Events

CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE 2017

Event Info

Location:

Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego

Standard Room Rate – $299 Premium Deluxe – $329 Room reservations must be completed through the Business Insurance website during the registration process. The hotel will not make your reservation. The Hotel rate is not included in your conference registration fee.
1 Market Place
San Diego, California 92101
Phone : 619 232 1234

The CLM and Business Insurance Construction Conference covers all aspects of insurance, risk, and claims management aspects of the insurance related to the construction industry. In addition to addressing construction defects and other hot topics, conference sessions will also address facets of construction site accidents/injuries, coverage issues, subcontractor issues, risk management, and new technologies. Sessions will address issues on the national, regional, and state levels. In addition to the interactive educational sessions, conference attendees will have many opportunities to network with other thought-leaders in the industry.
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2018 CLM & Business Insurance Construction Conference | September 26-28, 2018 | Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificant Mile

Following are the registration Categories:

October 09

12:00 PM – 06:00 PM EST
Registration

04:30 PM – 05:30 PM EST
Opening Session

06:00 PM – 10:00 PM EST
Dinner on the USS Midway

October 10

07:45 AM – 08:45 AM EST
Breakfast

08:45 AM – 10:15 AM EST
Premier Session 1

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM EST
Break 1

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM EST
Session 1

National – 50 State Survey of the Applicability of Statutes of Repose to Indemnity and Contribution Claims in Construction Cases
National – Can the Industry Improve? Addressing the Current Challenges of Bias in the Construction Litigation Industry
National – Interplay Between Design Professionals and Contractor on Construction Projects and Litigation
National – We Have a New Claim Where? Best Practices for Handling Regional and National Accounts
OSHA Compliance Under the Trump Administration
Southeast – No Reservations: Crafting a Reservation of Rights Letter After Harleysville v. Heritage
Southeast – What is Broken in Right to Repair Statutes?
West – Emerging Subcontractor Battles: On the Frontlines with Crawford and Additional Insured Claims
West – Minding the Gap: Addressing Liability for Inadequate Insurance Coverage

11:45 AM – 01:00 PM EST
Lunch

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM EST
Session 2

Emerging Risks in the Construction Industry
National – Construction Management: Maneuvering Liability Pitfalls in Modern Construction
National – Handling the Policy Limits Demand
National – How the Use of Drones and 3D/BIM Modeling is Changing the Defense of Construction Defect Litigation
National – To Defend or Not to Defend: The Dilemma for Carriers, Subcontractors, and Their Counsel
Southeast – Deconstructing Explosive Issues
Southeast – There’s Nothing Wrong with the Construction, But It’s Still YOUR FAULT!
West – Burning Down the House: How Tidwell Enterprises and Pyrolysis Could Affect Construction Defect Coverage
West – Red Light, Green Light: When CC&Rs Give HOAs the Go Ahead to Sue

02:00 PM – 02:30 PM EST
Break 2

02:30 PM – 03:30 PM EST
Session 3

Fatal Falls – The No. 1 Risk in Construction
National – Challenging Experts in Building Product Cases: Clearing the Smoke and Smashing the Mirrors
National – Coverage Nightmares
National – Don’t Get Wrapped Up in Navigating Wrap Ups!
National – From the Mouths of Millennials: Perceptions, Realities and Strategies for Dealing with Millennials in the Construction Industry
National – The $227 Million Dollar Settlement and How to Avoid It
Southeast – Defects and Denials in Dixieland
West – Cascadia Construction Claims: Surviving in the Wild Pacific Northwest
West – Risk Transfer for Complex Construction Cases

03:30 PM – 04:00 PM EST
Break 3

04:00 PM – 05:00 PM EST
Session 4

Finding Business Freedom Through Captive Insurance
National – Class Actions – A Blessing or a Curse
National – Experts: Their Care and Feeding to Make Sure They Don’t Bite!
National – Managing and Defending Catastrophic Claims in the Face of Adverse Media Exposure
National – The Future of Infrastructure: Walls, Bridges, Tunnels, Airports and Roads
Southeast – Navigating the Settlement Agreement
Southeast – Extrapolation: Projecting Defects and Damages Based on Limited Testing
Texas – Don’t Mess with Texas: Unique Coverage, Liability and Venue Issues in the Lone Star State
West – Excess v. Primary: Untold Stories and Lessons Learned

05:00 PM – 06:00 PM EST
Cocktail Reception

October 11

07:45 AM – 08:45 AM EST
Breakfast

08:45 AM – 10:15 AM EST
Premier Session 2

How to Survive Litigating a Construction Claim in a Judicial Hell Hole

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM EST
Break 4

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM EST
Session 5

National – Fifty Shades of Mediation: Trial vs. Arbitration – How Each Require Differing Approaches for a Successful Mediation
National – I Rip, You Tear, the Carrier Pays? Insurance Coverage for Rip and Tear Expenses
National – Virtual Technology Solutions for Forensic Construction Litigation

Marissa Beyers
Senior Vice President
Trial Behavior Consulting

Sessions
Premier Session 2
How to Survive Litigating a Construction Claim in a Judicial Hell Hole

Matthew Adler
Sr. Claims Consultant
XL Catlin

Sessions
West – Red Light, Green Light: When CC&Rs Give HOAs the Go Ahead to Sue

Denise Anderson
Attorney
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Sessions
Southeast – There’s Nothing Wrong with the Construction, But It’s Still YOUR FAULT!

Rebecca Appelbaum
Attorney
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Sessions
National – Coverage Nightmares

Cynthia Arce
Litigation Case Manager
Liberty Mutual

Sessions
Southeast – Navigating the Settlement Agreement

Kristina Ashcraft
Corporate Vice President
MC Consultants, Inc.

Sessions
Southeast – Deconstructing Explosive Issues

Virginia Balogh
Claims Attorney
Century Insurance Group

Sessions
West – Emerging Subcontractor Battles: On the Frontlines with Crawford and Additional Insured Claims

Tara Barlin
Complex Director
AIG

Sessions
National – We Have a New Claim Where? Best Practices for Handling Regional and National Accounts

Steven Bauman
Head of Global Programs & Captive Practice
XL Catlin

Sessions
Finding Business Freedom Through Captive Insurance

Brandon Beane
Vice President- Risk Management
Coastal Construction Services Group

Sessions
Southeast – Deconstructing Explosive Issues

Larry Beemer
VP, Claims
iat insurance group

Sessions
Premier Session 2
How to Survive Litigating a Construction Claim in a Judicial Hell Hole

Kelly Behrens
Senior Claim Specialist
Vela Insurance Services LLC

Sessions
National – From the Mouths of Millennials: Perceptions, Realities and Strategies for Dealing with Millennials in the Construction Industry

Daniel Berman
Partner
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP

Sessions
National – From the Mouths of Millennials: Perceptions, Realities and Strategies for Dealing with Millennials in the Construction Industry

Christine Bernstock
Director – Risk Management, Tishman Construction Corporation|
AECOM

Sessions
National – We Have a New Claim Where? Best Practices for Handling Regional and National Accounts

J. Stephen Berry
Partner
Dentons

Sessions
Southeast – Defects and Denials in Dixieland

Michele Blais
Claims Director
Chubb

Sessions
Southeast – There’s Nothing Wrong with the Construction, But It’s Still YOUR FAULT!

David Blau
Attorney
Blau & Associates, P.C.

Sessions
West – Risk Transfer for Complex Construction Cases

Kenneth Bloom
Attorney
Gartner + Bloom PC

Sessions
National – Construction Management: Maneuvering Liability Pitfalls in Modern Construction

Eugene Boule
PARTNER
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Sessions
Fatal Falls – The No. 1 Risk in Construction

Mark Boyle
Attorney
Boyle Leonard, PA

Sessions
National – I Rip, You Tear, the Carrier Pays? Insurance Coverage for Rip and Tear Expenses

Michael Bramhall
Senior Structural Engineer
CASE Forensics

Sessions
West – Cascadia Construction Claims: Surviving in the Wild Pacific Northwest

Keith Bremer
Attorney
Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP

Sessions
National – Handling the Policy Limits Demand

Melanie Brown
Manager
Markel Service, Incorporated

Sessions
National – Interplay Between Design Professionals and Contractor on Construction Projects and Litigation

Thomas Brown
Manager, Construction Defect Claims
National Claim Services Inc.

Sessions
National – Don’t Get Wrapped Up in Navigating Wrap Ups!

David Bunnell
Sr Risk Control Engineer
Aon Risk Solutions

Sessions
OSHA Compliance Under the Trump Administration

Stephen Buonpane
Senior Vice President, Chubb Construction Group
Chubb

Sessions
National – Virtual Technology Solutions for Forensic Construction Litigation

Drew Butler
Attorney
Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A.

Sessions
Southeast – Navigating the Settlement Agreement

TJ Cate
Western Construction Division Manager
Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.

Sessions
Southeast – What is Broken in Right to Repair Statutes?

Marie Cheung-Truslow
Partner
Cheung-Truslow & Uehlein, LLC

Sessions
National – 50 State Survey of the Applicability of Statutes of Repose to Indemnity and Contribution Claims in Construction Cases

Kevin Clonts
Attorney
Rizzo Mattingly Bosworth PC

Sessions
West – Minding the Gap: Addressing Liability for Inadequate Insurance Coverage

Adrienne Cohen
Attorney
Law Offices of Adrienne D. Cohen

Sessions
West – Red Light, Green Light: When CC&Rs Give HOAs the Go Ahead to Sue

John Cominski
Program Manager
Empirical Loss Management LLC

Sessions
National – How the Use of Drones and 3D/BIM Modeling is Changing the Defense of Construction Defect Litigation

Eric Conn
Chair, OSHA Practice
Conn Maciel Carey PLLC

Sessions
OSHA Compliance Under the Trump Administration

Ryan Coons
Construction Defect Unit Manager
Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company

Sessions
National – I Rip, You Tear, the Carrier Pays? Insurance Coverage for Rip and Tear Expenses

Aimee Cosper
Litigation Claims Specialist
Berkley Southeast Insurance Group

Sessions
Southeast – No Reservations: Crafting a Reservation of Rights Letter After Harleysville v. Heritage

Carolyn Crawford
Director, Construction Defect
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY

Sessions
How to Survive Litigating a Construction Claim in a Judicial Hell Hole

Alicia Curran
Attorney
Cozen O’Connor

Sessions
Texas – Don’t Mess with Texas: Unique Coverage, Liability and Venue Issues in the Lone Star State

Patrica Davis
Managing Director
Empirical Loss Management LLC

Sessions
National – Coverage Nightmares

Robert H. de Flesco
Attorney
Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A.

Sessions
Southeast – Extrapolation: Projecting Defects and Damages Based on Limited Testing

Mickey deLaup
Owner
Delaup Law Firm

Sessions
National – Can the Industry Improve? Addressing the Current Challenges of Bias in the Construction Litigation Industry

William Deragon
Claim Director
Old Republic Contractors Insurance Group

Sessions
Texas – Don’t Mess with Texas: Unique Coverage, Liability and Venue Issues in the Lone Star State

Glenn Dienstag
SVP Claims
Old Republic Contractors Insurance Group

Sessions
National – The Future of Infrastructure: Walls, Bridges, Tunnels, Airports and Roads

Bert Dizon
Claims Risk & Quality Assurance and PIP Manager
KNIGHT INSURANCE GROUP

Sessions
National – The $227 Million Dollar Settlement and How to Avoid It

Margaret Donnell
Senior Claims Counsel- A&E
Hiscox

Sessions
National – 50 State Survey of the Applicability of Statutes of Repose to Indemnity and Contribution Claims in Construction Cases

Joe Duncan
Attorney
Huie Fernambucq & Stewart LLP

Sessions
National – The Future of Infrastructure: Walls, Bridges, Tunnels, Airports and Roads

Chad Dunigan
Attorney
Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, LLP

Sessions
Southeast – There’s Nothing Wrong with the Construction, But It’s Still YOUR FAULT!

Julian Ehrlich
SVP Claims
Aon

Sessions
National – We Have a New Claim Where? Best Practices for Handling Regional and National Accounts

Susie Ferguson
Sr. Claims Consultant Technical Manager
American Contractors Insurance Group, Inc.

Sessions
Southeast – Extrapolation: Projecting Defects and Damages Based on Limited Testing

Kevin Follett
Sr. Case Manager
RiverStone Resources LLC

Sessions
National – Class Actions – A Blessing or a Curse

Laura Forrest
Attorney
Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, LLP

Sessions
Southeast – Defects and Denials in Dixieland

Mark Franke
Assistant Vice President, Claim Director
Old Republic Contractors Insurance Group

Sessions
Southeast – Deconstructing Explosive Issues

Jennifer Franklin
Manager Claims Corporate
THE MAIN STREET AMERICA GROUP

Sessions
Southeast – What is Broken in Right to Repair Statutes?

Mike Fredebeil
North American Director Construction Risk Control
Willis Towers Watson

Sessions
Fatal Falls – The No. 1 Risk in Construction

Elaine Fresch
Partner
Selman Breitman

Sessions
National – Can the Industry Improve? Addressing the Current Challenges of Bias in the Construction Litigation Industry

Valerie Garcia
Attorney
Hall & Evans, L.L.C.

Sessions
National – Challenging Experts in Building Product Cases: Clearing the Smoke and Smashing the Mirrors

Rima Ghandour
Attorney
Ghandour Law

Sessions
National – Class Actions – A Blessing or a Curse

Ken Gillespie
Supervising Litigation Adjuster
Builders Mutual Insurance Company

Sessions
Southeast – Defects and Denials in Dixieland

Yolanda Gonzalez
Senior Claims Adjuster
North American Risk Services

Sessions
National – Can the Industry Improve? Addressing the Current Challenges of Bias in the Construction Litigation Industry

Anne M. Goyette
Mediator, Arbitrator, Special Master
Griffiths Goyette

Sessions
West – Emerging Subcontractor Battles: On the Frontlines with Crawford and Additional Insured Claims

Stephen Gross
Attorney
Fowler White Burnett PA

Sessions
National – Fifty Shades of Mediation: Trial vs. Arbitration – How Each Require Differing Approaches for a Successful Mediation

Angela Hagerty
Manager, Construction Defect
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY

Sessions
West – Burning Down the House: How Tidwell Enterprises and Pyrolysis Could Affect Construction Defect Coverage

James Hailey
Partner
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP

Sessions
National – To Defend or Not to Defend: The Dilemma for Carriers, Subcontractors, and Their Counsel

Aaron Haimowitz
Risk Manager
Turner Construction Co.

Sessions
Fatal Falls – The No. 1 Risk in Construction

Michael Halter
Senior Vice President, Construction Safety Industry Practice Group
Marsh

Sessions
OSHA Compliance Under the Trump Administration

Sherrianne Hanavan
Claims Supervisor
Catalina U.S. Insurance Services

Sessions
West – Excess v. Primary: Untold Stories and Lessons Learned

Robert Hancock
Attorney
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.

Sessions
National – How the Use of Drones and 3D/BIM Modeling is Changing the Defense of Construction Defect Litigation

Charles Harris
Partner
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP

Sessions
Emerging Risks in the Construction Industry

Taranae Hashemi
Attorney
Morgan & Akins, PLLC

Sessions
National – The $227 Million Dollar Settlement and How to Avoid It

Rex Heeseman
Attorney
JAMS-Heeseman

Sessions
West – Red Light, Green Light: When CC&Rs Give HOAs the Go Ahead to Sue

Sandra Heiden
Complex Claims Specialist, JD, CLMP
Navigators

Sessions
West – Cascadia Construction Claims: Surviving in the Wild Pacific Northwest

Stephen Henning
Founder / Senior Partner
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP

Sessions
Construction Claim Leaders: Emerging Trends in Coverage and Litigation in 2017 and Beyond

Julie Herman
Chief Risk Officer
Discovery and Seeno Homes

Sessions
National – Don’t Get Wrapped Up in Navigating Wrap Ups!

Michael Hinojosa
Chief Claims Officer
National Claim Services Inc.

Sessions
Southeast – Extrapolation: Projecting Defects and Damages Based on Limited Testing

Lorri Hoffman
Construction Defect Unit Manager
THE MAIN STREET AMERICA GROUP

Sessions
Southeast – Navigating the Settlement Agreement

Guy Hollingsworth
Architects and Engineers Professional Liability Claims
Hanover Insurance

Sessions
National – Experts: Their Care and Feeding to Make Sure They Don’t Bite!

Kelly Howell
Risk and Insurance Consultant, VP
IOA Insurance Services

Sessions
National – Experts: Their Care and Feeding to Make Sure They Don’t Bite!

Jeremy Huish
Sr. Vice President-Captive Business Development, North America
Artex

Sessions
Finding Business Freedom Through Captive Insurance

Donna Hunt
AVP of Designers and Contractors Professional Liability
Ironshore Insurance Company

Sessions
National – 50 State Survey of the Applicability of Statutes of Repose to Indemnity and Contribution Claims in Construction Cases

Cindy Hunter
Senior Vice President U.S. Property & Casualty Claims
Navigators

Sessions
National – Managing and Defending Catastrophic Claims in the Face of Adverse Media Exposure

James Jardin
Attorney
Collins Collins Muir & Stewart

Sessions
National – Interplay Between Design Professionals and Contractor on Construction Projects and Litigation

Jason Judovin
Senior Claims Examiner
Markel Corporation

Sessions
National – Coverage Nightmares

Terence Kadlec
Practice Leader – Construction Defect Group
Envista Forensics

Sessions
National – The Future of Infrastructure: Walls, Bridges, Tunnels, Airports and Roads

Karen Keniff
Senior Vice President, Large Accounts
Zurich

Sessions
Emerging Risks in the Construction Industry

Alicia Kennon
Attorney
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP

Sessions
National – Managing and Defending Catastrophic Claims in the Face of Adverse Media Exposure

Rinat B. Klier Erlich
Partner
Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP

Sessions
National – Interplay Between Design Professionals and Contractor on Construction Projects and Litigation

Henry Koffman
Director/Professor
University of Southern California

Sessions
National – Construction Management: Maneuvering Liability Pitfalls in Modern Construction

Thomas Kramer
Managing Principal
LJB

Sessions
Fatal Falls – The No. 1 Risk in Construction

Mark Lanterman
Chief Technology Officer
Computer Forensics Services

Sessions
Opening Session

Barbara Laskaris
Assistant Vice President, Large Loss Specialist – Construction Defect Claims
Arch Insurance Group Inc.

Sessions
National – Class Actions – A Blessing or a Curse

Terrence Lavy
Attorney
Vernis and Bowling

Sessions
Southeast – What is Broken in Right to Repair Statutes?

David Lee
Attorney
Lee, Hernandez, Landrum & Garofalo

Sessions
Southeast – What is Broken in Right to Repair Statutes?

Jack Levy
Partner
Smith Freed & Eberhard

Sessions
National – Class Actions – A Blessing or a Curse

Vivian Lindsay
Claims Handler
Navigators

Sessions
West – Burning Down the House: How Tidwell Enterprises and Pyrolysis Could Affect Construction Defect Coverage

Steve Lokus
Western Regional Vice President, Casualty Claims
Navigators

Sessions
Construction Claim Leaders: Emerging Trends in Coverage and Litigation in 2017 and Beyond

Aaron Lorentz
Legal Counsel – Risk
INSTALLED BUILDING PRODUCTS

Sessions
National – Challenging Experts in Building Product Cases: Clearing the Smoke and Smashing the Mirrors

Daniel Lounsbery
Claims Analyst
RiverStone Resources LLP

Sessions
West – Cascadia Construction Claims: Surviving in the Wild Pacific Northwest

Donna MacConnell
Sr. Vice President – Claims Manager
Lockton Companies, LLC

Sessions
Southeast – What is Broken in Right to Repair Statutes?

John Macy
Claims Supervisor
Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.

Sessions
West – Excess v. Primary: Untold Stories and Lessons Learned

Moira Malany
Assistant Vice President
Network Adjusters, Inc.

Sessions
National – Managing and Defending Catastrophic Claims in the Face of Adverse Media Exposure

Chris Mandel
SVP and Director
Sedgwick Institute

Sessions
Finding Business Freedom Through Captive Insurance

Julia Manganaro
Complex Claims Specialist
Navigators

Sessions
National – Construction Management: Maneuvering Liability Pitfalls in Modern Construction

Thomas Mannion
Attorney
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP

Sessions
How to Survive Litigating a Construction Claim in a Judicial Hell Hole

Phillip Marquez
Sr. Construction Claim Analyst
Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.

Sessions
National – Handling the Policy Limits Demand

Tyler Marsh
UAS Pilot | Senior Construction Consultant
MC Consultants, Inc.

Sessions
National – How the Use of Drones and 3D/BIM Modeling is Changing the Defense of Construction Defect Litigation

Paul Mason
Large Loss Claims Specialist
XL Catlin

Sessions
National – From the Mouths of Millennials: Perceptions, Realities and Strategies for Dealing with Millennials in the Construction Industry

Daniel Melcher
Director of Engineering
Focus Forensics

Sessions
National – Virtual Technology Solutions for Forensic Construction Litigation

Mike Melendez
Attorney
Cozen O’Connor

Sessions
West – Burning Down the House: How Tidwell Enterprises and Pyrolysis Could Affect Construction Defect Coverage

Patrick Mendes
Attorney
Tyson & Mendes LLP

Sessions
West – Excess v. Primary: Untold Stories and Lessons Learned

Kevin Michael
Attorney
Cozen O’Connor

Sessions
West – Cascadia Construction Claims: Surviving in the Wild Pacific Northwest

Janice Michaels
Attorney
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP

Sessions
West – Red Light, Green Light: When CC&Rs Give HOAs the Go Ahead to Sue

Phyllis Modlin
Claims Manager
Markel Service, Incorporated

Sessions
Construction Claim Leaders: Emerging Trends in Coverage and Litigation in 2017 and Beyond

Michael Montgomery
Attorney
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Sessions
National – Challenging Experts in Building Product Cases: Clearing the Smoke and Smashing the Mirrors

J. Kevin Moore
Partner
Poole & Shaffery, LLP

Sessions
National – The Future of Infrastructure: Walls, Bridges, Tunnels, Airports and Roads

Dennis Morey
Risk Management – Defects/Property Damage Claims Manager
DPR Construction

Sessions
National – How the Use of Drones and 3D/BIM Modeling is Changing the Defense of Construction Defect Litigation

Brendan Moynihan
Director of Claims
Structure Tone Inc

Sessions
National – Fifty Shades of Mediation: Trial vs. Arbitration – How Each Require Differing Approaches for a Successful Mediation

William Nebeker
Partner
Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, LLP

Sessions
National – Don’t Get Wrapped Up in Navigating Wrap Ups!

Jeffrey Neidle
Vice President
ONEBEACON INSURANCE GROUP

Sessions
West – Minding the Gap: Addressing Liability for Inadequate Insurance Coverage

Penni Nelson
Risk Manager
Hillwood Development

Sessions
Emerging Risks in the Construction Industry

Samia Nettles
Attorney
Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A.

Sessions
Southeast – No Reservations: Crafting a Reservation of Rights Letter After Harleysville v. Heritage

Charles Numbers
Attorney
Meredith, Weinstein & Numbers

Sessions
National – Handling the Policy Limits Demand

Laura Paton
Of Counsel
Carlock, Copeland and Stair, LLP

Sessions
Southeast – No Reservations: Crafting a Reservation of Rights Letter After Harleysville v. Heritage

Cesar Pereira
General Counsel
JudLau – OHL USA

Sessions
National – We Have a New Claim Where? Best Practices for Handling Regional and National Accounts

Jayne Pittman
Attorney
CONROY SIMBERG

Sessions
National – To Defend or Not to Defend: The Dilemma for Carriers, Subcontractors, and Their Counsel

Stuart C. Poage
Attorney
Kubicki Draper

Sessions
National – Virtual Technology Solutions for Forensic Construction Litigation

Linda Pretzel
Claims Analyst
RiverStone Resources LLP

Sessions
National – The $227 Million Dollar Settlement and How to Avoid It

Maria Quintero
Partner
HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP

Sessions
National – Coverage Nightmares

Matthew Rabin
Director
York

Sessions
National – Interplay Between Design Professionals and Contractor on Construction Projects and Litigation

Brenda Radmacher
Attorney
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP

Sessions
National – Fifty Shades of Mediation: Trial vs. Arbitration – How Each Require Differing Approaches for a Successful Mediation

Anna Raman
Attorney
Preg O’Donnell & Gillett

Sessions
West – Minding the Gap: Addressing Liability for Inadequate Insurance Coverage

Victoria Remolina Schwier
Senior Claims Specialist
XL Catlin

Sessions
National – 50 State Survey of the Applicability of Statutes of Repose to Indemnity and Contribution Claims in Construction Cases

Karen Rice
Vice President Construction Claims
XL Catlin

Sessions
Construction Claim Leaders: Emerging Trends in Coverage and Litigation in 2017 and Beyond

Michael Rodriguez
Litigation Specialist
NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY

Sessions
Texas – Don’t Mess with Texas: Unique Coverage, Liability and Venue Issues in the Lone Star State

Jannea Rogers
Attorney
Adams and Reese, LLP

Sessions
National – Coverage Nightmares

Mary Rowe
Claims Manager
Markel Service, Incorporated

Sessions
National – I Rip, You Tear, the Carrier Pays? Insurance Coverage for Rip and Tear Expenses

Joseph Russo
Construction Broking Platform Director
Willis Towers Watson

Sessions
Emerging Risks in the Construction Industry

Jamie Samaniego
Senior Claims Examiner
Markel Service, Incorporated

Sessions
National – From the Mouths of Millennials: Perceptions, Realities and Strategies for Dealing with Millennials in the Construction Industry

Brian Sanders
Attorney/Partner/Shareholder
Ericksen Arbuthnot

Sessions
West – Emerging Subcontractor Battles: On the Frontlines with Crawford and Additional Insured Claims

Mark Savel
President
Mark H Savel Architects, Inc.

Sessions
National – Experts: Their Care and Feeding to Make Sure They Don’t Bite!

Todd Schweitzer
Assistant Vice President
Zurich North America

Sessions
Construction Claim Leaders: Emerging Trends in Coverage and Litigation in 2017 and Beyond

Jay Russell Sever
Attorney
Phelps Dunbar

Sessions
Texas – Don’t Mess with Texas: Unique Coverage, Liability and Venue Issues in the Lone Star State

Abby Seymour
Claims Territory Leader
Westfield Group

Sessions
Southeast – No Reservations: Crafting a Reservation of Rights Letter After Harleysville v. Heritage

Mark Shifton
Attorney
Seiger Gfeller Laurie LLP

Sessions
National – Managing and Defending Catastrophic Claims in the Face of Adverse Media Exposure

Marc Shortino
Attorney
Gartner + Bloom PC

Sessions
Southeast – Extrapolation: Projecting Defects and Damages Based on Limited Testing

Caryn Siebert
VP / Head of Claims
KNIGHT INSURANCE GROUP

Sessions
National – To Defend or Not to Defend: The Dilemma for Carriers, Subcontractors, and Their Counsel

Erik Sikorski
Claims Executive
Builders Insurance Group

Sessions
Southeast – Defects and Denials in Dixieland

Dennis Silvia
President
Cedar Consulting LLC

Sessions
Finding Business Freedom Through Captive Insurance

Steve Sloman
Examining Unit Manager
Liberty Mutual

Sessions
West – Minding the Gap: Addressing Liability for Inadequate Insurance Coverage

David Smith
Counsel

Toll Bros, Inc.

Sessions
Southeast – There’s Nothing Wrong with the Construction, But It’s Still YOUR FAULT!

Kevin Smith
Attorney
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP

Sessions
How to Survive Litigating a Construction Claim in a Judicial Hell Hole

Keith E. Smith
Attorney
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP

Sessions
West – Risk Transfer for Complex Construction Cases

Mary Smythe-Ceko
Vice President, Claims
Vela Insurance Services LLC

Sessions
National – Can the Industry Improve? Addressing the Current Challenges of Bias in the Construction Litigation Industry

Don Soto
Claims Supervisor
CARL WARREN & COMPANY

Sessions
National – To Defend or Not to Defend: The Dilemma for Carriers, Subcontractors, and Their Counsel

Brian Stewart
Attorney
Collins Collins Muir & Stewart

Sessions
National – Experts: Their Care and Feeding to Make Sure They Don’t Bite!

Gary Strong
Attorney
Seiger Gfeller Laurie LLP

Sessions
National – 50 State Survey of the Applicability of Statutes of Repose to Indemnity and Contribution Claims in Construction Cases

Paul Stuart
Claim Director
Old Republic Contractors Insurance Group

Sessions
National – Virtual Technology Solutions for Forensic Construction Litigation

Matthew Summers
Project Insurance Practice Leader
Willis Towers Watson

Sessions
National – Don’t Get Wrapped Up in Navigating Wrap Ups!

Cynthia Tarle
Attorney
Tarle Law

Sessions
Texas – Don’t Mess with Texas: Unique Coverage, Liability and Venue Issues in the Lone Star State

Wendy Testa
Attorney
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

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National – Don’t Get Wrapped Up in Navigating Wrap Ups!

John H. Toohey
Attorney
Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP

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West – Risk Transfer for Complex Construction Cases

Emma Tortorici
Assistant Vice President
Chubb

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National – Managing and Defending Catastrophic Claims in the Face of Adverse Media Exposure

Wilson Townsend
Vice President of Claims
RiverStone Resources LLC

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Construction Claim Leaders: Emerging Trends in Coverage and Litigation in 2017 and Beyond

George Truitt
Attorney
Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A.

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Southeast – Deconstructing Explosive Issues

Lisa Unger
Sr. Claims Examiner
Markel Service, Incorporated

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National – Fifty Shades of Mediation: Trial vs. Arbitration – How Each Require Differing Approaches for a Successful Mediation

Wakako Uritani
Attorney
Lorber, Greenfield & Polito, LLP

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National – Construction Management: Maneuvering Liability Pitfalls in Modern Construction

Raymond Weisse
Vice President of Claims – SBS North America
SCOR Reinsurance

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West – Excess v. Primary: Untold Stories and Lessons Learned

Sarah Wetmore
Attorney/Partner
Carlock, Copeland and Stair, LLP

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Southeast – Navigating the Settlement Agreement

Darrell Whiteley
Attorney
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP

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National – We Have a New Claim Where? Best Practices for Handling Regional and National Accounts

Robert Witmeyer
Attorney
Cooper & Scully, P.C.

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National – I Rip, You Tear, the Carrier Pays? Insurance Coverage for Rip and Tear Expenses

Geoff Wood
Attorney
Ericksen Arbuthnot

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West – Burning Down the House: How Tidwell Enterprises and Pyrolysis Could Affect Construction Defect Coverage

Ralph Woodard
Claims Manager
Navigators

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West – Risk Transfer for Complex Construction Cases

Gerald Wright
Casualty Claims Supervisor
Empirical Loss Management LLC

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National – Can the Industry Improve? Addressing the Current Challenges of Bias in the Construction Litigation Industry

Lee Wright
AVP. Sr, Claim Manager
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National – Challenging Experts in Building Product Cases: Clearing the Smoke and Smashing the Mirrors

Irene Yesowitch
Shareholder
Cozen O’Connor

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West – Emerging Subcontractor Battles: On the Frontlines with Crawford and Additional Insured Claims

David Zehner
Partner
Zehner Trial Consulting

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National – The $227 Million Dollar Settlement and How to Avoid It

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