Special Report: Secrets of success in workers’ comp risk management from the 2011 award winners.
Editor's Note
NU Hails WC Risk Management Award Winners!
In this eNewsletter, National Underwriter profiles the three winners from the fifth annual “NU Award For Excellence in Workers' Comp Risk Management” program, sponsored by NCCI.
This year’s winners were chosen for their loss control, return-to-work programs, employee advocacy, performance and leadership.
Meet the winners!
Champion:
Integrated Health/WC Program Saves Dollars, Lives For City Of Knoxville
What gives the City of Knoxville, Tenn., such an effective workers’ compensation program, despite the myriad challenges inherent with managing a program for a municipal workforce and all the disparate job types that come with it?
Honorable Mention:
Half Back: Enhanced Loss Prevention, Claims Handling Cuts WC Costs 50% For Kennametal Inc.
Because of a belief that its workforce is its No. 1 advantage, Kennametal Inc. refuses to compromise when it comes to protecting them.
Honorable Mention:
A Real Lift: New System To Safely Move Patients Saves Community Health Systems Inc. Tens Of Millions
Several years ago, Community Health Systems (CHS) Professional Service Corp. initiated a pilot program to improve employee safety at a hospital in Watsonville, Calif. The loss history at this facility was, to put it bluntly, not good.
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NU ROUNDTABLE: AWARD WINNERS ADDRESS WORKERS' COMP CHALLENGES
Safety, Return-To-Work Focus Highlight Best Workers’ Comp Programs
Award winners discuss their fears and philosophies—plus loss control, incentives and educating the C-suite.
The risk managers from these award-winning companies participated in a roundtable discussion at the Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference in Orlando on Aug. 23.
The panel was part of the “National Trends Program” put together by NU in conjunction with the conference organizer, the Florida Workers’ Compensation Institute. Caroline McDonald, NU’s assistant managing editor, moderated.