03/03/2026
Will you be in Oakland for DWC’s 33rd Annual Educational Conference?
On March 6, our Managing Partner, Alexander P. Almazan, will join a national panel for:
“State of the Art: AI in Workers’ Compensation — National Perspective”
📍 Oakland, California
This is not a theoretical discussion about artificial intelligence.
It’s a candid examination of how AI is already influencing workers’ compensation claims handling, medical review, litigation strategy, and insurance defense operations across the country.
Panel faculty include:
• Dr. Chris Brigham – medicolegal standards and clinical rigor
• Alexander P. Almazan, Esq. – litigation strategy, ethics, regulatory exposure
• Ben Wen – AI architecture and validation
• Mark Tainton – data and analytics transformation in insurance
• Mark Pew (Oakland) – system incentives and unintended consequences
• Robert Wilson (Los Angeles program) – system-level leadership
The session will address:
• Where AI is already embedded in claims workflows
• How algorithmic tools influence triage, reserve setting, and settlement posture
• Accuracy, bias, and accountability in AI-supported decision-making
• Ethical boundaries and professional responsibility
• Governance frameworks for responsible AI deployment in workers’ compensation
For carriers, TPAs, defense counsel, and risk professionals, the question is no longer whether AI will impact the system — it already does.
The question is how we implement it deliberately.
If you are attending DWC 2026 in Oakland, we look forward to connecting.
