Schedule/Sessions
Breakfast and Keynote - Guy Fraker, Chief Innovation Officer, Insurance Thought Leadership
We 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 keynotes 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.
Negligent Hiring, Retention and Supervision
This course focuses on the legal basis for a Plaintiff to bring a case for negligent hiring, supervision, and/or retention in the context of a motor vehicle case. The course will also focus on the cross-examination of a Plaintiff's witness in order to aid the target audience in their investigations of such claims.
Independent Medical Examiner (IME)
- Speakers:
Gary Pushkin, Cohen and Pushkin MD PA
Carole Whitted-Ridgeway, CCP, CLMP, Maverick Transportation, LLC
This course will describe the purposes and goals of an independent medical examination. It will discuss how to choose an examining doctor as well as documents needed and other preparation for the examination. A mock IME will be conducted.
Comprehensive Injury Evaluation Analyzing and Valuing Complex Injury
The Role of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Regulations in Truck Accident Claims
Basic Truck Accident Reconstruction
This course will give the claims professionals insight on accident reconstruction basics. They will learn how an expert reconstructionist investigates a scene and determines the causes of accidents. The course will also cover a tractor/trailer’s mechanical systems and how they relate to accident causes.
Course Objectives:
Ability to understand time and distance calculations
Ability to understand the importance of scene and vehicle documentation
Ability to understand perception, reaction and stopping distances
Ability to understand air brake system
Ability to understand light bulb filaments
Advanced Truck Accient Reconstruction
This course will give the claims professionals insight on accident reconstruction advanced. They will learn how an expert reconstructionist investigates a scene and determines the causes of accidents. The course will also cover a tractor/trailer’s mechanical systems and how they relate to accident causes.
Course Objective:
Ability to understand engine Electronic Control Modules.
School of Transportation - Level 1 Learning Objectives
