NEWS
The Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau, Inc. (DCRB) and Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau (PCRB) are pleased to announce that their Second Annual Workers Compensation Symposium (WCS) will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Philadelphia.
Next year’s WCS will build on the success of last month’s inaugural event, expanding PCRB and DCRB’s thought leadership efforts and establishing WCS as a premiere annual workers compensation event on the East Coast.
“We have wanted to produce an industry event like this for some time,” says PCRB/DCRB President and CEO Bill Taylor. “Our organization’s evolution and growth in recent years paved the way for the WCS’s success, and we are grateful for our speakers’ and attendees’ engagement and participation.”
The inaugural WCS, held at the state-of-the-art Convene at City View event space in Center City Philadelphia, was an unequivocal success. The event included more than 225 registrants and 4.5 hours of live programming over six sessions. This year’s theme was “Evolving With Data and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), and 90% of survey respondents reported they increased their knowledge and understanding of A.I. To see highlights of WCS ’24, view the event highlights video here.
Last month’s event featured a Keynote Address from Peter Miller, President/CEO of The Institutes and a renowned thought leader in risk management and insurance, especially on the advanced use of technology. PCRB/DCRB leaders also unveiled its soon-to-launch Business Intelligence and Analytics platform and delivered insightful annual reports and compelling data before WCS ’24 was capped by an A.I. Roundtable featuring:
• WC Consultant and former WCIRB Chief Actuary Dave Bellusci
• CEO/Founder of insurance tech company Cloverleaf Analytics Rob Clark
• WCRI President/CEO Ramona Tanabe
• Baker Tilly Partner Russ Sommers
Those interested in speaking or exhibiting at WCS ’25 should reach out to PCRB Communications and Marketing Manager Joe Petrucci at jpetrucci@pcrb.com.