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2006 PLUS International Conference
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Conference Registration Open09:00 AM - 07:30 PM
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Conference Opening01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Opening General Session with Industry Panel Moderated by noted Television Journalist Forrest SawyerModerated by noted TV Journalist Forrest Sawyer, our opening session will address the increasing impact of U.S. Federal law in defining professional liability risks, and potentially in regulating the insurance industry. The distinguished panelists will explore the forces of transition and change that characterize the current environment of the global professional liability insurance industry.02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Michael T McRaith
Director, Division of Insurance, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationOpening Night Reception at the Hyatt Regency Chicago06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Conference Registration Open07:00 AM - 05:15 PM
Breakfast Buffet07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Concurrent Educational Session - Will History Repeat Itself?The medical malpractice cycle will be reviewed from a historical perspective and panelists will analyze evidence to support or refute another malpractice crisis in the future.08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Concurrent Educational Session - Emerging Privacy Issues - Challenges and Opportunities for the Insurance IndustryAdequate protection of personally identifiable private information has become a major concern both for businesses and the public, with well publicized incidents of hacking and other disclosure incidents leading to lawsuits and government sanctions against a number of organizations. This session will explore recent legal and regulatory developments relating to privacy protection, and the panel will discuss the availability of insurance coverage for developing privacy exposures under both traditional and recently introduced insurance policies.08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Concurrent Educational Session - Hot Topics in EPLAmong the topics this panel will discuss are religious discrimination, internet application processes, who constitutes an employee, regional trends, and whistle blower retaliation.08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Refreshment Break10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Concurrent Educational Session - The Globalization of D&O - A Brave New World AwakensThis panel will address a number of topics brought about by globalization of D&O products, including: the need for a locally admitted D&O policy, priority lists of coverage and service in considering global D&O coverage, understanding international exposures that could lead to claims, and claim trends outside the U.S.10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Ann M Longmore Esq.
Executive Vice President, D&O Liability Product Leader, Willis FINEX Practice, North AmericaConcurrent Educational Session - Change is GoodThis session provides an overview of the many changes impacting “typical” MPL risks including technological advances, regulatory and economic climate changes and the globalization of the service sector. It will discuss the evolution of these MPL risks - what exposures they presented five years ago, what exposures they present today and how they got from “there” to “here”; providing tools the MPL underwriter or broker can use to manage their risks that refuse to sit still.10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Concurrent Educational Session - To Combo or Not to ComboThis Session will foster a lively debate on the merits or faults of non-medical Professional Liability/General Liability combination policies. The panelists will discuss the need, convenience, demand, availability and pitfalls regarding PL/GL combo policies; the forms, triggers, conflicts, and claim challenges presented by these blended policies; and the classes, services and operations best served by combined policies. The innovative Table Topic Format of the Session will allow the Panelists to present their views of these topics and the Audience to participate by answering Multiple Choice Table Topic Questions that will be voted on and expanded on by the Panelists.10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Luncheon with Keynote Address by Enron Special Prosecutor John Hueston11:45 AM - 02:00 PM
Concurrent Educational Session - Agog About BlogsBlogs: What are they? Why are so many companies using them? And, how will they alter the professional liability landscape.02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
David Mendelsohn
Chair of Insurance and Reinsurance Transaction Practice and Co-Chair of Financial Services Practice, DLA PiperConcurrent Educational Session - The Private Paradox: Is Private D&O a No-Brainer?This panel will discuss private company concerns related to D&O exposures, emerging private D&O underwriting issues, emerging claim & litigation trends, and coverage features commonly requested.02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Brian Inselberg
Division President-Private Co & Non-Profit Management Liability, American International Group - National UnionConcurrent Educational Session - Am I Insured for That? The Hidden Exposures and Brewing Claims in the Tech / IP Liability FieldThis panel will discuss the hidden exposures and claims faced by companies with tech/cyber presence, the intellectual property exposures in companies with a web presence, and the coverage issues of policies attempting to address these exposures.02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Refreshment Break03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Concurrent Educational Session - Hedging Your Bets - Insuring the Hedge Fund IndustryThis session will address an introduction and overview of management liability coverages and issues facing the Hedge Fund industry and the challenges and the opportunities therein. The discussion will include the producer’s understanding of the need, analyzing a hedge fund client and securing appropriate coverage in the market and the claim perspective of catastrophe exposure, settlement trends and factors that drive claim dispositions.03:45 PM - 05:15 PM
Concurrent Educational Session - Wage and Hour: How Much Can it Cost You?This panel will identify common wage and hour allegations, analyze why the creation of assistant manager positions causes wage and hour claims, discuss federal and state wage and hour laws, discuss risk management techniques, and analyze insurance coverage.03:45 PM - 05:15 PM
Jack McCalmon
Titus, Hillis, Reynolds, Love, Dickman & McCalmon, Partner, The McCalmon Group, Inc., OwnerConcurrent Educational Session - Taking Stock: Insuring Securities Broker / Dealers in the New MilleniumExperienced insurance and securities industry professionals discuss past, present and future trends in underwriting and insuring securities broker/dealers.03:45 PM - 05:15 PM
Off-Site Reception at the Aragon Ballroom featuring The Beach Boys06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Friday, November 10, 2006
Conference Registration Open07:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Breakfast Buffet07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
Concurrent Educational Session - Risks and Rewards of Bankrupt CompaniesAt this session we will identify aspects of bankruptcy cases that may implicate D&O insurance coverage; understand strategies and tactics for litigating D&O insurance coverage disputes in the context of bankruptcy cases; negotiate settlements of D&O insurance coverage disputes in connection with funding plans of reorganization and other tools only available in bankruptcy cases; and understand resulting E&O claims that may impact D&O, fiduciaries, financial institutions, accountants and lawyers insurance.08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Concurrent Educational Session - Into the Law Firm Looking Glass: Legal E&O ClaimsThis panel will look at law firm culture as a driver of LPL claims and particular types of claims, the handling of such claims from the agent, broker and adjuster perspective as well as advertising claims and class actions, and discuss trends and propose solutions for the prevention of claims.08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Concurrent Educational Session - Defying the Laws of Physics - Risks & Exposures for Financial InstitutionsThis panel will review D&O and professional liability exposures faced by financial institutions today, including the impact of current case law, settlements and major industry investigations over the past 4 years. It will also discuss the impact of the USA Patriot Act on financial institutions and discuss underwriting response and coverage options currently available in the market.08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Refreshment Break09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
General Educational Session09:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Closing General Session featuring humorist, TV personality, and former presidential adviser Ben Stein11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
