June 2007

Bob Dietzel Speaks at a Brown Brother Harriman Business Leaders' Luncheon Series on Workers Compensation Cost Containment Strategies 

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN BUSINESS LEADERS' LUNCHEON SERIES   JUNE 7, 2007    Reducing Worker's Compensation & Unemployment Expenses   Every company faces unpleasant choices, but sometimes knowing how to meet these challenges will save you time and money.   Its probably the one luncheon you shouldn't miss.  In exchange for the time it takes you to eat lunch, you may save the cost of a very expensive business lesson.

____________________________________________________________________  The topic of our roundtable discussion was "Reducing Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Compensation Costs".   Unemployment Compensation Cost Containment Strategies - Kenneth Kleinman (Shareholder Stevens & Lee, PC) Ken is recognized as one of the leading experts in occupational safety and health matters and publishes regularly in this area. Ken is co-editor of the nationally recognized treatise, Occupational Safety and Health Law, published by the American Bar Association and the Bureau of National Affairs. He has successfully negotiated or tried dozens of high-profile, six-figure OSHA citations, including cases involving fatalities, multiple-employer work sites and criminal prosecutions. Ken is also the immediate past Management Chair of the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section.   Workers Compensation Cost Containment Strategies - Robert Dietzel (Co-Founder, KMRD Partners, Inc.) Bob is a founding partner of KMRD Partners, Inc., a local Property& Casualty agency focused on reducing the cost of risk for organizations with complex risk management  requirements.  He supports a mix of higher hazard clients including, construction companies, manufacturers and distribution companies, financial services firms, professional service firms as well as technology companies.  Uniquely qualified with over 14 years of risk management expertise, Bob brings a disciplined work process and logic to all areas of risk management including claims management, policy structure and loss control functions that together minimize the costs associated with risk management.  A former commercial banker, Bob has a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Delaware, an MBA in Finance from St. Joseph's University and an Associate in Risk Management from the Insurance Institute of America.

About KMRD Partners, Inc. – KMRD Partners, Inc. is a full service Property & Casualty broker serving the commercial property and casualty insurance market from offices in the Philadelphia, PA region.  Their mission statement, “Making a difference by Managing the Cost of Risk”, is a unique approach that focuses not just on insurance placement, but coverage expertise, service accountability, client education and risk management.