Even companies with the strongest safety programs experience workers’ compensation claims. When an injury does occur, the actions taken by management or co-workers can have a significant impact on the outcome of the claim. Successfully managing a workers’ compensation injury requires more than just reporting the claim to the insurance carrier or Third Party Administrator; it requires coordinated action by many people within your insured’s company. Your insured and you can’t rely wholly on the insurance carrier!

This course gives you the information you need to work more effectively with your clients to guide them through a workers’ compensation claim. Various people in your client’s organization must TAKE CHARGE to navigate through the workers compensation system for improved outcomes – do you know who that is and what to advise them to do? Learn what steps are missing, what steps are required, and what steps can help reduce what a workers’ compensation claim could cost your insured.

Students taking this class will learn how to advise their client’s about:

• Working with the medical community to get their employee back to work quickly
• Interacting with the injured employee in a manner that gets results while improving morale
• Controlling the carrier’s adjusters instead of letting them control you
• Implementing a return to work program
• Reducing overall injury costs