CALL FOR CONTENT
2026 CLM ANNUAL CONFERENCE – LAKE BUENA VISTA
MARCH 25 - 27, 2026
Top Tips for Crafting a Standout Proposal
Want your proposal to shine? Here are some expert tips to help you get selected:
- Diversity Makes a Difference: Bring a range of viewpoints and backgrounds to your speaker panel. The more diverse the better!
- Engage the Audience: We love interactive sessions! Share your plan for audience engagement and include at least two key learning objectives to highlight the takeaways.
- Fully Assemble Your Panel: Proposals with a complete speaker lineup (four to five speakers) are more likely to be selected, so ensure every panelist is confirmed and ready to go.
- Target Your Content: Tailor your session for mid-to senior-level litigation, claims, and risk professionals, as well as experienced attorneys.
- Select a Hot Topic: Choose a new or trending topic to grab attention! See below for some Hot Topic Suggestions.
Get people talking by focusing on fresh and emerging issues shaping our industry:
- Fighting Social Inflation and Runaway Verdicts—Jury awards and litigation funding driving up claims costs.
- AI and Advanced Analytics in Claims Management—Opportunities and pitfalls of new technology in claims triage and litigation prediction.
- Cyber Risk and Ransomware Claims Handling—Litigation trends and best practices for cyber insurance claims.
- Climate Change, CAT Losses, and Extreme Weather Claims—Claims handling and litigation after major disasters.
- Coverage Disputes and Evolving Policy Language—Trends in ambiguous or contested coverage issues.
- Reinsurance Market Pressures and Claims Resolution—Impact of tighter reinsurance markets on claims and litigation strategies.
- Reserving Practices and Claims Valuation Disputes—The role of predictive analytics and dispute reduction.
- Fraud Prevention in a Tech-Driven Era—Modern fraud schemes and litigation issues in fraud investigations.
- Third-Party Litigation Funding (TPLF) Impacts—Negative effects on settlements and defense strategies as TPLF expands and strategies to manage cases involving TPLF.
- Innovative Negotiation and Settlement Strategies—Case studies on creative resolution tactics beyond traditional approaches.
- Digital Forensics in Insurance Claims—Leveraging cyber forensics in litigation and large loss claims.
- Subrogation Best Practices—Litigation and teamwork between adjusters and counsel to maximize recoveries.
- Alternative Risk Financing (Captives, Risk Retention Groups)—Managing claims and litigation.
- Insurtech and Legaltech Innovations —Highlight new technologies improving efficiency and accuracy in managing claims and litigation.
- Bad Faith Litigation Trends —Discuss the latest developments and trends in bad faith claims across the U.S.
- Submit a Full Panel: Submitting a complete, confirmed speaker panel will significantly improve your chances of being selected. Ensure all speakers have agreed to participate before submission, as incomplete panels are less likely to be chosen.
- Stick to Deadlines: Adhering to deadlines is essential for CE/CLE compliance. We cannot extend or alter submission or material deadlines due to strict state regulations, so please ensure that all necessary materials are submitted on time.
