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Week of August 16 - 22, 2015
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Greetings!
Welcome to a special edition of your WCI Weekly. Instead of our usual postings of popular stories from this week, we've compiled stories from the last several months that focus on sessions being offered at the 70th annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference. The conference will take place August 23-26 at the Orlando World Center Marriott, and is the largest gathering of its kind in the nation. There's still time to register. We hope to see you there!
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 #WCEC2015: General Session
On Monday, August 24, the opening General Session is the formal kickoff to the 70th annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference. Speakers include Helmsman President Deborah Michel and Pro Football Hall of Famer Herschel Walker. Read More |
NCCI Sponsors Agent and Broker Breakouts
The newest program offerings for this year's conference are the breakout sessions for agents and brokers sponsored by the National Council on Compensation Insurance on August 24 and 25. Read More
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Medical Cost Drivers
Sedgwick CEO David North and WCRI Executive Director Richard Victor will speak on ACA and workers' compensation on Wednesday, August 26, during the Centers for Excellence breakout. Read More
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Faith-Based Ethics in Risk Management and Claims
People in the "real world" can incorporate servant leadership and basic faith-based ideals into their daily workers' compensation programs. Join us for this uplifting discussion on Tuesday, August 25. Read More
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Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance
In a dramatic demonstration of how sophisticated the conference has become, the industry trade group Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) is in charge of and the sponsor of a two-day breakout on August 25 and 26 called "Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Are You Sure You Know Everything About the Complex Secondary Payer Laws." Read More
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Honoring Risk Management Excellence
The 2015 winners of National Underwriter's Excellence in Workers' Compensation Risk Management Award are Broward County, Fla.; Cedar Fair Entertainment Co.; and Southwest Airlines. Hear about their winning strategies on Tuesday, August 25. Read More
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Breakout on Medical Issues
We saved some of the best for last! The final day of the conference includes two medical-related sessions on Wednesday, August 26. Read More
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Another Fabulous 'Give Kids The World' Day
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Two Live Surgeries
It will once again be "Lights, Camera, Surgery" as Orlando Orthopaedic Center hosts the "Orthopaedic Workers' Compensation Live Surgery Event" on Tuesday, August 25. Read More
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Strange Claims Scenarios of the PEO Industry
Things aren't always pretty in claim handling -- sometimes they are just downright bizarre and confusing. Hear some tales from the darkside on Tuesday, August 25. Read More
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The Best Risk Management Program in the Country
The conference's risk management program has reached the summit and clearly is the best and most substantive program of its kind available anywhere. It takes place August 24 and 25. Read More
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RTW: Balancing People, Process, and Results
On Tuesday, August 25, a panel of experts is going to change your view of return-to-work. Experience tells us that getting employees back to work has nothing to do with filling out paperwork and everything to do with engagement and motivation, coupled with skillful navigation of your state laws. Read More
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WCI-TV
From its studios near the exhibit hall, WCI-TV's programming will be aired throughout the conference area, in conference hotels' guest rooms, on shuttles, WCI's website, e-blasts, and on You Tube. Tower MSA Partners is this year's sponsor. Read More
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Registration here for the 70th annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference August 23-26 at the Orlando World Center Marriott. Keep up with all the conference chatter by using #WCEC2015 in your social media posts! |
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