MedRisk's Ruth Estrich re-elected to IASA Board of Directors

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. (July 23, 2007)– Ruth E. Estrich has been re-elected to the board of directors of the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association (IASA). Her second one-year term began July 1, 2007.

Estrich is the vice president of marketing and development for MedRisk, Inc., a leading medical management and claims services company in the workers’ compensation field. She brings more than 30 years experience in the insurance and technology fields to this position. Estrich began her career as a systems consultant for Data Architects, Inc. and later held senior management positions at Liberty Mutual and CNA Insurance Companies.

Estrich just completed her one-year 2006 IASA board term and previously served on the organization’s executive management committee. She has also chaired several committees for the Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) and represented the insurance industry on the Patient Record Committee at the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and has authored many articles for key industry publications including Business Insurance, The Journal of Workers Compensation and Insurance International.

About IASA

The Insurance Accounting & Systems Association began in 1928 and is recognized for the core knowledge areas of financial and technology. IASA offers seminars and publications and presents one of the industry’s largest conferences. Members encompass insurance companies of all types (Property & Casualty, Life, Health, Fraternal, HMO and others) as well as companies that serve the insurance industry, and regulators, along with financial services organizations.

About MedRisk

Founded in 1994 and based in King of Prussia, Pa., MedRisk, Inc. provides specialty managed care services along with claims workflow management tools to the workers’ compensation industry. With a demonstrated core competency in physical medicine management, MedRisk has leveraged its technological expertise and evidence-based research to provide a growing list of products and services to its client community including document management, best-practice claim-workflow automation, specialty network services, network integration and data analytics. MedRisk’s programs deliver savings and operational efficiencies that are significantly greater than traditional programs. Customers include insurance carriers, self-insured employers, third-party administrators and general managed care workers’ compensation companies. More information is available at www.medrisknet.com or by calling 1-800-225-9675.

Media Contacts:
Helen Knight, King Knight Communications, 813-961-6051; helen@kingknight.com
Rommy Blum, MedRisk, Inc., 610-768-5812; rblum@medrisknet.com

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