Message from Stephen J. Klingel 
CPCU
President and CEO
NCCI Holdings, Inc.
NCCI is pleased to present our 2006 Workers Compensation Issues Report—offering market stakeholders a detailed outlook, analysis, and perspective on the critical issues facing the workers compensation industry today.
In this edition of Issues Report, we look at critical topics in the workers compensation industry and offer exclusive and insightful examinations of those topics from both NCCI experts and other recognized industry professionals.
This year, we’ve assembled articles from a dynamic group of industry leaders. You’ll read:
- A workers compensation discussion with industry executives on state reforms, looming and past disasters, and the prospects for a weakening market
- An examination of the challenges employers might face as hundreds of thousands of soldiers and contractors return from Iraq and Afghanistan
- A director’s forecast from Conning Research and Consulting for the property/casualty insurance market for 2006 and beyond
- An examination of the progress and effect of proposed federal regulation of the insurance industry
We hope you find all the information both useful and informative. For additional updates and industry intelligence throughout the year, please visit ncci.com for the latest research on changing market dynamics.
Stephen J. Klingel
President and CEO
NCCI Holdings, Inc.
Issues Report
is produced by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI), 901 Peninsula Corporate Circle, Boca Raton, Florida 33487.
Issues Report
provides a forum for the expression of various opinions on subjects relating to workers compensation insurance. The opinions expressed in the articles are the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily express the views of the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. Materials contained in Issues Report are subject to copyright claims and other proprietary rights. Material may be used for research or other noncommercial purposes. We ask that you observe the following conditions:
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