Louisiana and Tennessee Join SAWCA and WCEC Annual National Regulators Roundtable August 21
Representatives from Louisiana and Tennessee will join nine other states at the Second Annual National Regulators Roundtable on Tuesday, August 21, during the Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference (WCEC) in Orlando.
Orlando, FL, August 12, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Representatives from Louisiana and Tennessee will join nine other states at the Second Annual National Regulators Roundtable on Tuesday, August 21, during the Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference (WCEC) in Orlando.
Sponsored by the Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA), this unique panel brings together regulators from throughout the country to discuss challenges, concerns, and issues facing individual jurisdictions in the oversight of the ever changing workers’ compensation industry.
The National Regulators Roundtable is a forum where regulators share lessons learned and seek timely answers to their most pressing issues. Problems faced by one jurisdiction may have already been successfully addressed by another. A developing issue or concern in one state may be an omen for future developments in another, and certainly, legislative issues know no boundaries.
SAWCA President Dwight T. Lovan, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims, will moderate the 2012 roundtable. Gary Davis, secretary/treasurer of SAWCA will provide the welcome address.
Topics to be discussed include: Any & All Things Medical; Employer Compliance; Adjudication of Benefits; Managing the Legislative Environment; Facing Tough Economic Times; Advancing Technology; the Irving/Prime Tanning bankruptcy ruling, and more. The session will end with a “lightening round,” providing the audience an opportunity to question the regulators. Regulators on the panel will also be given the opportunity to question other regulators.
Panel members are: Gary Cannon, executive director, South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission; Karl Aumann, chairman, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission; Richard Thompson, chairman, Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation; David Langham, Florida deputy chief judge of workers’ compensation claims; Roger L. Williams, commissioner, Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission; Melodie Belcher, division director and administrative law judge, Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation; Michele J. McDonald, assistant attorney general, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission; Rod Bordelon, commissioner, Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation; Tanner Holloman, director, Division of Workers’ Compensation, Department of Financial Services; Andrew Sabolic, assistant director, Division of Workers’ Compensation, Department of Financial Services; Paul H. Sighinolfi, executive director and chair, Maine Workers' Compensation Board; Sheral C. Kellar, workers’ compensation chief judge, Louisiana Workforce Commission; and Landon Lackey, Esq., benefit review directors, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
In addition to the Roundtable presentation, individual appointments with certain regulators can be made at the Conference to answer questions related to specific jurisdictions. Appointments may be made at www.wci360.com/conference/ask-the-regulators.
About SAWCA
The Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators is the oldest regional workers’ compensation association in the United States celebrating its 64th year of continual service to the workers’ compensation industry. Representing 19 jurisdictions, SAWCA brings together state leaders from across the south and industry professionals from across the nation to discuss workers’ compensation’s most critical issues creating unique opportunities for discussion.
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. The 2012 conference will be held August 19-23 at the Orlando World Center Marriott.
Ongoing registration for the 2012 gathering reflects the global perspective of the conference, with an expected 8,000 insurance professionals from over 35 states and a number of foreign countries. Additionally, more than 300 exhibitors will present information on their products and services. The conference has been expanded to four days to accommodate the several hundred speakers presenting discipline-specific programs, break-out sessions and CEU opportunities.
In addition to the Roundtable, of particular interest in 2012 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.
Sponsored by the Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA), this unique panel brings together regulators from throughout the country to discuss challenges, concerns, and issues facing individual jurisdictions in the oversight of the ever changing workers’ compensation industry.
The National Regulators Roundtable is a forum where regulators share lessons learned and seek timely answers to their most pressing issues. Problems faced by one jurisdiction may have already been successfully addressed by another. A developing issue or concern in one state may be an omen for future developments in another, and certainly, legislative issues know no boundaries.
SAWCA President Dwight T. Lovan, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims, will moderate the 2012 roundtable. Gary Davis, secretary/treasurer of SAWCA will provide the welcome address.
Topics to be discussed include: Any & All Things Medical; Employer Compliance; Adjudication of Benefits; Managing the Legislative Environment; Facing Tough Economic Times; Advancing Technology; the Irving/Prime Tanning bankruptcy ruling, and more. The session will end with a “lightening round,” providing the audience an opportunity to question the regulators. Regulators on the panel will also be given the opportunity to question other regulators.
Panel members are: Gary Cannon, executive director, South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission; Karl Aumann, chairman, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission; Richard Thompson, chairman, Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation; David Langham, Florida deputy chief judge of workers’ compensation claims; Roger L. Williams, commissioner, Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission; Melodie Belcher, division director and administrative law judge, Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation; Michele J. McDonald, assistant attorney general, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission; Rod Bordelon, commissioner, Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation; Tanner Holloman, director, Division of Workers’ Compensation, Department of Financial Services; Andrew Sabolic, assistant director, Division of Workers’ Compensation, Department of Financial Services; Paul H. Sighinolfi, executive director and chair, Maine Workers' Compensation Board; Sheral C. Kellar, workers’ compensation chief judge, Louisiana Workforce Commission; and Landon Lackey, Esq., benefit review directors, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
In addition to the Roundtable presentation, individual appointments with certain regulators can be made at the Conference to answer questions related to specific jurisdictions. Appointments may be made at www.wci360.com/conference/ask-the-regulators.
About SAWCA
The Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators is the oldest regional workers’ compensation association in the United States celebrating its 64th year of continual service to the workers’ compensation industry. Representing 19 jurisdictions, SAWCA brings together state leaders from across the south and industry professionals from across the nation to discuss workers’ compensation’s most critical issues creating unique opportunities for discussion.
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. The 2012 conference will be held August 19-23 at the Orlando World Center Marriott.
Ongoing registration for the 2012 gathering reflects the global perspective of the conference, with an expected 8,000 insurance professionals from over 35 states and a number of foreign countries. Additionally, more than 300 exhibitors will present information on their products and services. The conference has been expanded to four days to accommodate the several hundred speakers presenting discipline-specific programs, break-out sessions and CEU opportunities.
In addition to the Roundtable, of particular interest in 2012 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.
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Joan Collier
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Joan Collier
941-954-3365
wci360.com
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