PERK Sessions
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"This Professional Exchange of Risk Knowledge program is an excellent example of how the Society helps its’ Chapters. It brings together very important topics with those professionals who have years of experience not only with U.S. major events, but also with worldwide major claims that can benefit any member.”
-Joseph J. Mazza, ARM-P, San Diego Chapter |
Business Interruption
New! Business Interruption Crash Course (presented by: Ernst & Young)
You walk into your office to hear that your largest facility was flooded by a storm and then leveled by a tornado. Now what? Once the dust settles, suddenly you are surrounded by a team of people throwing around terms like concurrent loss, time element exposure, CBI, EPOI and BI value. What does it all mean? The authors of The Business Interruption Book lead you through a crash course in business interruption losses to better prepare you for that day. Using a case study, participants will understand the components of a business interruption loss, how property damage and business interruption are intertwined and how different coverage wording impacts the measurement and amount of loss that an insured may recover.
Product Recalls: Important Steps to Recover All of Your Insurance Coverages* (presented by: ReedSmithLLP)
Product recalls are increasingly common and often result in massive costs to effected companies. This program will examine the provisions of various policies to identify potential coverages including: first party property, business interruption, contingent business income, general liability, and specialty recall.
Claims
New! Claims Handling - How to Get Claims Paid During Difficult Economic Times (presented by: Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.)
The current economic climate has placed policyholders between a rock and a hard place - increasing the need to get outstanding claims paid promptly while simultaneously putting cost constraints on pursuit of such claims. This session will address how to efficiently pursue claims without sacrificing recovery by focusing on key strategies and tactics, as well as pitfalls to be avoided by every policyholder
New! Crime Pays: Recovering Employee Dishonesty Claims (presented by: Dempsey Partners, LLC)
An organized crime investigator and a forensic accountant discuss strategies to maximize recovery of employee dishonesty claims, including:
* tips for a productive investigation, coverage and legal pitfalls to be avoided
* properly documenting liability and damages
* working with law enforcement and negotiating a successful settlement with your bond carrier
New! Data Privacy & Security: Claims and Coverage* (presented by: ReedSmithLLP)
This session will highlight global data security challenges facing corporations, including regulatory activity and litigation, analyze insurance options and address recovery for claims, investigations and losses arising from breaches or improper transmission or use of personal or proprietary data.
New! The Virtual Claim: Using Technology to Drive the Claims Process (presented by: Ernst & Young)
Through the use of cutting edge technology to improve the efficiency and processing of claims information, this session will discuss best practices regarding how risk managers can work towards an expedited and successful resolution to their claim. Tools such as web-based information interfaces and claim process timelines allow the risk manager to manage, document and prove the claim at the policyholder's pace while meeting the needs of both the policyholder's organization as well as that of the insurance company. This "paperless claim" environment will increase the speed by which claim information is exchanged with insurers and accurately track follow up questions and information requests.
New! Crime Pays: Recovering Employee Dishonesty Claims (presented by: Dempsey Partners, LLC)
An organized crime investigator and a forensic accountant discuss strategies to maximize recovery of employee dishonesty claims, including:
* tips for a productive investigation, coverage and legal pitfalls to be avoided
* properly documenting liability and damages
* working with law enforcement and negotiating a successful settlement with your bond carrier
Finance
Insurance Benchmarking, Tools, and Strategies** (presented by: Advisen Ltd.)
Use benchmarking tools to compare costs, program structures and demographics while learning how to monitor market changes.
How to Effectively Manage Third Party Administration Vendors* (presented by: Aon)
An effective and efficient vendor relationship begins with the vendor selection process. This session will explore how to set the stage for a successful vendor transition and an enhanced TPA contract that drives gold-standard services, generates TPA accountability and achieves risk management, operational and cost-of-risk goals.
A Survey of Advanced Risk Management Techniques** (presented by: Aon)
Learn about the latest advances in risk management as well as innovative strategies in risk finance, risk analytics and Enterprise Risk Management. With both internal and stakeholders asking more and more risk-related questions, it is critically important for risk management professionals to utilize the latest techniques that enable you to identify, quantify and manage the insurable and non-insurable risks of your organization.
Total Cost of Risk: The Missing Link (presented by: Integro USA Inc.)
This session will review how companies are using Total Cost of Risk (TCOR), what components are missing from the conventional calculation, where the potential implications exist, an outline of the tools that can be used, review of case studies and discussion of common mistakes.
Health/Medical
New! Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP Extension Act of 2007* (presented by: Carr Allison)
This session is an advanced discussion and exploration of the purpose of Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA) 42 U.S.C. 1395(y) as it applies to insurance companies and their adjusters. Section 111 of the act compels mandatory reporting to Medicare by both Group Health Plans (GHP) and Non-Group Health Plans (NGHP). The main objective of this course is to insure that the adjusters fully understand the purpose of Section 111, its provisions, the notification requirements, the reporting timeline, and the penalties that will result from noncompliance with this law. This also addresses recent updates in policies and procedures from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Medicare Set-aside arrangements.
Human Resources
New! Best Practices in Employee Discipline & Discharge* (presented by: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP)
Today’s legal environment makes discipline and discharge of employees a risk-generating event. This presentation examines a building block of managing employment practices risk -- the why and how of effective documentation of employee misconduct, poor performance, and poor attendance.
Downsizing and Facility Closures: An Integrated Approach with HR and Risk Management for Cost Reduction Strategies** (presented by: Aon)
This session will explore the best ways to mitigate exposures and costs arising from restructuring within an organization. From the Planning and Preparation stages through Execution and Completion -- what should risk managers consider every step of the way?
New! Overlapping Leave Laws* (presented by: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP)
The thicket of rights and obligations created by the Family & Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and State Workers’ Compensation laws can challenge even the most experienced Human Resources professionals. One misstep in this “Bermuda Triangle” can create liability for an employer under one or more different laws. This presentation is designed to educate Human Resources professionals and other managers on the overlap between these laws and the obligations and opportunities for employers in managing employee leaves.
New! Update on current OSHA initiatives under the Obama Administration* (presented by: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP)
This presentation will include a briefing on current inspection priorities, employer responses and recommendations, and new Review Commission and court decisions (including status of OSHA’s multi-employer worksite doctrine).
Legal
New! Emerging Legal Issues in Insurance Risk Management (presented by: Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.)
The program will address important issues of law and practice concerning property and liability insurance coverage claims. The emphasis will be upon how to handle and settle lawsuits without forfeiting coverage under directors and officers and professional liability policies, legal issues concerning anti-concurrent causation clauses, and developments in the law of coverage for product liability claims.
Ultrafine Print: How to Read an Insurance Policy (presented by: Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.)
This session is designed for the new risk manager or insurance professional who needs to understand the basics of reading an insurance policy. We will discuss coverage provisions; conditions & exclusions; and common hurdles to coverage. Our objective is to better equip new insurance professionals to understand and make use of the insurance they purchase.
Property
New! Effective Construction Auditing for Property Damage Claims** (presented by: RWH Myers & Company, LLC)
The construction auditor bridges the considerable gap between construction and accounting functions by recognizing and preventing risks at every stage of the project, from inception to completion. Construction audits can mitigate the risk that billing issues excluded from an insurance recovery leave the risk manager with an uninsured cost of rebuilding damaged property.
Key Issues in Loss Mitigation -- Is your organization prepared to respond?** (presented by: Aon)
After a catastrophic property loss, the Risk Manager is responsible to implement loss mitigation procedures to minimize interruption of revenue and resume operations quickly. This session will consider several specific case studies involving catastrophic property and business interruption loss experience and will explain the basic components of loss mitigation efforts: stabilization, recovery, and financial impact
Managing Property Valuation Issues in Today's Insurance Market** (presented by: American Appraisal)
This session will discuss a best practice property appraisal process from review of current values to the commissioning and receipt of the valuation consulting report. You will learn about the insurance market forces that are driving the demand for supportable values; how to conduct your own initial diagnostic review of your current property values; and the use of appropriate selection criteria for valuation consultants. This session may be available to RIMS chapters in Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska upon special request.
New! Natural Catastrophe Management Lessons from the Hurricanes and Earthquakes of 2008 and 2009*** (presented by: Global Risk Consultants)
First hand lessons learned from recent disasters that caused significant property and business interruption loss to businesses and industries, including earthquakes in Italy, Japan and China and hurricanes along the Gulf Coast of the United States. In addition, a proactive approach to catastrophe risk management, related successes and failures, and natural hazards software applications and limitations will be discussed.
New! Property Policies: Does Your Business Continuity Plan and Property Policy Agree? (presented by: Ernst & Young)
What happens when your business continuity plans and your property policy do not agree or worse yet, contradict each other? This interactive seminar, led by risk managers and property claims experts, uses lessons learned by policyholders in actual loss situations. The seminar will demonstrate how good communication and teamwork between risk managers and business operations personnel can lessen the confusion and documentation breakdowns that can occur between restoring the business after a loss and preparing the insurance claim resulting from that loss.
New! Understanding Coverage for Real Estate Losses Under Title Policies* (presented by: ReedSmithLLP)
Usually the province of real estate departments or corporate attorneys, title insurance has been thrust onto the economic stage as commercial real estate losses mount. Enhanced commercial loan policies sold at the height of the real estate market are being tapped to cover a variety of new and unprecedented claims. This panel will examine the scope of coverage provided by ALTA policies, and identify emerging issues.
RIMS Sponsored Sessions
New! Broker Compensation: Know Your Rights (presented by: The Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc.)
Risk managers possess significant power in the marketplace that can be used to drive a higher standard of conduct regarding broker compensation disclosure and potential conflicts of interest. This program will provide the risk manager with the tools necessary to understand the issue of broker compensation and the potential conflicts of interest that can arise. This will enable the individual to demand a higher level of service that may ultimately eliminate future conflicts of interest. This session will not be available during weeks immediately prior to and following RIMS Annual Conference & Exhibition and RIMS on the Hill.
High Risk/High Reward - What the New Political Landscape Means for Risk Managers (presented by: The Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc.)
Receive a comprehensive update on the legislative and governmental issues most critical to the industry. This session will not be available during weeks immediately prior to and following RIMS Annual Conference & Exhibition and RIMS on the Hill.
Surety
Commercial Surety for Dummies*** (presented by: Rosenberg & Parker)
Drawing upon the popular book Commercial Surety for Dummies, explore commercial surety in an informative, easy-to-understand and interactive style. Whether you are new to surety or have handled your company's bond program for years, review the basics and obtain new suggestions on ways to improve your program.
How Surety Fits into Your ERM Strategy*** (presented by: Rosenberg & Parker)
Learn how to make ERM seamless in your organization and discover the tools other organizations are using to implement ERM and uncover the new trends.
Surety: Real Stories from the Streets*** (presented by: Rosenberg & Parker)
Hear real stories of challenging situations as seen by a surety broker who has spent many years in the trenches. This session will equip risk managers with the tools that they need to better manage their companies’ surety programs.
Surety, Wine & Cheese*** (presented by: Rosenberg & Parker)
What do surety, wine & cheese have in common? Rosenberg & Parker! Rosenberg & Parker will provide your RIMS chapter with a wine & cheese tasting as well as a fun educational class on cheese. A great session for a chapter’s holiday party or for special events, Surety, Wine & Cheese can be offered on its own, or paired either with one of our other surety bond presentations or on a surety topic specifically tailored to your chapter’s needs. Chapters are responsible for the cost of the wine & cheese.
Workers’ Compensation
New! ADA and Workers’ Compensation (presented by: Ritsema & Lyon, PC)
Changes to the ADA effective January 2009 directly impact many WC claims. This training will help employers manage their WC claims while complying with their ADA obligations. This presentation is only available as a webinar. Live presentations of this session may be conducted, and will be considered on a case by case basis.
New! Determining Injury Causation: Biomechanical Engineering for the Risk Manager**(presented by: ARCCA)
Risk Professionals deal with bodily injury claims every day resulting from vehicle collisions, slips & falls, product use and industrial accidents. In some cases, the description of loss does not account for the claimed injuries. This session takes a biomechanical analysis of events and injuries to determine whether there was an injury mechanism present that could have caused the claimed injuries. This session may be available to RIMS chapters in Canada upon special request.
New! Workers Compensation Fraud: (presented by: Ritsema & Lyon, PC)
Every employer knows the warning signs that show when an injured worker may have ulterior motives, but when do these outside considerations rise to the level of fraud and what can you do about it? This presentation answers these questions with detailed information regarding the legal process for pursuing fraud claims. Fraudulently filed claims may be considered criminal in many instances, and this presentation provides a framework for assessing whether to pursue fraud in the criminal or administrative legal arena. The number one biggest concern from clients when fraud is discovered is repayment, and recoupment of fraudulently obtained funds is delved into in detail in this "tales from the trenches" presentation. This presentation is only available as a webinar. Live presentations of this session may be conducted, and will be considered on a case by case basis.
Additional Risk Management Topics
Business Continuity Management for Risk Managers** (presented by: DRI International)
This program provides risk managers and professionals with a better understanding of the issues surrounding Business Continuity Management (BCM) and a starting point for understanding how BCM relates to Risk Management in general. The regulatory landscape, the business continuity continuum and context with enterprise risk management are highlighted and evaluated using real world examples.
Captive Insurance Defined (presented by: Bermuda Insurance Institute - BII)
Learn all one needs to know about Captive Insurance, Protected Cell Companies (PPC) and related programs designed to manage retained risk.
Tying Corporate Governance and Risk Management Together **(presented by: Crowe Horath, LLP)
How does you board oversee management in their governance role for the company? In this session, we will explore how to align risk management with the boards corporate governance objectives.
Understanding Key E&O, D&O and Fiduciary Liability Insurance Issues (presented by: Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.)
Designed to give the risk management professional an overview of significant cutting-edge issues they face in the dynamic market and claims environment for E&O, D&O and fiduciary liability insurance.
The Virtual Insurance Company (presented by: Ernst & Young)
The risk management bar has been raised for all companies in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley environment. This demands that senior management oversee insurance risk management activities and programs as they would other business operations. An approach that would help companies optimize the performance of their risk management departments is to view the department as a virtual insurance company whose only client would be its own “parent” organization.
*Available only to all US Chapters (including Hawaii & Alaska)
**Available only to all Chapters in the 48 contiguous states
***Available only to all Chapters in the 48 contiguous states plus Canada and Mexico
All PERK Sessions should be requested at least four weeks before the meeting is scheduled to take place. For special arrangements please email PERK@RIMS.org.