Schedule/Sessions
Welcome Dinner (Students & Faculty)
Disotto Enoteca
200 E. Chestnut Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Introductions
- Speakers:
Lawrence Beemer, Tokio Marine HCC
Daniel Costello, Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C.
John McGann, AXA XL
Taylor Smith, Suite 200 Solutions
Daniel Winkler, Westfield Insurance
Course 1: Client Relations, Expectations, and Confidentiality
- Speakers:
Christopher Carucci, Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
Matthew Morrison, AFICS
The goals of this course are to (1) understand the roles and responsibilities that each member of the team (counsel, insured, carrier) plays in the claim litigation process, (2) Know how developing effective communication strategies favorably affects results, and (3) Appreciate resolution strategy development and its import.
Back to topCourse 2: Coverage Perspectives
- Speakers:
Daniel Costello, Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C.
Stephanie Haas, Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company
Course 3: Fundamentals of Risk Transfer
- Speakers:
Rebecca Appelbaum, Gartner + Bloom PC
Lawrence Beemer, Tokio Marine HCC
The objectives of this course is to familiarize you with the importance of risk transfer in handling claims and litigation, and the various methods which exist to accomplish that risk transfer.
Back to topCourse 4: e-Strategies
- Speakers:
Cathleen Rebar, Rebar Kelly
Taylor Smith, Suite 200 Solutions
Course Objectives:
- Create an awareness and appreciation of the various social media sites that connect people socially and professionally
- Educate the participant on the various ways social media has changed the legal landscape and affects everything from the way we serve process and acquire jurisdiction to evidentiary issues as well as constitutional and privacy issues associated with access to and use of content
- Demonstrate various ways in which social media discovery can be accomplished
- Educate the participant on the ethical and legal pitfalls to avoid when accessing and using third party social media for non-social purposes
Introduction of Group Projects
- Speakers:
Lawrence Beemer, Tokio Marine HCC
Group Presentations
- Speakers:
Lawrence Beemer, Tokio Marine HCC
Christopher Carucci, Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
Frank Chang, Uber
Daniel Costello, Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C.
Stephanie Haas, Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company
Jeffrey Keister, McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC (MGC)
Vic Marmo, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Taylor Smith, Suite 200 Solutions
Daniel Winkler, Westfield Insurance
Course 5: Resolution Options
- Speakers:
Shari Belitz, Shari Belitz Communications, LLC
Amy Jenkins, McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC (MGC)
John McGann, AXA XL
Daniel Winkler, Westfield Insurance
Objectives of Course:
Course 6: Evaluation & Assessment: Impact Reporting and Reserving
- Speakers:
Matthew Morrison, AFICS
Hedy Linette Ranieri, Berkley Life Sciences and Berkley Technology Underwriters
“Impact reporting” differs from routine or periodic case reporting. Understanding the consequences of newly developed information in terms of exposure assessment and resolution planning is key to establishing effective communication and a truly collaborative approach to case disposition.
What have we learned ?
Why is it important?
What are we going to do about it?
How has Covid affected all of this?
Course 7: Litigation Metrics
- Speakers:
Jeffrey Keister, McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC (MGC)
Taylor Smith, Suite 200 Solutions
Daniel Winkler, Westfield Insurance
This course is about the importance of access to metrics and data for claims executives.
Back to topCourse 8: Reserving and Data Management from an Actuarial Perspective
- Speakers:
Frank Chang, Uber
The key takeaways from this course are to:
1. Understand various reserve philosophies and types of reserves maintained by insurance companies
2. Understand how actions from claims and litigation managers can significantly impact the liability portion of an insurance company's balance sheet
3. Understand how actions from actuaries, underwriters, data managers and claim managers affect a company’s view of the financial risks associated with claims
4. Understand the benefits of working with actuaries
Course 9: Legal Budgeting and Fee Considerations
- Speakers:
Lawrence Beemer, Tokio Marine HCC
John McGann, AXA XL
Stewart Reid, Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
The objective of this course is to educate law firm users and claims professionals about the benefits of budgets and different budget models available. It is also to educate law firm users and claims professionals on how to better manage litigation through budgeting data mining and AFA’s.
Dinner at Westin Hotel & Group Projects Continued in Meeting Rooms
Group Presentations
- Speakers:
Lawrence Beemer, Tokio Marine HCC
Christopher Carucci, Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
Daniel Costello, Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C.
Stephanie Haas, Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company
Vic Marmo, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
John McGann, AXA XL
Taylor Smith, Suite 200 Solutions
Course 10: Practical Aspects of Litigation Management - Strategic Implementation
- Speakers:
Vic Marmo, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Ronald Morrison, Great American Insurance Group
Pending course description
Back to topLitigation Management Institute Recap
- Speakers:
Lawrence Beemer, Tokio Marine HCC
Daniel Costello, Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C.
John McGann, AXA XL
Taylor Smith, Suite 200 Solutions
No Learning Objectives Available
