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Basics of Workers' Compensation in America
Length: 1 Hour
In this course a wide range of topics are presented introducing the student to the basis and key aspects of workers' compensation in America,
This session begins at the beginning. When did the concept of "workers' compensation," as we understand it today, first appear and how did it morph over time to the system we know today? The conversation begins much longer ago than imagined in America; takes a tour through pirate ships, Socialist Germany and Europe before ending in America.
Basic Course Information
Learning Objectives- Understand the history of workers' compensation in America
- Gain a better understanding of Second Injury Funds
- Be able to recognize the differences among the various workers' compensation market types
- Learn the three primary classes of workers' compensation benefits available to injured workers
Major Subjects
- History of workers' compensation
- Second Injury Funds
- Workers' compensation market types
- Workers' compensation benefits
Christopher Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, Boggs Risk & Insurance Consulting, LLC
Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS, president of Boggs Risk & Insurance Consulting (BRIC) with a focus on education, training, risk and claims consulting with insurance agents and insurance carriers, began the practice of insurance in 1990.
During his nearly three-and-a-half-decade insurance career, Boggs has authored over 2,000 insurance and risk management-related articles on a wide range of topics. Additionally, Boggs has written 15 insurance and risk management books including:
- "The Insurance Professional's Practical Guide to Workers' Compensation: From History through Audit," (now in its second edition);
- "Business Income Insurance Demystified: The Simplified Guide to Time Element Coverages," (now in its third edition);
- "Property and Casualty Insurance Concepts Simplified: The Ultimate 'How to' Insurance Guide for Agents, Brokers, Underwriters and Adjusters;"
- "Wow! I Never Knew That! 12 of the Most Misunderstood and Misused P&C Coverages, Concepts and Exclusions;"
- "Insurance, Risk & Risk Management! The Insurance Professional's Guide to Risk Management and Insurance;"
Boggs is a regular speaker at industry events, having taught or spoken nearly 1,000 times. This includes sessions for the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), the National Society of Insurance Premium Auditors (NSIPA), the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA), the Institute of Work Comp Professionals (IWCP), the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Society and numerous independent insurance agent state association meetings. He has also earned numerous professional accolades including the 2017 Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) Brian Hey Prize and the 2019 Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) Charles A. Hachemeister Prize as part of a of professional collaboration with a diverse group of professionals.
His professional background includes work as a risk management consultant, loss control representative, insurance producer, claims manager, journalist and columnist, quality assurance specialist, and insurance coverage product manager.
Boggs earned a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, and holds nine professional designations.
This course has no breaks
