Events

Annual Insurance Services Symposium: An Ounce of Prevention: Proactive Risk Management for Agents, Brokers, and Insurers


October 21, 2010
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
540 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Register now for Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP's Annual Insurance Services Symposium: An Ounce of Prevention: Proactive Risk Management for Agents, Brokers, and Insurers. The symposium will be held Thursday, October 21, 2010, from 8:50 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, in Chicago, Illinois. 

Join insurance professionals, in-house legal counsel and risk managers for an informative symposium addressing current issues affecting insurance companies.

Symposium topics include:
  • Truth or Consequences: The Importance of Making Truthful Disclosures in the Application Process 
      *Truth – The Broker's Obligation to Provide Accurate Information During the Application Process
      *Consequences – The Insurer Can Sue the Broker Instead of Rescinding the Policy
  • When the Barn is Blazing: Recent Developments in Law on Montrose Endorsements, “Prior Knowledge” Exclusions and Limitations, and the True Meaning of "Fortuity"
  • Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Risks and Rewards of Broker Involvement in Coverage Disputes
  • Is it Ok to be Wrong: Can an Insurer Avoid an Extra-Contractual Claim if its Coverage Position is Fairly Debatable?
  • From the Outside Looking In: Effective Management of Underlying Litigation Where Coverage is Disputed
  • To See and Foresee: The Pro-Active Use of Monitoring and Appellate Counsel in High Exposure Litigation

Who Should Attend:

  • Brokers
  • Claims and underwriting professionals
  • Corporate counsel
  • Executives
  • Risk managers

Earn up to 5.50 hours of Continuing Education Credit. Approval of continuing education credit for lawyers and insurance professionals is pending and may vary by state.

Cost to attend this symposium is $35, which includes a continental breakfast, symposium materials and lunch.

Registration fees are non-refundable, however substitutions will be accepted at any time.

Click on Download Brochure at the top of this page to view the Annual Insurance Services Symposium Brochure.

For more information, please contact Renee Odom, Symposium planner, at 312-704-3050 or .