NCCI Announces May Confab Speakers

The National Council on Compensation Insurance said its May conference will feature as speakers a former New Jersey senator, an actuary, an insurance regulator and an industry economist.

Bill Bradley, a former Democratic senator from New Jersey from 1979 to 1997; Robert Hartwig, Insurance Information Institute president and chief economist; Florida Chief Financial Officer Adelaide “Alex” Sink; and NCCI Chief Actuary Dennis Mealy are all due to appear, NCCI announced.

The group said its Annual Issues Symposium, to be held May 10-11 in Orlando, Fla., will highlight the annual State of the Line presentation by Mr. Mealy.

His report last year said NCCI had a cautiously optimistic outlook for the workers' compensation line based on 2005 results.

At this year's symposium, NCCI said, Mr. Mealy will present 2006 workers' comp data and information about underlying factors driving the results with a “unique, in-depth, comprehensive analysis.”

NCCI did not disclose Mr. Bradley's topic, but said Mr. Hartwig will discourse on the property and casualty insurance outlook, and Ms. Sink will speak on “The Florida Experience 2007: The First 100 Days.”

Also due to appear is Katherine Swartz, professor of Health Policy and Economics, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, addressing “Financing Healthcare in the United States–The Outlook for Reform.”

Full agenda details and registration information is available online at www.ncci.com or by contacting NCCI Media Relations Director Gregory Quinn at 607-723-7878 or gregory_quinn@ncci.com.

Boca Raton, Fla.-based NCCI Holdings Inc. offers products and services enabling workers' comp industry stakeholders to access and use data to establish accurate loss costs, calculate experience rating modifications, manage residual market mechanisms and reduce overall costs.