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A.M. Best Sets August 5 Webinar on State of the U.S. Workers' Compensation State Funds


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Lee McDonald
Group Vice President, Communications
(908) 439-2200, ext. 5561
lee.mcdonald@ambest.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OLDWICK - JULY 22, 2014 09:47 AM (EDT)
A.M. Best will present a webinar titled, "State of the U.S. Workers' Compensation State Funds" on Tuesday, August 5, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT. Registration is free online at http://www.ambest.com/webinars/wc14.

Workers' compensation funds run by individual U.S. states manage a significant portion of the workers' compensation business. The webinar will examine financial and underwriting results for the funds and how those compare to the overall U.S. workers' compensation insurance market.

The webinar will include a review of highlights from A.M. Best's annual special report on the state of the market for U.S. state funds. W. Dolson Smith, an author of that report, will participate in the webinar. Smith will be joined by Thomas J. Phelan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company, Maryland. Phelan also serves as current chairman of the American Association of Insurance Compensation Funds, which holds its annual meeting in August. Smith and Phelan will be joined by other panelists to be announced.

Registration for this webinar is online at http://www.ambest.com/webinars/wc14. There is no charge.

The webinar is presented in streaming video format and can be viewed on desktops and a range of mobile devices, including tablets.

Attendees can submit questions or comments for discussion to news@ambest.com.

Questions and comments will be discussed before and during the live event. The webinar will also be featured in an upcoming issue of Best's Review magazine.

For more information about the webinar, please call (908) 439-2200, ext. 5561, or e-mail lee.mcdonald@ambest.com.

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