ORLANDO,FLA.–The chief executive of the National Council on Compensation Insurance said members of the comp insurance industry should be proud of their business and ignore negative press.

Speaking to attendees at the NCCI Annual Issues Symposium here yesterday, Steve Klingel said it was a misconception that the workers' compensation system is not working well.

It is, he said, "a public-private system that works effectively overall, if not perfectly" and he said he wanted to get industry participants to "feel good and hold your heads high…we play a key role in an important endeavor."

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