Schedule/Sessions

Breakfast

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

Advanced Coverage Issues

Break

Course TBD

e-Discovery costs continue to rise and to increase the cost of litigation.  Effective claim handling in professional lines requires claims handlers to understand the e-Discovery process and understand their role in controlling those costs.

Lunch

Ethical Claim Handling and Avoiding Claims of Bad Faith

Break

Independent Counsel: Knowing When and How to Work with Them

There are many different situations which the Insured is entitled to Independent Counsel. Knowing what Independent Counsel is – and is not – and what conflicts of interest give rise to Independent Counsel is crucial to the foundation of a strong professional liability claim professional. Building on that foundation is the importance of knowing how to work with Independent Counsel, and what you can and cannot do while providing a defense to the Insured.
 

Group Project Review