Breakfast and Keynote - Guy Fraker, Chief Innovation Officer, Insurance Thought Leadership
September 07, 2017 7:30 AM ETWe live in a time of unprecedented innovation. For many incumbent organizations the world has become a chaotic storm of disruption. Guy works with organizations to create clarity, to innovate for growth, to create stability for the future. Guy brings a unique perspective to his engagements having been on the leading edge of multiple transformations. By sharing actual experiences, Guy inspires clients and audiences to seize the opportunities brought by exponential technologies. As an entrepreneur he is dedicated to technological applications that save lives, empowers personal independence, and enables sustainability. As an innovation architect, Guy’s clients have generated capital growth in excess of $350,000,000.00 on an ROI basis, created new markets, enabled new sectors.
Guy has been featured in the NY Times, NBC, Silicon Valley blogs, Thinking Highways magazine, Forbes. an upcoming documentary,“Life on Wheels”. He has also appeared on Bloomberg Finance and National Underwriter webinars, and provides k eynotes in the U.S., Canada, India, Korea. Guy also guest lectures at Graduate Schools around the world. He has been engaged by U.S. Federal and State Legislators, Cabinet Level Foreign Leaders, Fortune 100 firms, international trade associations, startup entrepreneurs,Venture Capital firms, and game changing institutions such as The X-Prize Foundation. Finally, he is the author of “Awake”: to be released in 2018.
When not pushing technology frontiers, Guy and his wife Rebecca enjoy boating and fishing
Back to topConstruction Defect from the Ground Up - Part 1
September 07, 2017 8:45 AM ETThe course will provide a general overview of how a typical building is built, including sequencing, organization and overlapping of trades. The course will define a list of commonly alleged construction defects, explanations of how these defects occur in the field, who is responsible and how they can be prevented and/or remedied.
Back to topConstruction Defect from the Ground Up - Part 2
September 07, 2017 10:45 AM ETThe course will provide an general overview of how a typical building is built, including sequencing, organization and overlapping of trades. The course will define a list of commonly alleged construction defects, explanations of how these defects occur in the field, who is responsible and how they can be prevented and/or remedied.
Back to topConstruction Contracts for Claims Professionals
September 07, 2017 1:30 PM ETThis course will provide a general overview of the structure and elements of construction contracts and introduce students to common provisions and their impact upon construction project and the various parties. The course will cover the different forms and types of Owner/Contractor contractual relationships and the benefits and drawbacks of each; we will also review how changes to the project are handled contractually. We will further discuss in detail contract terms critical to risk transfer, specifically those addressing damages, insurance, indemnification, and dispute resolution.
Back to topAnatomy of a Construction Defect Lawsuit
September 07, 2017 3:30 PM ETThis Course will focus on providing each claims adjuster and attorney with the tools required to handle, adjust, resolve or decide to try complex construction defect suits. The Course will specifically address such important topics as homeowner causes of action, indemnity, mediation and discovery.
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