated by Joan Collier, Online Communications Officer for the Workers’ Compensation Institute.

The CEU-accredited session will be presented from 10:00 to 11:00 am on Tuesday, August 21.

ABOUT WCEC & WCI
Now in its 67th year, the Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference (WCEC) is the must-attend event for C-level executives, risk managers, claims adjusters, insurers, and medical and legal experts. Presented by the Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI), the conference offers attendees an extraordinary opportunity to connect with their peers and learn from nationally recognized experts.

Ongoing registration for the 2012 gathering reflects the global perspective of the conference, with an expected 8,000 participants from over 35 states and a number of foreign countries. The conference itself has been expanded to four days to accommodate the several hundred speakers presenting discipline-specific programs, break-out sessions and CEU opportunities. Of particular interest are a National Trends’ program featuring three national medical directors; a Risk Managers’ break-out paneled by two insurance company presidents; and a two-day “Center for Excellence: The Study of Medical Cost Drivers in Workers’ Compensation,” sponsored by Liberty Mutual Additionally, more than 300 exhibitors will present information on their products and services.  

The 2012 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference will be held August 19-23 at the Orlando World Center Marriott.

The WCI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization that serves as a comprehensive resource to all members of the workers’ compensation community. The WCI is an outgrowth of the long-established Florida Workers’ Compensation Institute. FWCI remains in existence under the WCI umbrella and continues its Florida focus, while the national organization provides a broader outreach across all states. The website is www.wci360.com.