24th IRMI Construction Risk Conference Workbook

Speaker Handouts

About 1,272 risk managers, agents, brokers, attorneys, and underwriters who specialize in managing or insuring the risks associated with construction projects convened November 8–11, 2004, for the 24th IRMI Construction Risk Conference. More than 60 nationally recognized insurance, risk management, and surety experts presented 28 breakout sessions, one full-day seminar, and a general session during the Conference.

Handouts from the workshops listed below may be viewed or printed with Adobe Acrobat Reader. (To download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files, click here). Register for IRMI Update (it’s free) to receive periodic reports on our plans for the next Conference.

• Accident Investigation Techniques
• Allocating Risks in Construction Contracts
• Analyzing and Avoiding Contract Risks
• Builders Risk Claims Tactics
• Construction Maritime Risks and Insurance
  • Maritime Exposures and Law
  • Maritime Exposures: Do I Have One and What Do I Do about It?
• Coverage for Economic Losses: Fact or Fiction?
• Covering Employees in Postwar Reconstruction
• Design-Build: Contracts and Claims
• Emerging Environmental Exposures
• Evaluating the Merits of Default Insurance
• Filling the Gaps in Contractors' Insurance Coverages
• Insurance for Construction Defects
  • Complex Construction Defect Claims: Who Pays First?
  • Coverage for Construction Defects: The Fundamentals
• Managing Performance Bond Default Risk
• Maximizing Safety Performance with Technology
• Nontraditional Insurance for Residential Contractors
  • Residential Wrap-Ups
• Safety—An Essential Element of Effective Risk Management
  • Best Practice Utilization: A Case Study in a Zero-Injury Culture
  • Safety Excellence: Nobody Said It Would Come Easy!
• Speak Finance Like a Native
• The Lost Art of Preparing Marketing Specifications
• The What, When, Why, and How of Arbitration
• Strategic Contracting
• Views from the Top
  • A Construction Executive's Perspective
  • An Insurance Executive's Perspective
• What Can Your Broker Do for You?
• What's Hot in Construction Risk Management?
  • Construction Defects and Other Fun Stuff
  • Contractual Risk Transfer
  • Insurance and Surety Industry Issues
  • Managing Complex Construction Claims
  • Material Price Escalation and Availability
  • Safety and Risk Control—Zero Accidents
  • Surety Market Trends and Challenges
  • Terrorism Risk and Insurance Act
• What You Need To Know about CCIPs
• Workers Compensation Strategies and Outlook
  • Cost-Cutting Strategies for Contractors and Workers Compensation Insurance
  • Underwriting Concerns and Workers Compensation: Improving Your Insurability
  • Workers Compensation Outlook
• Wrap-Up Documents: Read before You Sign
  • Wrap-Ups: Coverage and Administration Considerations
  • Wrap-Ups: Financial Considerations