2016 LAW SCHOOL FOR INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS
Co-sponsored by the NYSBA Torts, Insurance & Compensation Law Section (TICL) and New York Insurance Association, Inc. (NYIA)
Join insurance industry professionals and their counsel for a unique program involving direct interaction between some of New York’s top insurance and defense attorneys and the industry they serve. Law School for Insurance Professionals is a full-day seminar where coverage and defense attorneys share their knowledge and experience with insurance professionals from around the State. This course does not carry MCLE or CE credit. Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance.
Attend to receive insights and updates on current legal issues that the savvy insurance professional won’t want to miss.
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Program Silver Sponsors:
DEITZ Court Reporting
Enright Court Reporting, Inc
Roman & Associates, Inc.
Wade Clark Mulcahy
Dates and Locations:
New York City | September 15, 2016
NYS Insurance Fund | 199 Church Street, New York, NY 10007
Buffalo | September 16, 2016
University at Buffalo School of Law | O'Brian Hall (Room 104), Buffalo, New York 14260
Albany | September 16, 2016
New York State Bar Center | One Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207
Long Island | September 22, 2016
Touro Law School | 225 Eastview Drive, Central Islip, NY 11722
Time: 9:00am-4:20pm (lunch is included)
Check back soon for complete timed agenda.
Cost:
Lunch and program book are included with registration.
Registration fee: $105
Group rate (5 or more from the same company): $95 each
10% discount for New York Insurance Association (NYIA) or TICL Section members ($94.50 individual, $85.50 group rate)
Law Student: $15
Registration:
Online* (Select location): New York City (9/15) | Buffalo (9/16) | Albany (9/16) | Long Island (9/22)
By Phone: (800) 582-2452 (M-F, 8am-5pm). Please mention the event code for your location: NYC (TICLIPNY16) | Buffalo (TICLIPBU16) | Albany (TICLIPAL16) | Long Island (TICLIPLI16)
Mail or Fax: Download registration form
*Don't have an online profile with NYSBA? No problem. To register online, simply click "Login to register" at your event location page, then follow the prompts to create a new user profile.
GROUP REGISTRATION (Applies to 5 or more attendees from the same company): Email [email protected] with (1) company name and contact details, and (2) list of names to be registered (specify program location). Please indicate whether you will need an invoice, or if you prefer to call with a credit card payment. If paying by check, make check payable to "New York State Bar Association" and mail attn to: Kathy Plog, NYSBA, 1 Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207.
Questions? Contact [email protected] or call Kathy Plog at (518) 487-5681.
Program Agenda:
8:30-8:55am Registration
8:55-9:00am Welcome and Announcements
9:00-9:50am Claims Investigations
9:50-11:00am Interactive Presentation with an Expert Engineer: Homeowner's Insurance
11:00-11:10am Break
11:10am-12:05pm Claims Handling Practices
12:05-1:05pm Networking Lunch (included)
1:05-2:00pm The Construction Site Accident
2:00-2:55pm Premises Liability
2:55-3:05pm Break
3:05-4:15pm Interactive Presentation: Verdict, Value, and Settlement: How Much is This Case Worth?
4:15-4:20pm Closing Remarks and Adjournment
Topic Details:
Claims Investigations: Understanding the importance of pre-lawsuit investigation and how it will affect the lawsuit; Dealing with the insured and the claimant; Retaining an investigator to assist with investigation and avoiding spoliation; and Discovery of coverage reports.
Interactive Presentation With An Expert Engineer: Homeowners Insurance: First Party Coverage vs. Third Party Coverage; Who is insured and how; Raising exclusions and determining how they affect a claim; and Understanding the necessary burden of proof is establishing damages.
Claims Handling
Practices: Deciding whether to defend or deny; How is that obligation
affected when exclusions are
triggered; Drafting the proper position
letter and concluding who to copy; Consequences of a direct action; Maintaining
claim notes when they will be subject to discovery.
The Construction Site
Accident: Shifting the risk through contractual indemnity; Dealing with unsigned contracts, riders,
retroactive indemnity agreements, and grave injuries; Determining whether the
claim is subject to additional insured coverage. How to develop your defenses;
Using Social Media for discovery and trial purposes.
Premises Liability: Requesting
and preserving evidence, use of criminal pleas and convictions, Dram Shop update,
and Negligent security cases.
Interactive
Presentation: Verdict, Value, and Settlement: How much is this case worth? This
panel consists of a mediator and a skilled trial attorney who will address recent
values of various personal injury and property damage claims and sustaining verdict values at the appellate
level; Deciding whether to mediate or go to
trial; and Putting the proper evidence before the jury.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
Want to get your company or firm name in front of a targeted audience? Consider sponsoring the 2016 Law School for Insurance professionals.
Questions? Contact [email protected] or call Kathy Plog at (518) 487-5681.
