The Theo Award, presented by National Comp and Risk & Insurance, was named for President Theodore Roosevelt, who enacted the country’s first significant workers’ comp legislation in 1908. Building upon more than 100 years of progress in workers' comp and injury prevention, the Theo Award recognizes employers that continually strive for excellence, identifying new and effective solutions to the industry's rapidly evolving challenges. 

What Sets the Theo Award Apart?

• Focus on Modern Challenges: We seek leading organizations that innovate and adapt to today's workplace dynamics, from digital health solutions to comprehensive risk management strategies.
• Celebrating Impactful Solutions: Whether they involve simple safety protocols or complex rehab programs, we honor initiatives and strategies that make a tangible difference for injured workers and employers.
• Expanded Industry Recognition: From Construction to Healthcare and Retail, we honor excellence across all sectors, showcasing diverse best practices in injury prevention and workers’ comp.

Broadening the Scope of Excellence

The Theo Award honors employers across multiple industry categories. We recognize the value in learning about all effective workers’ comp and injury prevention solutions, including those tailored to specific industries.

What problem have you made an impact on? We want to hear about it. We seek solutions that run the gamut of successful outcomes. That can include solutions related to:

• decreased injury frequency or severity
• reduced medical spend
• improved medical outcomes
• safety process improvements
• a more effective risk finance structure
• streamlined claims management processes
• faster return-to-work
• decreased lost time

… and all the other workers’ comp and injury reduction successes you have cause to celebrate. No solution is too simple or too complex as long as it’s making a difference.

Share your success with National Comp and Risk & Insurance. Our goal is to recognize and share workers’ comp best practices of all kinds.

Theo Has 3 Questions for You

What was your challenge?
How did you solve it?
What were your results?

Tell us your story. As you consider your responses, please keep these key criteria in mind:

• Adaptation: Each industry and each organization faces its own unique challenges – how was your solution tailored to fit your specific needs and processes? Include any technology implemented to achieve your goals.
• Teamwork: Success doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Effective collaboration within the team, and with internal and external partners is vital. How has the collaboration and effectiveness of your stakeholder connections influenced the effectiveness of this solution?
• Sustainability: How will this initiative continue to produce positive outcomes for your organization?
• Performance: If you didn’t measure it, it didn’t happen. What are the metrics you’re using to represent the success of your program?