Events

Wrap Up Policies (OCIP/CCIP/Design Wraps)

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST

This session will discuss:

• Wrap Up vs Traditional Insurance
• Owner vs Contractor as sponsor – what to consider in making a decision
• Condo vs Apartment vs other occupancies
• Common coverage disputes under wrap programs
• Claims handling dos and don’ts under wrap programs

Complex Risk Transfer in Agribusiness Claims

Sept. 11, 2024 – 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST

This session will walk through a complex, multifaceted claim involving a citrus cooperative and detail how several lines of insurance played a role in achieving a favorable outcome for the insured. It will explore how contractual relationships influence insurance outcomes on specialty lines of agriculture.

Trending Issues in Construction Insurance

Aug. 24, 2024 – 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST

This presentation will examine recurring insurance issues that contractors frequently encounter. Participants will learn to identify critical situations in projects and project disputes where knowledge and consideration of important insurance issues can make or break the contractor’s resulting insurance claim.

Various Insurance Products for Construction Projects

July 17, 2024 – 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and its Relation to Insurance Law

July 16, 2024

Practice Tips: Advising Your Construction Law Clients on Current Insurance Law Issues

2:10 pm EST

This presentation will address current insurance law issues facing the construction industry and include discussion regarding exclusions to insurance coverage.

Risky Business: Are You Covered? 

June 12, 2024 – 5:30PM – 7:30PM EST

The panel of legal and insurance professionals will share potential scenarios and dive into a wide scope of contractual risks, including valuable insurance strategies to keep you covered and protect your bottom line. Don’t miss this opportunity to equip yourself with the knowledge and strategies to understand these risks and impacts on your business. Please note that this is a members-only event.

Managing Complex Construction Claims

June 13, 2024 – 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST

Brian J. Clifford, Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.
Jackson Parmenter, Kelly, Souza & Parmenter, P.C.
Aaron Haimonwitz, NFP

When property damage occurs during construction, multiple insurance policies and various contract provisions could be implicated. Understanding how the coverages may dovetail each other, potential gaps in coverage, and how to effectively rely on the risk transfer terms of the construction contract allows the parties to smoothly manage repairs to the damaged property. By the end of the session, you will be equipped to advise your clients on the risk management tools they need to have in place prior to a loss and what to do in the event one occurs.

Bad Faith Claims in Commercial First-Party Property Disputes: A Policyholder Counsel Perspective

Friday, June 14, 2024 – 10:25 AM – 11:25 AM (CST)

Tracy Alan Saxe, Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.
Meghan Moore, Flaster Greenberg

Leading policyholder counsel provides their perspectives on where carriers get tripped up in handling commercial first-party property claims, including using the carriers’ own litigation conduct, institutional discovery, and one-sided experts against them.

Construction Defect - Legal Concepts - Litigation Landscape

May 16, 2024

Gregory D. Podolak, Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.
Ashley Sauve, Turner Construction Company
Richard Sprock, Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman
Paul Ferland, Cozen O’Connor

Navigating Downstream Waters: Effective Additional Insured and Contractual Risk Transfer Strategies

Friday, May 17, 2024 – 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM PST

Cheryl L. Kozdrey, Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.
Cynthia Garcia, Bernards
Trevor Resurreccion, Lynberg & Watkins, APC
Cameron Kalunian, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

One of the hallmarks of the construction industry is allocation of risk, making risk transfer one of the most important aspects of construction litigation. General contractors, trade contractors, service providers, suppliers, and architects invest time and effort to predetermine how the parties hope risk will be allocated. This presentation will focus on risk management challenges and solutions related to indemnification and additional insured issues, including best practices for handling defense, coverage, and common contract provisions. There will be particular emphasis on providing practical tips for parties to obtaining the benefit of their contractual bargain. The panel is comprised of an in-house risk manager, defense counsel (both general contractor and trade contractor counsel), and coverage counsel, who will share both real life examples and case law to convey a broad range of perspectives. Attendees will be provided with key takeaways designed to improve resolution of claims in the construction industry. The goal of this presentation will be to provide high level analysis and practical tips for strategic risk transfer as distinguished from “cookie cutter” tenders.

Blurred Lines - Adjusting Claims in Good Faith

April 18, 2024 – 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM CDT

Speakers:
Dwight Geddes, Metro Claims & Risk Mgmt
Janeen Thomas, Saxe Doernberger & Vita PC

Join this thoughtful discussion of several claims scenarios as we dissect what is considered ethical claims handling and what may cross the line into bad faith.