Monday, November 14—Half-Day Workshops
Learning Tracks
To help you select sessions that will be of greatest interest and value to
you, the workshops are classified under one or more of the following learning
tracks.
| Bonding |
| Contractors |
| Insurance |
| Legal |
| Owners |
| Safety |
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M1. Fundamentals of Contract Risk Allocation
This workshop provides a review of how risks are commonly
allocated in construction contracts and the techniques used to
accomplish these risk transfers. Learn the role of
indemnification agreements, waivers of subrogation, insurance
requirements, and more in allocating construction risks. Aimed
at those new to construction risk management, this workshop will
demonstrate the challenges and limitations presented by various
risk allocation strategies. Based on the Construction Risk and
Insurance Specialist (CRIS) curriculum, attendees will leave
this course well on their way to being prepared to pass the
contractual risk transfer exam in the CRIS program.
(B, C, I, L, O)
William H. Perkins,
Instructor, Florida Association of Insurance Agents
M2. Wrap-Up Debate: Confronting Key Issues
& Concerns
Wrap-ups can be a great solution and are now in wide use. In
this interactive session, two seasoned wrap-up professionals
will debate both sides of the most controversial issues facing
sponsors, participants, brokers, and insurers today. Topics
discussed will include gross versus net bidding, credits,
products and completed operations coverage, deductibles,
warranty and repair extensions, enrollment eligibility, and
more. At the conclusion of each topic, the speakers will suggest
practices that can best meet the needs of all parties and cause
the least friction. Wrap-up sponsors, participants, and brokers
will leave the session with practical information to apply to
their programs. (C, I, L, O)
Kathleen A. Creedon, Owner,
Wrap Strategies
Richard Resnick, Regional Director, Aon Construction
Services Group
M3. Building a Better Builders Risk Program
Builders risk insurance is perhaps the most complex coverage
in a construction risk management program. Because of its
crucial role in protecting project participants against damage
to the project during construction, the arrangement and
placement of this coverage involves significant negotiation.
This workshop examines some key areas of negotiation regarding
builders risk insurance. First, hear arguments regarding whether
the project owner or contractor should be responsible for
procuring this coverage, the concerns that arise under either
approach, and under what circumstances either party can control
placement of this crucial coverage to the satisfaction of all
parties. The second half of the program provides an
underwriter’s perspective of how contractors can satisfy the
insurer’s needs to obtain the desired coverage, service, and
claims response and ultimately achieve their objectives in the
builders risk policy. (C, I, L, O)
Frank Catalano, Executive
Vice President, AmWINS Brokerage of Illinois
Charles C. Moore, Managing
Director, Moore-McNeil, LLC
Anthony Rastall, Partner, JLT
Specialty Limited
Susan Staff, Director of Risk Management, Zachry Holdings, Inc.
Francis P. Tricamo, Sr.,
Product Line Manager-Construction Property, Lexington Insurance/Chartis
John A. Tutera, Senior Vice
President, Hiscox Specialty
M4. Improving Performance By Engaging
Employees
A contractor’s safety record impacts virtually every aspect
of its bottom line—from being eligible to bid on jobs, to how
much it pays for insurance, to the net profit on a job. Much has
been said about the importance of management commitment and
support for a safety program, all of which is true. But
ultimately, safety is largely in the hands of the workers. In
this workshop, learn how to improve safety performance by
engaging construction workers in the process. Specifically, two
contractors discuss how they improved safety performance through
behavior-based safety initiatives and reporting and tracking
near-miss incidents. Designed as a panel discussion, these
contractors will share from their own experiences and answer
audience questions about the keys to achieving performance
goals. (C, O, I)
Robert H. Hunt, Safety Consultant, American
Contractors Insurance Group
Troy M. Lake, Industrial
Safety Manager, Cajun Constructors, Inc.
Thomas C. Skaggs, Vice
President of Safety, Murphy Company
M5.
Construction 201 - Understanding the Processes and Related
Risks
Risk and insurance professionals must understand their
clients’ business and operations to help them manage and cover
their risks. This workshop provides an in-depth look at the
sequence of activities involved in construction projects, from
initiation to project closeout. This interactive program
provides an overview of building methods, techniques, and best
practices, as well as typical casualty and property exposures
involved during construction. The session will make sense of
common industry terminology, specialized construction equipment,
and basic construction means and methods, as well as how they
impact contractors’ risks. Designed primarily for
nonconstruction professionals who serve contractors and need a
better working knowledge of their business and operations but
also appropriate for risk managers new to the construction
industry. (B, C, I, O, S)
Curtis H. Childress, Senior
Training Consultant, Zurich Services Corporation-Risk
Engineering
Dan
Murphy, Vice President, Construction Services, Zurich
Monday,
M6.
Interactive Risk Management Forum (For Contractors and
Project Owners Only)
This discussion of advanced risk management topics is by risk
managers and for risk managers. (CFOs, controllers, general
counsel, and others with risk management responsibilities who
are employed directly by a contractor or project owner are also
welcome to attend.) Led by experienced construction risk
managers, this interactive workshop provides a closed-door
setting for discussing problems and concerns and sharing ideas
for handling today’s risk management challenges. Discussion
leaders will introduce a variety of preselected topics, offer
suggestions and ideas, and hear input from the audience.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions about
their own risk management issues and concerns.
David B. Dolnick,
Risk Manager, The Brady Companies
William B. Noonan, Vice President-Risk Management,
Structure Tone Organization
W. Scott Trethewey, Executive Vice President, Moss &
Associates, LLC
This workshop is not approved
for insurance continuing education credit. Continuing legal
education (CLE) and other types of continuing education is
generally available.
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