Schedule/Sessions
Breakfast and Keynote
Mr. Brown is an executive vice president and the chief claims officer with responsibility for Sedgwick’s total quality initiative, Performance 360®, as well as innovation. Darrell is based in our Long Beach, California, office.
Darrell has more than 20 years of experience in claims management. He joined Sedgwick in 2001 as an assistant claims manager. He subsequently worked as an operations manager and also as an area manager for the southern California region. Most recently, Darrell spent over five years as the workers’ compensation practice lead for Sedgwick. Before joining Sedgwick, Darrell worked as a claims manager for a third-party administrator specializing in public entities.
Darrell has been an instructor for the American Insurance Educational Association, teaching workers’ compensation advanced and workers’ compensation case law and labor code.
Darrell holds a self-insurance license in California. He has also earned the associate of risk management designation (ARM) through the AICPCU. Darrell received a bachelor’s degree in finance from California State University at Northridge.
Selecting and Working with Expert Witnesses
Expert witnesses are quite often necessary to properly and effectively evaluate and defend professional liability claims.
Directors and Officers Liability Coverages
This class will provide an overview of Directors and Officers Liability Coverages and examine the historical development and evolution of these coverages. We will review how they work in "real life" and the specific categories of claims they're meant to protect against. There will also be an in-depth analysis of key policy terms and conditions and a discussion of new exposures and policy coverages.
Exploring the World of EandO and Cyber
The universe of insurance products (and customers) that typically fall under the “professional liability” umbrella is wide and diverse. Even within the segment of that universe we typically think of in the context of “professional liability,” the issues a claim handler may face can vary widely, while at the same time, there can be running themes. Management Liability (D & O, EPLI and Fiduciary Liability) products and issues occupy a world of their own, as does what is increasingly being called “Cyber Security.” This class will provide a closer look at the main professions and issues associated with the E&O “Errors and Omissions” portion of the PL universe (not including medical malpractice), and then focus on the burgeoning world of Cyber. [A separate Level 2 course addresses Management Liability.]
Employment Practices and Fiduciary Liability
- Speakers:
Jennifer Assa-Kass, Nationwide Insurance Company
Debbie Champion, Rynearson Suess Schnurbusch & Champion
The universe of insurance products (and customers) that typically fall under the “professional liability” umbrella is wide and diverse. Even within that universe we typically think of in the context of “professional liability,” the issues a claim handler faces are vast and varied. Management Liability (D & O, EPLI and Fiduciary Liability) products and issues occupy a world of their own. This class will provide a closer look at Employment Practices Liability Insurance (“EPLI”) and a brief overview of Fiduciary Liability.
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