Sunday 22 November 2009
Welcome Dinner
Peter Jones, Acting General Manager
Kevin Gomes, Chair, Organising Committee
Monday 23 November 2009
Welcome
Trevor Thompson, Institute President
Keynote Speaker
The Hon. Bill Shorten MP
Plenary 1
Reforming the Accident Compensation Act: A Package of Benefits for Victorian Workers and Employers
Greg Tweedly, Richard Grellman
Chair and Presenters Briefing
Peter Jones
Concurrent 1
An Ageing Workforce and Workers Compensation – What are the Implications with an Increasing National Retirement Age?
Andrew McInerney
Presentation Paper
NSW CTP and LTCS Scheme Updates
Carmel Donlevy
Presentation
Developing Actuarial Capability in the Accident Compensation Industry
Amanda Johnston, Julie Evans
Presentation Paper
Estimates for Rehabilitation Liabilities – Points to Consider
Swee Chang, Sandra Chapman
Presentation Paper
Self Insurance in the NZ Accident Insurance Market
Mark Weaver
Presentation Paper
Concurrent 2
Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Schemes – Fault vs No Fault
Nick Allsop, Peter McCarthy, Hardik Dalal
Presentation Paper
SA Workers Compensation Scheme Updates
Emma Saimi
Long Term Trends in Workers Compensation Claims Frequency, Incidence and Duration and their Causes
Rod McInnes, Rob Thomson
Presentation
Superimposed Inflation in Australian CTP Schemes
Karen Cutter
Presentation Paper
Improving Understanding and Clarity of the Legislation and Workers' Entitlement to Compensation Under the Hanks Review
James Johnson
Presentation
Concurrent 3
Trends in Risk Management in Medical Indemnity
Gillian Harrex, Mimi Shepherd
Presentation
WA and TAS Workers Compensation Scheme Updates
Michelle Reynolds, Brad Parker
Presentation WA Presentation TAS
Information Management and its Role in Managing an Accident Compensation Scheme
Bruce Harris
Presentation
Comparing Return to Work Outcomes Between Vocational Rehabilitation Providers, After Adjusting for Case-Mix Using Statistical Modelling
Jim Gaetjens
Presentation Paper
ACC Scheme Update
Swee Chang, Sandra Chapman
Presentation Paper
Concurrent 4
Approach to Solvency Targets and Capital for Accident Compensation Schemes
Chris Latham, Lisa Simpson, Catherine Nance
Presentation VIC and ACT Workers Compensation Scheme Updates
Julie Evans, Meg Brighton
Presentation VIC Presentation ACT
Outcomes from Medical Treatment Spend
Raewin Davies and Alex Gould
Presentation Paper
Workers' Compensation Payment-type Analysis for Self-insurers – A NSW Case Study
Andrew Houltram
Presentation Paper
Medical Indemnity – Who's got the perfect cure?
Win-Li Toh, Linda Satchwell
Presentation Paper
Plenary 2
Workers Compensation and CTP Scheme Comparisons Scheme
Comparisons Working Group
Presentation
Improving Health for People with Compensable Injuries
Ian Cameron
Presentation
Ernst & Young Gala Dinner
Tuesday 23 November 2009
Plenary 3
Reflections on the Regulation of Compulsory Compensation Schemes in Australia
John K Morgan
Presentation
Trauma Collaborative
Paul Barach
Sharing Best Practice: Use of Impairment Guides
Dwight Dowda
Presentation
Concurrent 5
Differentiating Between Workers Compensation Claims
Daniel Smith, Brendon Frost
Presentation
NSW Workers Compensation Scheme Update
Rob Thomson
Presentation
ACT and NT CTP Scheme Updates
Tom McDonald, Lesley Anderson
Presentation ACT Presentation NT
Nanomaterials, Regulation and Human Hazard – Are Liability Insurers Condemned to Repeat the Past?
Andrew Richards
Presentation
Til Deaf Do Us Part: Some Thoughts on Work Related Hearing Loss Claims
Peter McCourt, Julie Evans
Presentation
Concurrent 6
An Approach to Improving Claims Management
Bevan Damm, Daniel Marley
Presentation Paper
QLD and SA CTP Updates
Kim Birch, Andrew Daniels
Presentation SA Presentation QLD
Uncertainty Based Framework for Setting Industry Premium Rates in Workers' Compensation
Ivan Lebedev
Presentation Paper
Exploring the Impact of Financial Crises on Workers Compensation Schemes (Victoria)
Glenn Ockerby and Peter McCourt
Presentation
Comcare and Seacare Workers Compensation Scheme Updates
Paul O'Connor
Presentation
Concurrent 7
Beyond Triangles; Can We Recognise the Impact of a Business's Overall Approach to Claims Outcomes?
Geoff Atkins, Cameron McCullagh
Presentation Paper QLD Workers Compensation Updates
Irene Violet, Warren Hawkins
Presentation
Accident Compensation Claims Management – Lessons Learnt and Claimant Outcomes
Caitlin Francis
Presentation Paper
Premium Reform in New South Wales: Past, Present and Future (NSW)
Rob Thomson
Presentation
WA and TAS CTP Updates
Fab Zanuttigh, Peter Roche
Presentation
Concurrent 8
Asbestos Liabilities and the New Risk Margin Framework
Brett Riley, Bruce Watson
Presentation Paper
TAC CTP Update
Janet Dore
Presentation
Implementing Legislative Reform: The South Australian Story
Wayne Potter, Ian Rhodes
Presentation Paper
A Better System for Compensating Permanent Impairment in Australia
Paul O'Connor
Presentation
An Analysis of Australian Health Insurers Claims Data
Adam Searle, Felix Tang, Yen Ni Tan
Presentation Paper
Plenary 4
A New Scheme Funded Institute for Accident Compensation Research
Alex Collie
Presentation
Medical Indemnity and Issues for a State Insurer
Adrian Nye
Panel Discussion
Catastrophic Injury Presentation
Closing Remarks
Trevor Thompson, Institute President
Reserve Sessions
A PPAC Model of Periodic Incapacity Benefits Incorporating Retirement and Incapacity History
Richard Brookes
Large Claims – 'Where Art Thou'
Samantha Fuller, Christa Marjoribanks