In this session at the 2016 California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference, workers’ compensation medical-treatment experts explained how an integrated view of a patient’s medical history and treatment course can reveal the full spectrum of factors impacting claim costs and clinical outcomes to better guide claims management decisions.  Speakers included:  Silvia Sacalis, Vice President, Clinical […]

In this session at the 2016 California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference, experts gathered to discuss trends in the California workers’ compensation marketplace. Panelists included: Bill Mudge, President, WCIRB California Danielle Lisenbey, CEO, Broadspire Bryan Bogardus, Chief Operating Officer, AF Group Pamela Ferrandino, Executive Vice President & Senior Principal, National Casualty, Willis Towers Watson (moderator) […]

Stakeholders joined forces at the 2016 California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference to candidly discuss current workers’ compensation successes and challenges. Panelists included: Christine Baker, Director, California Department of Industrial Relations Lisa Kelly, Senior Manager – Workers’ Compensation, Boeing William Zachry (Retired), Albertsons/Safeway and Board Member of the California State Compensation Insurance Fund & Self […]

Social media is a leading form of communication today, yet the workers’ compensation industry has been a slow adopter. In this session at the 2015 California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference, leading industry social media experts discussed how industry stakeholders can utilize and benefit from these tools. Speakers included: Tom Kerr, Senior Product Marketing Manager […]

Top industry bloggers debated the hottest issues facing the workers’ compensation and risk management industry at the 2015 California Workers’ Compensation and Risk Conference. Speakers included: Moderator: Mark Walls, Vice President Communications & Strategic Analysis at Safety National David DePaolo, President at WorkCompCentral.com, LLC Robert H. Wilson, President & CEO at WorkersCompensation.com, LLC Thomas A. […]

This panel at the 2015 California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference shared a fresh approach for how employers can properly select and establish a winning long-term relationship with their third-party administrator (TPA). Panelists included Kurt Leisure, Vice President, Risk Services at The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, and Katrina Zitnik, Senior Vice President at Sedgwick. The historical […]

This session at the 2015 California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference highlighted the criteria measured in profile audit reviews and how employers can ensure compliance. Panelists included: Moderator: Michael W. Sullivan, General Managing Partner at Michael Sullivan & Associates LLP / Sullivan on Comp Drenée Miners, AVP/ Governmental Affairs at Gallagher Bassett Edward E. Canavan, […]

At the 2015 California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference, Jon Wroten, Chief at Office of Self-Insurance Plans, provided an status update on self-insurance in California, highlighting recent growth and future strategy for continuous improvement. 4.6 million California workers are covered by a self-insurance plan, which is a 15% increase over the last year. There is […]

This panel at the 2015 California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference dove into current issues and best practices with regards to Medicare Set-Asides (MSA).  Panelists included: Moderator: Mark Walls, Vice President Communications & Strategic Analysis at Safety National Kristine M. Wilson, Esq., MSCC, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at Tower MSA Partners Jake Reason, […]

This session at the 2015 California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference connected wellness and injury prevention in the workplace, including the importance of creating a corporate wellness program. Panelists included: Sue Parks, CEO at iCount Wellness Michael Simmons, MAOM, CSRM, Director, Risk Management at Riverside Community College District There are a lot of health issues […]