Schedule/Sessions
Breakfast and Keynote - Guy Fraker, Chief Innovation Officer, Insurance Thought Leadership
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
Complex Decision Making Skills for Claims Professionals
- Speakers:
Joe Duncan, Clark, May, Price, Lawley, Duncan & Paul LLC
Lee Wright, Tokio Marine HCC
Claims professionals are charged with making complex decisions on a daily basis, some of which have huge financial implications. Understanding the way decisions are made, authority structure and who the real decision makers are can help the claims professional in both properly analyzing options and in persuading others regarding suggested actions. Decision making, therefore, is one of the most important skills a claims professional can possess. The application of a structured decision making process can bring discipline and increased rationality and decreased error due to either personal or group bias.
Negotiating Resolution of Construction Claims
- Speakers:
Rachel Ehrlich, Judicate-West
Angela Hagerty, Align Claims Services, Inc.
More than 95% of construction defect claims are resolved by settlement. These claims and cases present unique negotiation challenges which need to be anticipated early in the handling of the claim, recognized when they arise, documented and timely resolved. Construction defect claims may be handled in a variety of ways depending on the nature of the claim, the profile of the policyholder, the procedural posture of the matter, the jurisdiction(s) in which the the claim is pending and the policy(ies) issued.
Advanced Coverage Concepts in Construction Claims
- Speakers:
Steve Lokus, Sompo International Insurance
Jay Sever, Phelps Dunbar
Coverage analysis and ability to recognize the potential consequences of coverage issues (lack of coverage, limited coverage, other coverage, etc.) are the cornerstone of any construction defect claim. Construction defect claims are almost unique in that there are inherent coverage issues almost every time a suit is filed.
Back to topDraft ROR's and Review
- Speakers:
Steve Lokus, Sompo International Insurance
Jay Sever, Phelps Dunbar
SHARED COURSE - Navigating Relationship for Success
- Speakers:
Lynn Menschenfreund, Hallmark Financial Services
Deborah Saunders, Comcast NBCUniversal
The students will be presented with a claim scenario and will be assigned to roles in which they will ask questions of the claims examiner who will be required to respond, make recommendations and identify strategies for navigating these relationships keeping in mind the goal of claim resolution and career success.
Back to topSHARED COURSE - Presentation Skills for Claims Professionals
- Speakers:
Stanley Greenspan, Crum & Forster
Cynthia Khin, Berkley Life Sciences
This course will explore the basics of effective presentations: knowing what you want to create (think “Zen”), delivering value to the audience, focusing on authenticity (rather than form!), the search for a fresh approach and presentation tools (podiums, PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.)
Back to topSHARED COURSE - Principles of Management
- Speakers:
Larry Goanos, Andros Risk Services
Scott Shelton, Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A.
This course is designed to be an overview of the major functions of management. Emphasis is on planning, organizing, controlling, directing, and communicating. Upon completion, students should be able to work as contributing members of a team utilizing these functions of management.
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