Bradenton firm goes big in Texas

Next Level Administrators, a Bradenton-based workers' compensation claims administration firm, has opened an office in Dallas.

The office, according to a statement, will be a local presence to clients and vendors in the area, including carriers, program managers and self-insured employers. “Opening an office in Dallas is part of our strategy to help clients significantly improve operational profitability as well as improve claim costs results,” says Next Level Administrators President Andrew Olwert in the statement.

The office will be led by Andrew Price, who has more than 28 years experience in claims adjusting, supervision, management and risk management. His past employment includes working for the Texas Legislature and the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation, a third party administrator, the release states. He's also worked as a risk manager for a Professional Employer Organization (PEO.)

“I was attracted by the company's mission to reduce claim costs for the employer while at the same time not compromising the injured workers' ability to return to work safely,” Price says in the statement. “As the Dallas office branch manager, I hope to be instrumental in helping Next Level Administrators achieve its goals of providing clients with cost containment solutions and exploring compassionate approaches to returning injured workers to work.”