Fall Conference Presentation Materials
Fall Conference Course Materials
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ARIAS·U.S. FALL AGENDA
New York Marriott Marquis
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Umpire Masterclass – 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Playwright Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Thursday, November, 12, 2026
9:40 am – 10:40 am — A View from the Regulators
Bhavna Agnihotri, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Eric Dinallo, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
John Finston, Finston Strategic Consulting LLC
11:05 am – 12:05 pm — Beyond the Algorithm: AI Risks, Regulation, and the Future of Reinsurance
Risk Transfer
Erin Brewer, Zurich U.S.
Tracie Grella, AIG
Mina Matin, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Jonathan Spry, Envelop Risk
Maxine Verne, Marsh
1:40 pm – 2:40 pm – Breakout Sessions Part I
Breakout Session A: Show Your Work: Allocation and Reinsurance of Long-Tail Settlements Breakout
Matt Byers, ALSTON & BIRD
Nathalie Dean, AXA XL
Andy Meerkins, Foley & Lardner LLP
Session B: Why You Need to Know About PRICL (Principles of Reinsurance Contract Law)
Patrick J. Carty, Met Life
John Pruitt, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Breakout Session C: Fundamental Property Casualty Loss Reserving Concepts That Arbitrators Should
Know
Kevin Madigan, FTI Consulting, Inc.
Breakout Session D: Keeping the Arbitration Process Moving: Addressing Arbitrator Compensation
Issues
Mark Gurevitz, MG Arbitrator and Mediator Services LLC
Diane Nergaard, Eriksen , LLC
Wesley Sherman, TransRe
2:50 pm – 3:50 pm – Breakout Sessions Part II
Breakout Session A: Show Your Work: Allocation and Reinsurance of Long-Tail Settlements Breakout
Matt Byers, ALSTON & BIRD
Nathalie Dean, AXA XL
Andy Meerkins, Foley & Lardner LLP
Session B: Why You Need to Know About PRICL (Principles of Reinsurance Contract Law)
Patrick J. Carty, Met Life
John Pruitt, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Breakout Session C: Fundamental Property Casualty Loss Reserving Concepts That Arbitrators Should
Know
Kevin Madigan, FTI Consulting, Inc.
Breakout Session D: Keeping the Arbitration Process Moving: Addressing Arbitrator Compensation
Issues
Mark Gurevitz, MG Arbitrator and Mediator Services LLC
Diane Nergaard, Eriksen , LLC
Wesley Sherman, TransRe
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm – The New & Improved ARIAS Confidentiality Agreement
Jennifer Cavill, Chubb
Paul Dassenko, AzuRe Advisors, Inc.
Thomas Kinney, Troutman Pepper Locke
Adam Russ, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, PC
Friday, November, 13, 2026
8:30 am – 9:30 am – Beyond the Treaty: Should ARIAS Expand Beyond Reinsurance to Handle More
Arbitrations of Direct Insurance Disputes
Steven Brodie, Carlton Fields
Elaine Caprio, Caprio Consulting
Peter A. Halprin, Haynes Boone’s Insurance Recovery Practice Group
David W. Ichel, X-Dispute LLC
9:35 am – 10:35 am – Back by Popular Demand: Rapid Fire Case Presentations
Josh Abrams, Arch Insurance
Conor Brady, Steptoe, LLC
Michael Catina, Zurich U.S.
Jack Lucy, Choate, Hall & Stewart, LLP
Allison Scott, Chaffetz Lindsey
11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Ethical Considerations Related to, inter alia, the Use of AI in Mass Tort
Insurance Coverage Litigation
Elizabeth P. Mazzocco, Foley & Lardner LLP
Eileen R. Ridley, Foley & Lardner LLP
Angela Rockwell, Bates White
