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2008 | 2009

2008 Events & Speaking Engagements
Jan 8

Insurance Information Institute (III)
Property Casualty Insurance Forum

CEO Panel Discussion
Panelist: Tony Kuczinski, President & Chief Executive Officer

New York, NY

Jan 13-15

Insurance CEO Summit

CEO Panel Discussion on Mergers & Acquisitions
Panelist: Tony Kuczinski, President & Chief Executive Officer

Deer Valley, UT

Jan 22-23

American Conference Institute
Reinsurance Boot Camp

"Underwriting: How Reinsurers Decide Whether to Participate in a Risk"
Panelist: Bill Redington, VP
Chief Underwriting Officer, Professional & Specialty Lines

"Methods and Tools for Pricing Reinsurance"
Panelist: Mike Petrocik, FCAS, VP and Chief Actuarial Officer, Specialty Markets Division

New York, NY

Feb 8

CPCU Society Reinsurance Interest Group
Property Casualty Insurance Forum

"Enterprise Risk Management"
Speaking: Melissa Salton, SVP, Chief Risk Officer

Chicago, IL

Feb 11-12

Mealey's Reinsurance Litigation & Arbitration Conference

"Claims for ECO/XPL and (Re)Insurability of Punitive Damages"
Speaking: Michael Frantz, VP, Claims

Washington, DC

Feb 27-29

NAMIC Commercial Lines Underwriting Seminar

"Emerging Exposures In Casualty U/W"
Speaking: Gerry Finley, VP, Chief Casualty Treaty Underwriting Officer

Chicago, IL

March 5-7

Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA)
International Conference

"Managing Excess Reinsurance Costs"
Speaking: Mike Petrocik, FCAS, VP and Chief Actuarial Officer, Specialty Markets Division

Scottsdale, AZ

March 13-14

CPCU Society
Reinsurance Symposium

"CAT Modeling in Reinsurance"
Speaking: Shari Zola, VP, Catastrophe Management

Philadelphia, PA

March 19-20

Agribusiness
21st Annual Conference

"Farm Outbuildings"
Speaking: Kelli Kukulka, VP, Agriculture, National Clients
Eric Hubicki, AVP, Agriculture, National Clients

Sacramento, CA

April 17

Louisiana PRIMA

"Catastrophe Management"
Speaking: Stefan Birkel, VP, Property Underwriting

Marksville, LA

April 28-29

American Conference Institute
Reinsurance Agreements


"Catastrophe Bonds, Sidecars and ILWs: Negotiating and Drafting Alternative Reinsurance Structures"
Speaking: David Kragseth, VP, Chief Contracts Officer

New York, NY

May 1

Minnesota PRIMA

"Public Entity Reinsurance Challenges"
Speaking: Jeff Welsh, VP, Client Groups, Specialty Markets

Brooklyn Park, MN

May 20-22

NAMIC
Farm Underwriting Conference

"Equine Risk"
Speaking: Kelli Kukulka, VP, Agriculture, National Clients
Eric Hubicki, AVP, Agriculture, National Clients

St. Charles, MO

June 1-4

PRIMA
Annual Conference

"Getting the Most for Your Reinsurance Dollar"
Speaking: Greg Lang, SVP, Specialty Markets

"What Is Your True Cost of Loss?"
Speaking: Greg Lang, SVP, Specialty Markets
Mike Wiederhold, VP, Specialty Markets


"The Do's & Don'ts of a Quality Underwriting Submission"
Speaking: Joe Peppelman, VP, Specialty Markets

Anaheim, CA

June 22-25

Farm Bureau
Southern Regional Underwriting Conference

"Emerging Exposures in Casualty Underwriting"
Speaking: Gerry Finley, VP and Chief Casualty Underwriting Officer

New Orleans, LA

July 15-18

Reinsurance Association of America
Education Seminar: The Art of Designing Reinsurance Contracts and Programs

"Ceding Commissions"
Speaking: Frank Maffa, VP, Statutory Financial Reporting


"Out of the Backroom: Different Kinds of Reinsurance Contracts"
Speaking: David Kragseth, VP and Chief Contracts Officer

New York, NY

August 3-5

Pennsylvania Association of Mutual Insurers (PAMIC)
Annual Meeting

"Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities"
Speaking: Thomas Thumerer, Senior Research Meteorologist
 

Farmington, PA

August 12-14

Vermont Captive Insurance Companies Association (VCIA)
Annual Conference

"Managing Excess Reinsurance Costs"
Speaking: Mike Petrocik, FCAS, VP and Chief Actuarial Officer, Specialty Markets Division
 

Burlington, VT

September 6-9

CPCU Society
Annual Meeting

"Reinsurance: State of the Art"
Speaking: Gregory Coda, President, Broker Market
 

Philadelphia, PA

September 14-18

State Risk and Insurance Management Society (STRIMA)
Annual Meeting

"State of the Market"
Speaking: Craig Smiddy, President, Specialty Markets

"To Retain or Not To Retain - That is the Question"
Speaking: Mike Petrocik, FCAS, VP and Chief Actuarial Officer, Specialty Markets Division

Daniels, WV

September 14-16

Intermediaries and Reinsurance Underwriters Association
Annual Meeting

"Risk Management & Green Technology: What Can GREEN Do For You?"
Speaking: Robert Beck, Manager, Property Engineering Underwriting, Specialty Markets
Speaking: Michael Scrudato, VP, Innovative Solutions

Vernon, NJ

September 17-18

Reinsurance Association of America
Education Seminar: Reinsurance Claims Management

"The Claims Approval Process"
Speaking: Gregory Speed, SVP, Claims

New York, NY

September 22-24

American Bankers
Annual Conference

"Risk Management and Reinsurance"
Speaking: Greg Lang, Head of Business Development, Specialty Markets
 

Phoenix, Arizona

October 6-7

Reinsurance Association of America
Education Seminar: The ABCs of Financial Reporting and Analysis for Property and Casualty Insurers/Reinsurers

"Quantitative Financial Analysis"
Speaking: Frank Maffa, Senior Corporate Accountant, Statutory Financial Reporting
 

New York, NY

October 13-15

Target Markets Program Administrators Association
8th Annual TMPAA Summit

Munich Re America Overview
Speaking: Peter Hunter, VP, Specialty Markets
Peter Toy, VP, Specialty Markets
 

Tempe, AZ

October 16

American Conference Institute
Reinsurance Boot Camp

"Methods & Tools for Pricing Reinsurance"
Speaking: Mike Petrocik, FCAS, VP and Chief Actuarial Officer, Specialty Markets Division
 

New York, NY

October 20-23

PRIMA
Institute 2008

"Risk Control"
Faculty: Al Durso, SVP, Specialty Markets
Faculty: Mike Wiederhold, VP, Risk Management, Specialty Markets
 

San Antonio, TX

October 22

Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA)
Annual Convention & Exposition

"Cyber Risk"
Speaking: Bill Redington, CPCU, SVP, Head of Professional Liability
 

Hartford, CT

October 27-29

SAP Americas
Insurance Forum 2008

"Transparency Across Property/Casualty Insurance Industry"
Speaking: Bill Ludwick, Innovative Solutions Partner
 

Miami, FL

November 17-19

Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS)
Annual Meeting

"Emerging Exposures"
Speaking: Gerry Finley, SVP, Casualty Treaty Underwriting
 

Seattle, WA

November 19

APIW
November Meeting

"Enterprise Risk Management"
Speaking: Linda Bjork, Risk Manager
 

Chicago, IL

November 19-21

Texas PRIMA
Annual Meeting

"Natural Catastrophes - Modeling, Underwriting & Pricing"
Speaking: Stefan Birkel, SVP, Chief Property Underwriter, Specialty Markets
 

The Woodlands, TX

November 20-21

National Underwriter | The Conference Group, Limited
The Twentieth Annual Executive Conference for the Property-Casualty Industry

"The Reinsurance Sector - Achieving Profitability"
Speaking: Tony Kuczinski, President & Chief Executive Officer

New York, NY