Wednesday, November 4—Half-Day Workshops (select one from W1-W5)
This fast-moving session will pinpoint common problems that can result in
gaps in contractors' liability coverages, including general liability,
umbrella liability, contractors professional liability, and contractors
pollution liability. Often, there are relatively easy “fixes” that can close
holes in the basic policy form and avoid unexpected gaps in coverage. Find
out how to maximize the value of your liability insurance program (or your
client’s) and protect the company balance sheet from a potentially
devastating uninsured loss by closing these
common holes in a contractor’s liability program. Even where gaps can’t be closed,
contractors who know they exist can make informed decisions about alternative
methods of managing these risks.
Karen A. Reutter,
Senior Vice President, Aon
Jeff Slivka,
Executive Vice President, New Day Underwriting Managers LLC
Public-private partnerships (P3s) and integrated project delivery (IPD) are
buzzwords that many in construction risk and insurance circles have heard but
few fully understand. Having gained acceptance as an alternative method of funding
public infrastructure projects overseas, the P3 concept is gaining traction
in the United States as many government entities grapple with insurmountable
gaps between infrastructure needs and funding for these projects. Likewise,
in an economically challenging time, IPD offers the potential for improvements
in efficiency and cost-effectiveness by integrating design and construction.
This workshop will first provide an overview of the P3 concept, then examine
the various facts and myths of P3 construction and outline the unique and increased
design and construction risks participants face, as well as potential gaps in
conventional liability insurance coverages.
Thomas
Grandmaison, Senior Vice President, Construction Liability, Lexington Insurance Company
David J. Hatem,
PC, Partner, Donovan Hatem LLP
James E. Marran
Jr., Executive Vice President, Allied North America
Robert Rogers,
Assistant Vice President, Architects & Engineers Professional Liability, Lexington
Insurance Company
This session provides a hands-on, practical approach to construction risk
management that will address not just what to do but how to do it. Fast-paced
and broad in scope, this workshop will teach attendees strategies for many practical
issues, such as managing workers compensation claims, investigating and settling
claims, verifying compliance with insurance requirements, improving safety programs,
preparing for litigation, getting the most out of your information systems,
and much more. This session is for everyone involved in construction risk as
it provides effective techniques that can be implemented by contractors and
those that partner with them.
Frank Keres,
President, Construction Risk Associates, Inc.
Even in good times, most contractors and subcontractors operate on thin
margins, and in bad times these margins get even thinner. As contractors begin
to reach the end of their backlog, and new projects are harder to come by, management
must be preparing a plan to stay afloat until the economy recovers. This workshop
first outlines some key issues contractors must address to avoid the fate of
so many others who have already closed their doors. One of the key challenges
contractors will face is maintaining access to surety credit. Learn strategies
for winding down current projects while gearing up to succeed going forward,
including strategies for maintaining a balance sheet that sureties will be willing
to stand behind.
John S. Alberici,
President (Alberici Group), Chairman (Alberici Corporation)
Joanne S. Brooks,
Senior Vice President, Zurich Surety, Credit and Political Risk
David S. Hewett,
Senior
Vice President, Zurich
The construction and insurance industries have a common problem—the only
time they really get noticed is when something goes wrong. In construction,
a tragedy often means a loss of life as well as an economic setback. In these
challenging times, when margins are thin and managers are anxious, construction
and insurance professionals must hold on to the value that safety is not optional.
This workshop first addresses the key components of a world-class safety program
and how to improve on your performance in these areas. The second half of the
program will examine one contractor’s journey in transforming its corporate
culture to put safety on equal par with productivity and tangible and intangible
benefits the company reaped as a result.
Robert H. Hunt
Jr., Senior Vice President, American Contractors Insurance Group
Kenneth T. Kochevar,
Vice President/General Manager,CEI