by Kory Wells, WorkCompEdge Blog Editor
Hmmm..what do you, Dilbert, and the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) have in common?
That question might keep you guessing for a while, and we know your time is valuable. So here’s the answer – you’re all helping identify what’s trendy in work comp:
- Dilbert because he’s talking about wellness programs;
- NCCI because they’ve recently released reports on claim frequency and severity trends for 2007 (as reported in this Insurance Journal article on August 4th);
- And you because you’re going to take our quick survey (so nice of you, we do appreciate it!)
If wellness wasn’t already a hot enough topic, even Dilbert is talking about it this week. Here’s Monday’s strip; check his website (on your own time, of course) for the continuing theme. Here at WorkCompEdge, we’re kind of hoping Dilbert creator Scott Adams might tackle early return-to-work next.
Admittedly, trendy may not be the best word to apply to good work comp practices, but here at WorkCompEdge we’re definitely interested in identifying trends that can lead to improved work comp costs and outcomes. Both of these items in the media this week directly apply to select content in WorkCompEdge – see the modules A new paradigm – promoting the health of your workers for wellness and Expedite return-to-work and The clock is ticking for strategies to address the loss severity problems that NCCI reports. But even if these are topics that people are talking about, we have to wonder if they reflect true action on the part of our readers and their companies. In other words, are you (or your clients) practicing the work comp strategies that we’re preaching?
Trendy or not, we want to know what’s going on with you. Whether you’re an employer or an insurance professional who can share a perspective on your clients, please take our quick survey now. We’ll share the results in a future blog entry!
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