Summit staff members to speak at national Workers' Compensation Educational Conference

LAKELAND, Fla., July 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit is pleased to announce that three of its staff members will present at the 68^th annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference (WCEC), a program of the not-for-profit Workers' Compensation Institute Inc. (WCI). Summit is a leading provider of workers' compensation services throughout the Southeast.

Bob O'Halloran, Summit's vice president of Claims, explains, "It's an honor that our staff members are asked to be part of this conference. In fact, members of our staff have been involved as speakers and committee members for more than 25 years. We pride ourselves in being known as the people who know workers' comp, and this is a great venue for us to share our knowledge. We also value the opportunity to gain more knowledge from our colleagues in the industry, and to further support the goal we share with WCI—promoting workers' compensation education."

Summit's speakers this year are Jana Cauley, claims compliance supervisor, who will be part of a mock trial; Pam Last, claims operations manager, who plays a lead role on the "Blips, Bloopers and Blunders" panel; and Melody Richardi, claims agency liaison supervisor, who will discuss the claims data that carriers collect and why.

The conference will be held from August 18 through August 21, 2013, at the Orlando World Center Marriott. To register or to learn more, visit www.wci360.com/conference.

About Summit
Summit provides workers' compensation services to businesses in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Summit, which includes Summit Consulting LLC and its subsidiaries, is based in Lakeland, Florida, and has offices in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Gainesville, Georgia. For more information, visit www.summitholdings.com.

Summit is a subsidiary of Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance, a diversified global insurer and the third largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2012 direct premiums written as reported by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Liberty Mutual Insurance also ranks 81^st on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2012 revenue. As of December 31, 2012, Liberty Mutual Insurance had $120.1 billion in consolidated assets, $101.5 billion in consolidated liabilities, and $36.9 billion in annual consolidated revenue.

About the Workers' Compensation Educational Conference
Now in its 68^th year, the Workers' Compensation Educational Conference (WCEC) is the must-attend event for C-level executives, risk managers, claims adjusters, insurers, and medical and legal experts. Presented by the Workers' Compensation Institute, the conference offers attendees an extraordinary opportunity to connect with their peers and learn from nationally recognized experts.

About the Workers' Compensation Institute
The Workers' Compensation Institute (WCI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization that serves all members of the workers' compensation community—risk managers, insurers, brokers, agents, employers, employees, and claims, medical and legal professionals.

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