Association of Workers Compensation Professionals

What Association of Workers Compensation Professionals does

The Association of Workers Compensation Professionals (AWCP) is a private, Northern California-based professional membership association founded in 1998 to serve workers' compensation practitioners including claims examiners, claims managers, attorneys, nurses, risk managers, and HR managers. The organization operates as a 501(c)-type nonprofit governed by an elected board of directors and led by an Executive Director (Connie Conley), with President Jennifer Gorgen (BETA Healthcare Group), Vice President Kelly Hull (Kaeser Hull LLP), and Secretary/Treasurer Crystal McLain (Sedgwick) heading the current leadership.

AWCP delivers value through tiered memberships (Individual at $35-$135 by profession, Diamond at $649, Platinum from $1,854 with installment plans, and Premier Platinum requiring $10,000+ in annual sponsorships) and a recurring event calendar anchored by the annual Fall Education Conference (26th edition scheduled for October 23, 2026), monthly Virtual Mini Conferences ($40-$60), and themed social events (Summer Fun, Golf Tournament Caddyshack Classic, Holiday Party, Havana Nights, Spring Jam). Revenue is further diversified through fee-based Career Center classified/resume services ($30-$200/month) and an Announcement Center ($51-$200) for member firm communications.

The association maintains a 50+ sponsor ecosystem spanning law firms, claims administrators, insurance carriers, TPAs, investigation services, medical providers, language/transportation vendors, and public-entity organizations. GTM is community-led and event-driven, with distribution through the awcp.org website, email communications, in-person events, and a media partnership with WorkCompCentral. The technology stack is a web-based membership and event management platform (Squarespace-hosted) with no disclosed proprietary AI/ML components, integrations, or API offerings.

Name

Association of Workers Compensation Professionals

Legal name

Association of Workers' Compensation Professionals

Website

https://awcp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AWCP is a Northern California professional membership association founded in 1998 that provides continuing education, networking events, career services, and tiered memberships to workers' compensation claims professionals, attorneys, nurses, and risk managers across the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM)

Keywords

• Workers compensation association
• Professional membership services
• Continuing education events
• Industry networking events
• Career center services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rancho Cordova

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: AWCP generates revenue through multiple membership tiers including Individual memberships (Claims Examiner $35, Attorney $135, Other $110), Diamond membership ($649), and Platinum membership (from $1,854 with payment plans). Premier Platinum membership requires $10,000+ in annual sponsorships.
2. Event Registration: Revenue from attendee registrations for events including Fall Education Conference ($135-$380 for members/non-members and attorneys), Summer Fun Event ($90-$120), Holiday Party ($220-$280), Golf Tournament ($300-$400 per golfer), and various virtual mini conferences ($40-$60).
3. Career Center Services: Classified ads ($50-$200 for members/non-members) and resume posting services ($30-$150 for members/non-members) provide recurring revenue from the professional community.
4. Event Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorships for events including Title Sponsorships ($2,100-$6,000), exhibitor booth fees ($750-$1,250), and various sponsorship tiers ranging from $125-$4,500 depending on event and sponsorship level.
5. Announcement Center: Fee-based announcement posting services ($51-$200) for members to share firm updates and industry news with the AWCP community.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AWCP is a professional membership association that delivers continuing education, networking events, and industry resources to workers' compensation professionals in Northern California. The association sells tiered memberships (Individual, Diamond, Platinum, Premier Platinum), hosts annual and monthly educational conferences (Fall Education Conference, Virtual Mini Conferences), runs networking events (Summer Fun, Holiday Party, Golf Tournament, Havana Nights), and operates a Career Center for job postings and resume services.

Product overview

AWCP is a professional association providing a membership-based platform with tiered membership levels (Individual, Diamond, Platinum) for workers' compensation professionals in Northern California. The organization offers educational programs through annual conferences (Fall Education Conference, Spring events), monthly Virtual Mini Conferences, and networking events (Summer Fun, Holiday Party, Golf Tournament, Havana Nights). Additional services include a Career Center for job postings and resume services, and an Announcement Center for member firm communications. The association maintains 50+ sponsors across various categories including law firms, claims administrators, investigation services, and medical providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WorkCompCentralcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAWCP has partnered with WorkCompCentral, a trusted leader in workers' compensation news and industry insights. This collaboration connects AWCP members with timely information, expert perspectives, and valuable resources that support professional growth and a stronger workers' compensation community. WorkCompCentral serves as a Media Consultant through Gina Marie Balog-Sartario who is listed on the AWCP board.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC): IAIABC is the international association for workers' compensation regulators, boards, and commissions. While it serves the regulatory and governmental side rather than practitioners, it operates in the same industry vertical with overlapping educational programming and convening function.
• Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS): RIMS is the largest global association for risk management professionals, serving the same risk-manager and HR-manager personas that AWCP addresses but with broader scope across all lines of insurance and risk, plus national and international event scale.
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM): SHRM is the world's largest HR professional association and competes with AWCP for the HR-manager persona within California employers. Its national scale, certification programs, and digital learning platform represent a substitute for AWCP's HR-focused education content.

Direct peers

• WorkCompCentral: WorkCompCentral is a workers' compensation news, education, and events media company and is also AWCP's media partner. It serves overlapping audiences (claims, legal, medical) with news, webinars, and conferences, making it both a peer and a collaborator.
• California Applicants' Attorneys Association (CAAA): CAAA is a California statewide association for attorneys representing injured workers in workers' compensation cases. It competes with AWCP for the same attorney member segment, offering seminars, conferences, and legislative advocacy on overlapping topics.
• California Workers' Compensation Institute (CWCI): CWCI is a California-based, member-funded research and education organization for the workers' compensation industry. It overlaps AWCP most directly in serving claims professionals, insurers, and attorneys with research, events, and training in the same CA workers' comp market.
• American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN): AAOHN is the national professional association for occupational and environmental health nurses, directly competing with AWCP for the nurse case manager and occupational health segments with continuing education, networking, and advocacy offerings.
• California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery (CSIMS): CSIMS is a California-based professional society for physicians working in workers' compensation and industrial medicine. It directly competes for the medical/occupational health segment of AWCP's audience with educational conferences and member services.

Regional players

• California Lawyers Association: California Lawyers Association is the integrated statewide bar association serving California attorneys across all practice areas, including workers' compensation sections. It provides CLE, networking, and member services that overlap with AWCP's attorney programming.

Others

• National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL): NCOIL is a US-based legislative organization of state insurance legislators. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive, but its legislative advocacy and industry convening functions parallel AWCP's legislative-advocate role in California workers' compensation policy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-of-workers-compensation-professionals

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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