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Here
in abridged form are the 2004 goals for AASCIF’s committees. For
the unabridged version of each committee’s goals, go to AASCIF’s
website www.aascif.org, click “Directory,” then “Standing
committees.”
Audit and Statistics
• AASCIF online Fact Book. Develop format standards and instructions
for Fact Book submissions. Coordinate contacting AASCIF funds for this
year’s update.
• Perform annual audit of AASCIF. Present results to AASCIF officers
at August annual conference. Develop recommendations for AASCIF records
retention policy.
• AASCIF News articles. Prescription drug costs, investment
risks.
Workshop. Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 18-20.
Claims and Rehabilitation
• AASCIF News articles. Bad faith claims, narcotic
abuse, life care planning.
• Workshop. Medical issues, training claims personnel, employer
liability and extra contractual litigation, summary and benchmarking from
’03 committee survey. Austin, Texas, Sept. 26-29.
Communications
• Communications Awards. 13 categories. Announcements mailed
in April.
• AASCIF News articles. Seminars, Communications Awards
results, reputation management, e-services and online tools.
• Workshop. E-commerce, web content management, web metrics,
reputation management, reaching diverse audiences. Charleston, W.V., Oct.
13-15.
Finance and Investment Committee
• Annual finance and investment survey.
• Quarterly performance returns survey.
• AASCIF News articles. Budget process, finance survey
results, investment-related.
• No workshop in ‘04. Poll members for topics for ’05.
Human Resources
• AASCIF website. Update HR personnel directory and fact sheets
for each fund. Develop HR library and list of training expertise within
AASCIF funds.
• Presentation. Wellness, for AASCIF national conference.
• AASCIF News articles. Topics to be determined.
• No workshop in ‘04. Workshops to be held every other
year.
Information Technology
• AASCIF News articles. Spyware, upload-download to
agencies.
• Workshop. Rules-based processing, remote audit programs,
MS .net development and J2EE, voice-over IP. Minneapolis, Minn., Aug.
5-6.
Law
• Surveys. Top ten cases nationwide. State legislation. Proposed
federal Guest Worker Initiative Act.
• AASCIF News articles. OFAC and TRIA, Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act, legal maze of work comp in various states.
• Workshop. Litigation management benchmark, subrogation, legislative
efforts to contain work comp costs, top 10 cases, compliance issues and
corporate governance. San Diego, Calif., Oct. 6-8.
National Issues
• Projects. TRIA, Washington Watch, develop resource of adverse
legislation information for AASCIF CEOs, expand into topics around operational
excellence.
• 2004 AASCIF Conference. Assist Minnesota in developing special
sessions.
• AASCIF News articles. OFAC, operational excellence.
• Workshop. Sarbanne’s-Oxley, state update, other-states
coverage, methodologies for valuing state funds’ impact on state
economies, operational excellence. San Diego, Calif., Oct. 6-8.
Policyholder Services
• Enhanced networking. Identify AASCIF leadership staff associated
with policyholder services-related functions and develop directory to
facilitate ideas-sharing among funds.
• AASCIF News articles. Building profitable customer relationships,
marketing against alternative markets.
• Workshop. Fraud, building profitable customer relationships,
marketing against alternative markets. San Diego, Calif., Oct. 6-8.
Safety and Health
• AASCIF News articles. Topics to be determined.
• Workshop. AASCIF/OSHA alliance, safety return on investment,
LP measures in the service or entertainment industries, alternative LP
delivery systems. Longboat, Fla., Sept. 29-Oct.1.
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