A look at this year’s Manufacturing & Heavy Industry Theo Award winners.

This grocery chain revamped its return-to-work and claims processes, saving millions in workers’ comp costs while improving employee rehabilitation and engagement.

This e-commerce company improved employee safety and wellness through advanced ergonomic programs and a culture of continuous improvement, significantly reducing claims.

This grocery retail group enhanced safety through leadership accountability and employee engagement, achieving significant decreases in injury rates across multiple brands.

This retailer emphasized safety education and leadership accountability, creating a robust culture of workplace safety and significantly reducing claims.

This food solutions company embedded safety into its operations, leveraging data-driven insights to cut injury rates and enhance employee satisfaction.

A look at this year’s Retail & Wholesale Theo Award winners.

A look at this year’s Transportation & Logistics Theo Award winners.

This logistics industry leader achieved substantial reductions in workers’ compensation costs through advanced analytics, targeted safety training, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

This global retailer streamlined injury management with real-time tracking, reducing claim duration and fostering a safer, more accountable work environment.

This California manufacturer transformed workplace safety with bilingual training, rigorous risk management, and supervisor accountability, reducing its loss ratio and earning significant financial savings.

This North Carolina county revolutionized its injury claims process with a digital app, eliminating paperwork, expediting reporting, and cutting claims submission time from weeks to under an hour.

This Nebraska manufacturer reduced workplace injuries by 87% and workers’ comp costs by 80% through ergonomic initiatives, safety training, and fostering a safety-first culture.

This automotive retailer introduced cutting-edge safety solutions and employee engagement strategies, achieving impressive reductions in injury frequency and severity.

I have to imagine that anyone attending workers’ compensation conventions is a “student of the game.” In my “other life” as a licensed insurance agent, that idea goes well beyond the mandatory continuing education obligations. It’s an understanding of those agents who are highly effective because they read everything about what is moving the insurance… View Article

Monica Manske of PMA Companies shares her expert insights on the critical role of data in managing workplace safety risks, the importance of a comprehensive onboarding process, and the unique challenges faced by new employees in the context of workplace safety.

Michele Haas of One Call discusses her vision for the company’s financial strategy, fostering a culture of innovation and accountability, and leveraging her extensive experience in health care to improve outcomes for injured workers.

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) play a crucial role beyond price negotiations, focusing on clinical management, network strategies, and service. Effective PBMs manage costs, enhance care, and ensure transparency and security, addressing unique workers’ comp needs.

As more health care networks acquire individual physician practices, the workers’ compensation industry must address the medical management costs and patient outcomes associated with this trend.

In sports, the effort to get the injured worker back in the game as fast as possible is secondary to the cost of doing so. So why is workers’ comp still making cost control the primary driver?