Schedule/Sessions

Breakfast and Keynote

• Speakers:

• Rob Galbraith, AF Group

We live in a world of accelerating change today. Evidence abounds all around us: take as a single example the shift from paper maps to real-time GPS on your mobile phone that has occurred over the past decade. Insurance is not immune: long resistant to change by design, the recent rise of insurtech holds the promise of a radically different future. While entrepreneurs and technologists are seeking to change insurance from the outside, industry professionals are also seeking to shape the future from within. Come learn from innovation expert and author Rob Galbraith why we are on the cusp of the end of insurance as we know it and how investing in your professional education is the best way to prepare yourself for what’s to come.

Welcome

• Speakers:

• Kevin Fisher, Allied World

• Ron Goldstein, Aon

Overview of Professional Lines

• Speakers:

• Kevin Fisher, Allied World

• Ron Goldstein, Aon

Break

Roles within Professional Lines

• Speakers:

• Andrew Davitt, Unknown

• Larry Goanos, Andros Risk Services

Lunch

Investigating and Evaluating Professional Lines Claims

• Speakers:

• Guy Hollingsworth, The Hanover Insurance Group

• Charles Kinney, Cozen O’Connor

Professional lines insurance claims can be very complex. This class will focus on best practices in thoroughly investigating claims (using a variety of resources) and using that information to accurately evaluate a claim's ultimate cost. Participants will also explore the importance of various policy provisions in formulating an accurate coverage analysis. In addition, the reserving process will be explained in depth with a discussion of various reserving practices and philosophies.     
 

Break

Coverage

• Speakers:

• Sally Combs, Self Employed

• David Topol, Wiley Rein LLP

Group Projects

• Speakers:

• Susan Schwartz, Wilson Elser