Emerging Issues in Environmental Insurance

- Location -
Concierge Conference Center
780 Third Avenue (at 48th Street)
New York, NY 10017
(212) 735-0072

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

4.0 MCLE Credits: 4.0 Professional Practice

Can’t attend in person?  This program is available live and via a simultaneous live webcast option. 

NYSBA Co-sponsors: Environmental Law Section, Environmental Insurance Committee, Committee on Continuing Legal Education

This program examines critical aspects of environmental insurance and provides valuable insights on using environmental insurance as a risk management tool. Leaders of key environmental insurance companies will provide an environmental insurance market update and current information regarding claim trends.  Sessions will address emerging legal liability and evolving coverages and will feature practical tips from national experts on handling claims. Relevant case law and lessons learned will also be presented to help practitioners maximize available environmental coverage and minimize disputes with carriers.

Program Agenda

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.        Registration (outside meeting room)

9:00 – 10:15       Part I:

Introduction

Gerard P. Cavaluzzi*, Vice President and Division Counsel, ARCADIS U.S., Inc., White Plains, New York

State of Marketplace Overview

Speakers:      

Gene P. Devine, Senior Vice President, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc., Garden City, New York
Howard M. Tollin, President and Managing Director, Sterling Environmental Services, Woodbury, New York 

Views from the Carriers:   Emerging Environmental Insurance  Coverage Issues/Claim Trends

Moderator:     Gerard P. Cavaluzzi, Vice President and Division Counsel, ARCADIS U.S., Inc., White Plains, New York

Speakers:        

William Bell, National Environmental Manager, Chubb Custom Market, Inc., New York, New York
Lana Keppel, Environmental Division Executive, Chartis, New York, New York
Robert Newmarker, Head of Environmental Site – Specialty Products, Zurich North America, Boston, Massachusetts
Mary Ann Susavidge, Senior Vice President, XL Environmental Insurance, Exton, Pennsylvania

*  Part I Chair                                                                                 

10:15 – 10:25     Refreshment Break

10:25 – 11:15     Part II: Key/Emerging Environmental Risk Issues and Environmental Coverage/Claims Implications:  Conversations with The Carriers and The Experts

Panelists:       

Andrea Grossman*, Senior Vice President, Willis Mergers & Acquisitions, New York, New York
Suzanne M. Avena, Partner, Garfunkel Wild PC, Great Neck, New York 
Michele Schroeder, Principal, Law Office of Michele Schroeder, Rockville Center, New York

• Hydraulic Fracturing
• Indoor Air Quality, Vapor Intrusion, Mold Claims/Coverage Issues
• Regulatory Changes/”Governmental Trigger” Claims/Coverage Issues
• Known Contaminants Claim/Coverage Issues

*  Part II Chair

11:15-11:25       Refreshment Break

11:25 a.m. -12:50 p.m.       Part III: Case Law Overview/Lessons Learned: Claims Handling to Maximize Available Environmental Coverage and Minimize Disputes with Carriers

Speakers:      

Daniele Cervino, Partner, Golub & Isabel, P.C., Parsippany, New Jersey
John G. Nevius*, Shareholder, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., New York, New York
Ann M. Waeger*, Partner, Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP, Woodbridge, New Jersey           

This session will explore a variety of key techniques/strategies to provide insights into environmental insurance policies and the acquisition and claims process, including:

• Recent Developments in Case Law/Lessons Learned
• Effective Strategies For Getting Claims Paid, Including: Proper Submission, Responding to Reservations of Rights, and Facilitating Claims Adjustment
• Avoiding Common Claim Mistakes and Strategies for How To Address Them With The Insurance Company(ies)

* Part III Co-Chairs            

12:50-1:00         Questions/Closing Remarks

                           Gerard P. Cavaluzzi, Vice President and Division Counsel, ARCADIS U.S., Inc., White Plains, New York

 1:00 p.m.          Adjournment

We appreciate the support of our Corporate Sponsors:

Refreshment Break Sponsors:

Breakfast Co-Sponsors:

This advanced-level course has been approved for MCLE credit in New York for all attorneys, except those who are newly admitted (less than twenty-four months).

New this Year: All program materials will be distributed exclusively online in searchable PDF format, allowing attendees more flexibility in storing this information and allowing you to copy and paste relevant portions of the materials for specific use in your practice.  A CLE NotePad © (paper) will be provided to all attendees at the live program site.  The CLE NotePad © includes lined pages for taking notes on each topic, as well as any PowerPoint presentations submitted prior to printing. Traditional printed course books can be ordered at the program site for the discounted price of $20.00 and will be shipped subsequent to the program date.

Directions

Between 48th and 49th Street Using Public Transit: Take the 4, 5, 6, S Subway to Grand Central Station Walk one block East to Third Ave, continue North on Third Ave to 48th Street Take the E, V Subway to Lexington Ave/53rd Street. Walk one block East to Third Ave, continue South to 49th Street

Note: CLE Coupons and Comp Passes will not be accepted for this program.

The last day to pre-register online was December 2, 2012.

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