NWCR 2026!
There will be a tremendous volume of information imparted in the 2026 National Workers' Compensation Review (NWCR) at WCI 2026. It all culminates on Tuesday afternoon with the Strategies to Thrive program:
Tuesday, August 26, 2026; 3:15-4:15 p.m.
Grand Ballroom 8B (Entrance through corridor Grand Ballrooms 7 & 8)
This will wrap up the program for 2026. It will be an interactive workshop including small-group activities. The point will be to lean into strategy for leaders confronted with challenges like:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Industry Shifts
- Leading through crisis moments
- Stepping into new roles and opportunities
This workshop is about answering challenges and growing into the changes that are now a ready part of our professional existence. The whole NWCR 2026 program will have brought to light various challenges and changes. With all of that knowledge in the quiver, this capstone will facilitate and encourage the next steps of growing into the professional world that is evolving around us.
The panel will bring experience and advice from their own changes and challenges. Their wealth of experience with adjustment and realignment will provide guidance for both successful implementation and the personal stress of change. This will focus on change within, whether company or department, change without, whether by state action, federal adjustment, or scientific advancements in medicine, medication, or more.
The NWCR 2026 program illustrates a multitude of changes progressing around us. The successful leaders of tomorrow will be prepared to perceive, meet, and adapt to direct and indirect changes. The empowerment of tomorrow's leaders through this educational opportunity will be invaluable.
Tuesday, August 26, 2026; 3:15-4:15 p.m.
Grand Ballroom 8B (Entrance through corridor Grand Ballrooms 7 & 8)
Moderator: Jennifer Morris Jones, NWCR Advisory Board
Presenters:
Amy Klatt, Skyward Insurance
Jennifer Novosel, Westfield Insurance
Caryn Siebert, Gallagher Bassett
Nicole Patterson, Aramark
NWCR 2026 program overview:
Monday, August 24, 2026
1:00-2:00 NWCR 2026 and Litigation Management
2:10-3:10 Causation Analysis
3:15-4:15 Stewardship of Truth
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
8:45-9:45 State of the States
9:55-10:55 Actuarial Insight and Mysterious Underwriting
11:00-12:00 Empathy
1:00-2:00 Rapid Fire Hot Topics
2:10-3:10 Beyond Exclusive Remedy
3:15-4:15 Strategies to Thrive in Times of Change
Caryn Siebert, Gallagher Bassett
Nicole Patterson, Aramark
NWCR 2026 program overview:
Monday, August 24, 2026
1:00-2:00 NWCR 2026 and Litigation Management
2:10-3:10 Causation Analysis
3:15-4:15 Stewardship of Truth
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
8:45-9:45 State of the States
9:55-10:55 Actuarial Insight and Mysterious Underwriting
11:00-12:00 Empathy
1:00-2:00 Rapid Fire Hot Topics
2:10-3:10 Beyond Exclusive Remedy
3:15-4:15 Strategies to Thrive in Times of Change
