ARIAS•U.S. 2022 Educational Seminar (Virtual)
This year’s annual education seminar is a presentation from a variety of Insurance and Reinsurance Experts, Arbitrators, Brokers, Counsel, and a Professor on Current Hot Topics in the world of Insurance and Arbitration. These include the cyber insurance and reinsurance, life and health insurance and reinsurance, the role of experts, and more.
Course Information
Date & Time:
Thursday, April 7, 2022
11:00am – 2:00pm EST
Location: Zoom Meeting
Fees: $250 for Members
$350 for Non-Members
Seminar Sessions & Faculty
Cyber Insurance & Reinsurance Updates
This interactive presentation will review current Cyber loss events and track their effect on the insurance and reinsurance industry including:
- Significant global Ransomware events and effect on the insurance market
- Primary/Direct Coverage decisions including recent Merck Cyber win
- Cyber coverage language, restrictions, and exclusions from the London market
- New Cyber Security Control Requirements to Obtain Primary Cyber Coverage
- Market Availability, Pricing and Breadth of Cyber Coverage
Presenters: Jane Marie Downey, ARM, M. Ed, Principal Risk Consultant, Clarity Concepts, Inc.
Mary O’Leary Dronson, Senior Vice-President Marsh, Inc.
Mark Meyer, Esq., Partner Crowell and Moring
Case Management in Life & Health and Insurance and Reinsurance
- Use of Experts in Arbitrations V. Litigations
- Using Actuaries as Experts – Beyond Number Crunching
- Common Life and Health Disputes
Moderator: Jane Marie Downey, ARM, M. Ed, Principal Risk Consultant, Clarity Concepts, Inc.
Presenters: Bruce Carlson FSA, Managing Member, CP Consultants LLC
The Numbers Side of Disputes: Property-Casualty
- Damages estimates
- General comments on approaches
- Present value calculations
- Use of sampling, including statistical confidence levels
- Use of numerical analysis other than damages
- Implications of reinsurance pricing analysis on coverage questions
- Cases alleging unfair discrimination in insurance pricing
Presenter: Paul Braithwaite, Senior Managing Director Global Insurance Services, FTI Consulting
Issues in Insurance Linked Securities including Collateral Disputes
- What are Insurance Linked Securities (“ILS”) and why has there been such significant growth in the ILS market
- What are the main differences between ILS and traditional reinsurance?
- What are current and possible future areas of dispute?
Presenter: Jason Carne, Founder, Carne Consulting Services
Expert Witnesses
- How to Pick an Expert
- Preparing Your Expert for Deposition or Trial
Moderator: Jane Marie Downey, ARM, M. Ed, Principal Risk Consultant, Clarity Concepts, Inc.
Presenters: Paul Braithwaite, Senior Managing Director Global Insurance Services, Practice, FTI Consulting
Bruce Carlson FSA, Managing Member, CP Consultants LLC
Jason Carne, Founder, Carne Consulting Services
The Growing Role of Scientific Experts
This panel will discuss the growing role of scientific experts in reinsurance disputes. Presenters will focus on issues germane to COVID-19 with Professor Michael Worobey, who’s been at the forefront of analyzing the origin of the pandemic and tracking its spread through the global population.
Moderator: Kevin Finnerty, Esq, Principal, Choate
Presenters: Paul Dassenko, Azure Advisors, Inc.
Michael Worobey, Louise Foucar Marshall Science Research Professor University of Arizona College of Science
Continuing Education
ARIAS•U.S. Arbitrator Certification:
This seminar counts towards the ARIAS•U.S. Certification requirements. If you are interested in initial certification, you may need to attend one or two seminars under Option C of the ARIAS•U.S. Certification application. Click here for more information.
CLE Credit:
ARIAS•U.S. is an accredited provider of New York State and Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education. A total of 2.5 NY & PA CLE credits are available to those who attend this seminar; all credits are for areas of professional practice. CLE Credits for IL are currently pending.
Financial Hardship Policy
Financial Hardship Policy Statement: As required by the New York and Illinois CLE Boards, if a member of the state’s bar would like to attend an ARIAS•U.S. seminar, but finds that he or she would incur a financial hardship by doing so, an application for waiver of the attendance fee may be made to the Board of Directors of ARIAS•U.S. Such application would be held in strict confidence.
Questions?
For questions about this seminar or to take advantage of the deals, please contact info@arias-us.org or call 703-574-4087.
