2008 Hot Topics

Hot Topic: Green by Design: Insurance Coverage for Building Green - RMG302

Monday, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
The past few years have seen exponential growth in green building construction. Valued for their benefits, green buildings integrate sustainable design, construction, operation and maintenance, paving the way for potentially dramatic increases in property value and economic net worth. Green buildings may also be more resistant to catastrophic disasters, including extreme weather-related events linked to global climate change. Green buildings are not without risk, however. Incorporating unfamiliar technologies may lead to poorly integrated and/or unreliable designs or systems. Building upgrades or formal certifications under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards may not be handled properly. In this session, discover the unique benefits and risks of green building construction and learn to gauge the availability of coverage under CGL policies (as well as under new green building policies) for some of the potential liabilities that companies can face when building green.
Speakers
Lisa M. Cirando, Attorney, HellerEhrman LLP
Brian P. McMearty, Senior Manager, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP

Hot Topic: California Wildfires - CLM300

Tuesday, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm
How do you manage a work force, student body or patrons when more than a million people are evacuated from their homes and businesses? Did FEMA respond efficiently and effectively? Do you have the trigger you need to initiate a business interruption claim? Get the answers from multiple perspectives and hear the lessons learned from the southern California wildfires emergency response.
Speakers
Lyn Hall, Senior Manager, Environmental, Health and Safety, Qualcomm Incorporated
Joseph J. Mazza, ARM, Director, Risk Management, MiraCosta Community College District
Kirk Nichols, Lieutenant, San Diego Harbor Police Department

Hot Topic: Building Resiliency through ERM: Responding to the Call for Private Sector Preparedness - ERM205

Wednesday, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Enacted in August 2007, Title IX of U.S. Public Law 110-53 calls for the creation of a voluntary preparedness standards program. Learn from Department of Homeland Security (DHS)and an interdisciplinary panel of concerned associations what actions DHS is taking in establishing this program, how this legislation may affect your organization, and how private sector companies may choose to achieve and verify preparedness.
Speakers
John Copenhaver, President and Chief Executive Officer, Disaster Recovery Institute International
Carol A. Fox, ARM, Senior Director, Risk Management, Convergys Corporation
Ashley Moore, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Dept of Homeland Security
John Douglas Nelson, CBCP, PMP, Business Continuity Solutions, Inc.
Marc Siegel, Security Management System Consultant, ASIS International

Hot Topic: 2009 Medicare Legislation - LEG302

Thursday, 9:45 am - 11:15 am
"Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007” (S.2499) was passed and signed into law in December 2007. Even though this law is not effective until July 1, 2009, it is time now to begin to plan your company’s compliance. There are still many details that remain to be established, however, ignoring this law can be very costly. This session will give you details on how the law will affect your risk management program and ideas on how to be proactive in compliance.
Speakers
Tim Doherty, Workers Compensation Functional Team Leader, Specialty Risk Services, LLC
Teddy Snyder, Esq., Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, RinglerAssociates
William R. Van Wambeke, General Counsel, M Hayes

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