The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently hosted the 2015 Annual Issues Symposium in Orlando, Florida, and Paradigm Outcomes was there. This is one of the most important events of the year for workers’ compensation carriers and reinsurers, providing a snapshot of the industry through exclusive research and trend reports. In case you weren’t able to attend, here are six articles to help you benefit from the shared expertise.

Recommended articles from the NCCI Annual Issues Symposium

• NCCI Offers “Calm Now but Turbulence Ahead” Outlook for Workers’ Comp Industry: This article appearing in WorkCompWire shares NCCI’s annual State of the Line workers’ compensation market analysis, which provides insight into the trends, cost drivers and new developments shaping the industry.

• NCCI Annual Issues Symposium: Joan Collier at the Workers’ Compensation Institute provides a nice, bulleted list of some of the key points and statistics addressed in this year’s symposium.

• NCCI Conference Roundup: Claire Wilkinson, at the Insurance Information Institute’s Terms + Conditions blog, covers the key takeaways she gathered from her attendance at the symposium, including interest rates, the shared economy and attacks on the basic principles of workers’ compensation.

• WCRI and CWCI Studies on Medical Costs and Drivers: WorkersCompensation.com highlights research presented by Richard Victor, President and CEO of the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), and Alex Swedlow, President of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI), regarding medical cost drivers and cost controls.

• Researchers Review Struggles to Control Rising Costs of Drugs in Comp Systems: WorkCompCentral offers an in-depth look at the growth in pharmaceutical spending by workers’ compensation carriers and how to control the rising costs.

• The Workplace of Tomorrow: The “On-Demand” Economy and Implications for Workers’ Compensation: The Insurance Information Institute shares a copy of the presentation given by its president, Robert P. Hartwig, PhD, CPCU, on industry trends, the overall economy and changes to work in the future.

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