Sneak Peek: National Workers’ Compensation Review Breakout

WCI 2026 Sneak Peek

The National Workers’ Compensation Review Breakout will deliver timely insights into the legal, medical, actuarial, and human factors shaping today’s workers’ compensation landscape. Sessions will explore how litigation strategy, defense counsel alignment, causation analysis, and emerging AI tools can support stronger employer outcomes and more structured decision-making.

Attendees will also gain perspective on national case law developments, underwriting and reserving considerations, workers’ compensation exclusivity, and the role of empathy in reducing litigation and total claim cost. With rapid-fire discussions of important and emerging topics, plus practical guidance for leading through change, this breakout offers a dynamic look at the issues influencing the future of the industry.

Featured Sessions

National Workers’ Compensation Review Breakout Sessions

Monday, August 24

3 Featured Sessions
Aligning Litigation Strategy, Defense Counsel, and Employer Outcomes
Causation Analysis: AI as a Tool for Structured, Defensive Medical Reasoning
Stewardship of Truth in a World of Intelligent Machines – How Faith-Based Principles Guide the Implementation of AI into the Work Comp System

Tuesday, August 25

6 Featured Sessions
State of the States: National Case Law Highlights 2024-2025
Actuarial Insight: Mystery of Underwriting and Reserving – What You Don’t Know Can Help You or Cost You Big
Empathy Isn’t Soft—It’s Strategic! How Empathy Curbs Litigation and Total Claim Cost
In Partnership with the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers – Rapid Fire Discussion of Important/Hot/ Topics
Workers’ Compensation Exclusivity: Sword or Shield?
Trail Blazers: Power Pivot – Dealing with Change

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