Recent Events
Chinese Drywall Litigation and Coverage Conference
Attorneys Speaking: Barry I. Buchman
New Orleans, LA
May 18, 2010
ABA Section of Dispute Resolution 2010 Spring Conference
Grocery Manufacturers Association Food Claims and Litigation Conference
Attorneys Speaking: Jonathan M. Cohen, Craig J. Litherland
Austin, TX
February 23 - February 25, 2010
GMA’s 2010 Food Claims and Litigation Conference will provide up-to-the-minute information on the industry’s most critical legal and regulatory concerns. The robust conference agenda focuses on practical, “how-to” litigation management strategies and it is the only industry event exclusively dedicated to food and consumer product litigation management.
HB Litigation Conferences
Attorneys Speaking: Richard Shore
New York, NY
January 27, 2010
Chinese Manufacturing and Imports: Effective Approaches for Anticipating Challenges and Managing Risks
Chinese Drywall Insurance Conference
Attorneys Speaking: Barry I. Buchman
Miami Beach, FL
October 22-23, 2009
Crittenden Insurance Coverage Forum
Attorneys Speaking: Richard Shore
Philadelphia, PA
October 1-2, 2009
URMIA 40th Annual Conference
Attorneys Speaking: Jonathan M. Cohen
Nashville, TN
September 12 - 16, 2009
Currently, both the challenges and opportunities facing higher education risk managers have never been greater. URMIA's 40th Annual Conference, Tuning Your Risk Management Skills, will provide you with information and skills that you and every level of risk management and insurance professional can use at your own institution or company to take advantage of those opportunities and face your challenges.
RIMS Memphis Chapter Meeting
Attorneys Speaking: Richard Shore
Memphis, TN
September 10, 2009
There has been significant speculation about the likely effect of the current financial crisis on the insurance industry. This presentation is intended to provide practical information and guidance to risk managers as they deal with the resulting challenges. Among other things, it will address what steps risk managers can take to secure the best available coverage in the face of anticipated or potential ratings downgrades, market contractions, and pricing increases; how risk managers can most effectively facilitate the adjustment of claims and pursue the resolution of insurance coverage disputes as insurers try to conserve resources, both human and financial; and what risk managers can do to deal effectively with potentially increasing insurer insolvencies.
Florida Home Builders Association Southeast Building Conference
Attorneys Speaking: Barry I. Buchman
July 30, 2009
HB Benzene Litigation Conference
Attorneys Speaking: Barry I. Buchman
San Francisco, CA
July 24, 2009
ABA Insurer Receivership & Run-off
Attorneys Speaking: Craig J. Litherland
June 4, 2009
The traditional view of rehabilitation as a state version of Chapter 11 will be challenged and explored in this panel, using case studies. The business reality and implications of run-off will be considered, along with the regulatory need to manage systemic financial failures and preserve the historical and ongoing commercial and personal coverage needs of (re)insureds.
RIMS Central Ohio Chapter Meeting
Attorneys Speaking: Richard Shore
May 20, 2009
There has been significant speculation about the likely effect of the current financial crisis on the insurance industry. This presentation is intended to provide practical information and guidance to risk managers as they deal with the resulting challenges. Among other things, it will address what steps risk managers can take to secure the best available coverage in the face of anticipated or potential ratings downgrades, market contractions, and pricing increases; how risk managers can most effectively facilitate the adjustment of claims and pursue the resolution of insurance coverage disputes as insurers try to conserve resources, both human and financial; and what risk managers can do to deal effectively with potentially increasing insurer insolvencies.