The holidays are a time to give and receive gifts as way to express our admiration of others. Unfortunately for the workers’ compensation industry, it will take more than a portly old man in a red suit to deliver the gift it really needs.

While gift baskets are nice, and client cards are always appreciated—the greatest gift to those in this industry has nothing to do with the season at all. The greatest gift, which worker’s comp professionals would welcome any time of the year, would be improvement of the one factor over which we have the least control—employee injuries.

So on behalf of an industry that is already struggling with a loss in combined ratios, here’s a holiday wish list of ways to reduce the burden of employee injures and make the workers’ comp industry a little brighter for all involved.