SIIS Seminars to Focus on Workers’ Comp

“Texas Workers’ Compensation Insurance Issues,” will be the subject of two upcoming Public Policy Seminars sponsored by Southwestern Insurance Information Service, an industry trade group. According to SIIS, each seminar will offer two hours of Texas Department of Insurance Continuing Education credit.

The first event will be March 1, 2004, in Austin, Texas at 9 a.m. at the Red Lion Hotel. The second event will be held at the Sheraton Park Central Hotel in Dallas March 10 at 9 a.m.

The seminars will consist of a panel discussion which features Lee Ann Alexander, assistant vice president-Legislative Counsel, Liberty Mutual Insurance; Cyndi Taylor Krier, vice president-Texas Government Relations, USAA; Joe Woods, assistant vice president and Southwest Regional Manager, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America; Bo Gilbert, government affairs director, Independent Insurance Agents of Texas and Lucinda Saxon, government affairs manager, Texas Association of Business.

“The issue of workers’ compensation insurance is of vital interest to employers, employees and insurers,” said Sandra Ray, public affairs manager for SIIS. “These Forums will examine the current environment and future expected trends for this line of business insurance.”

Registration forms may be obtained on the SIIS Web site at www.siisinfo.org or by calling (512) 795-8214.