ICT to Hold Workers’ Comp Symposium in Sept.

The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) announced it will hold a workers compensation insurance symposium on Sept. 24 in Austin, Texas.

Presenters will speak on the following topics:
State of the Texas Workers Compensation System – Insurance Commissioner José Montemayor; Legislative Update – Richard Geiger; General Counsel of ICT; Regulatory Update – Joe Anderson; Burns, Anderson, Jury & Brenner; Judicial Decisions Impacting the Texas Workers Compensation System – Kevin McGillycuddy; Director of Workers Compensation; Parker Claims Services; Appeals Panel Decisions Update – Tom Lueders; Hearings Representative; Parker Claims Service; and Medical Benefits Update – Julie Shank; President, J Shank Consulting.

The symposium speakers will be followed by a workers compensation round table discussion featuring the following panelists: Lee Ann Alexander; Assistant Vice President of Public Affairs and Legislative Counsel, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Michael Cushman; Director of Health Care Delivery, Texas Medical Association; Richard Evans; Vice President, Governmental Affairs, Texas Association of Business; Richard Levy; Legal Director, Texas AFL-CIO; and Rep. Burt Solomons (R-Carrollton), Texas House of Representatives

Contact Karen Barrington or Geoff Billings of ICT at (512) 444-9611 for more information regarding the symposium.