The IAIABC NextGen Awards honor talented individuals under the age of 40 who are having a substantial and positive impact on workers' compensation, making a significant difference within their organizations, and leading the industry into the future. In this episode of "Accidentally" Heather Lore interviews a variety of past NextGen Award winners to glean how winning the award has affected their careers. Learn more about the IAIABC NextGen Awards by clicking here.  ..read more

The IAIABC staff shares what they are most looking forward to at the IAIABC 109th Convention in Denver, CO from September 11-14, 2023.  Don't miss your chance to attend the Convention which brings together more workers' compensation jurisdictional agency leaders than any other conference in North America. Learn more and register here: https://www.iaiabc.org/iaiabc-109th-convention ..read more

 Artificial Intelligence (AI) has had and will continue to have a profound impact on our everyday lives and within the workers' compensation industry. In this episode of the "Accidentally" Podcast, IAIABC Executive Director, Heather Lore,  discusses the benefits and risks that come with the use of AI in workers' compensation and how organizations should be preparing for what's to come.  ..read more

Violent workplace incidents happen every day. In this episode of the "Accidentally" Podcast, IAIABC Executive Director, Heather Lore, speaks to statistics about workplace violence, workplace violence prevention programs, and how we can learn from and work to reduce these tragedies ..read more

The Workers' Compensation industry is really a service industry. The industry was first started to serve workers and employers. To first prevent injuries and then to support and assist injured workers after the industry occurred.  In this episode, IAIABC Executive Director, Heather Lore, speaks to former IAIABC NextGen Award winners, Alex O'Neal, Amanda Aponte, and Aubrey Chigwada about the importance of service in the Workers' Compensation industry.  ..read more

The holiday season is upon us! Get to know the IAIABC staff better in this episode of Accidentally, where staff share their favorite holiday traditions from Thanksgiving through the New Year.  ..read more

In this month's edition of the "Accidentally" podcast, IAIABC Executive Director, Heather Lore, interviews William Massey and Kayla Villegas of the Chief Judge Robert F. Arrigan Rehabilitation Center in Rhode Island.  In their interview, Massey and Villegas discuss the Arrigan Center's unique approach to treating individuals with Rhode Island workers' compensation claims, including discussing the various services that they offer to their patients.  ..read more

Lisa Anne Bickford (Director - Government Relations, Enlyte - Mitchell | Genex | Coventry) and Brian Allen (Vice President - Governmental Affairs, Enlyte - Mitchell | Genex | Coventry)  give a brief teaser on their talk Workers' Compensation Regulatory and Legislative Trends for 2023, which they will deliver at the IAIABC 108th Convention. Register today to get to hear this and many other fascinating sessions!   ..read more

Vickie Kennedy (VP - Workers' Compensation, Linea Solution), Ryan Guppy (Director - Work Disability Prevention, Linea Solutions) and Jennifer Norleen-Beitel (VP - Operations, Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board)  give a brief teaser on their talk Work Disability Prevention and Mitigation: Steps to Transforming Culture, which they will deliver at the IAIABC 108th Convention. Register today to get to hear this and many other fascinating sessions!   ..read more

Erin Bishop (ADR Supervisor, Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission) intros Leveling the Playing Field, a discussion she will moderate at the IAIABC 108th Convention. Clarence "Bucky" McGill, a civil rights activist will speak followed by a panel discussion with Johnny Mason (Judge, Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation), Anna Hui (Director, Missouri Department of Labor) and Matt West (Deputy Administrator, Oregon Workers' Compensation Division).  Register today to get to hear this and many other fascinating sessions!   ..read more