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E&O (Non-Medical) Symposium
Welcoming Remarks from the Chairs12:45 PM - 01:00 PM
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Deal or No Deal: Finding Underwriting Solutions for Challenging Design RisksThis session will focus upon a variety of very different insurance products available to allow project owners, design professionals and their clients to respond effectively to the risks inherent in the planning and design of large projects. We will cover some of the complex risks found in the construction industry and the solutions offered through insightful and creative underwriting.01:00 PM - 02:30 PMAttendees will learn:
-How traditional annual practice policies are being used in creative ways to respond to complex design risks.
-Why project specific professional liability policies are so popular with project owners and so difficult to underwrite on a profitable basis.
-About several new products like Owner's Protective Professional Liability which may provide viable solutions.
Underwriting and Legal Solutions for A&EThis panel will develop responses to a wide ranges of critical risk issues faced by design professionals from both a legal and an underwriting perspective.03:00 PM - 04:30 PMAttendees will learn:
- How to cope with the pressures that a guaranteed maximum price imposes upon a project.
- Important implications of circumstance reporting under professional liability policies.
- The ramifications of the design professional’s vicarious liability.
- Legal implications of new design technologies such as Building Information systems
Closing Remarks for Day 104:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Cocktail Reception05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Breakfast07:15 AM - 08:00 AM
The Fair Use Doctrine: Dead or AliveThis session will focus on the doctrine of Fair Use, particularly in the context of creating documentaries and films. Broker, Carrier and creator perspectives will be explored.08:15 AM - 09:30 AMAttendees will learn:
-The basics of copyright law as it relates to the doctrine of Fair Use.
-The impact of Fair Use in the creation of films and documentaries.
-The scope of available coverage for Important issues in underwriting production policies.
P&C Insurance Agents: Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Assessing RiskThis panel will discuss how documentation of insurance advice and recommendations is critical to defending P&C insurance agent claims, as many matters come down to a credibility contest. Unfortunately, the informal attitude towards the personal relationship between the agent and his/her client is often carried over to the keeping of records, consequently resulting in an empty file. The panel will review the duties and obligations of an agent and provide procedures and protocol for documenting a file. The panel will also examine how these procedures will lead to a better underwriting risk for those carriers insuring these agents.09:45 AM - 11:00 AMAttendees will learn:
-A checklist for best practices for P&C agents of when documentation is appropriate in handling their client's insurance needs.
-How this documentation plays a role in the defense of an errors & omissions claim.
-How the existence, or non existence, of these practices implicate the underwriting of this risk.
Data Privacy RiskThis session will explore the latest issues with respect to assessing, underwriting and broking cyber security and privacy risks.11:15 AM - 12:30 AMAttendees will learn:
-The insurance solution to cyber security and privacy risks: a primer on 1st party and 3rd party cyber coverages.
-The latest techniques for minimizing the risk of a cyber security breach.
-The most recent examples of cyber security breaches.
-The financial institution customer's perspective on managing cyber security and privacy risks.
-Difficult exposures: risky classes, the wild virus and class actions.
Luncheon with Keynote by Merrill Brown12:30 PM - 02:00 PMMr. Brown's topic will be the Internet Future: Risks and Opportunities.
