29th IRMI Construction Risk Conference Workbook

Speaker Handouts

About 1,100 risk managers, agents, brokers, attorneys, and underwriters who specialize in managing or insuring the risks associated with construction projects convened November 1-5, 2009, for the 29th IRMI Construction Risk Conference. More than 54 nationally recognized insurance, risk management, and surety experts presented 28 breakout sessions, one full-day workshop, and a general session during the Conference. Handouts from the workshops listed below may be viewed or printed with Adobe Acrobat Reader. (Download Adobe Acrobat Reader.) Register for IRMI Update (it's free) to receive periodic reports on our plans for the next Conference.

• Additional Insured Surprise—Horizontal Exhaustion

• Builders Risk Insurance—Not Just Sticks and Bricks

• The Captive Decision: Start to Finish

• Completed Operations Risks

• Construction Enterprise Risk Management

• Expectations for the Surety Market

• Filling the Holes in Contractors' Liability Coverages

• Coverage Gaps: Commercial General and Excess Liability Policies

• Filling Your "Green" Toolbox

• General Session (presentation by Hugh Rice)—Lessons Learned for the Construction Industry

• Getting Up to Speed on Alternative Project Delivery Systems

• Conventional Liability Insurance Coverages Confront the Brave New World of Integrated Project Delivery and Public-Private Partnerships (Risk Allocation and Insurance Coverage Issues, Challenges, and Solutions)

• Public-Private Partnerships: A Controversial and Problematic Solution to America's Infrastructure Deficit

• Identifying and Managing Contract Risks

• Insuring Renewable Energy Construction

• Introduction to Construction Risk Management

• Keeping Safety at the Forefront

• Managing Safety as a Strategic Initiative

• The Perfect Storm

• Lessons Learned for the Construction Industry (Tuesday General Session presentation by Hugh Rice)

• Practical and Effective Risk Management Techniques

• Practical Ways To Cut Workers Comp Costs

• Reducing the Risk of Construction Defects on Green Projects

• Rice, Hugh (Tuesday General Session presentation)— Lessons Learned for the Construction Industry

• Risk and Insurance Implications Due to Project Delays

• A Risk Manager's Guide to Federal Contracting

• Survival Strategies for Contractors

• A Surety Perspective

• Surviving Difficult Economic Times

• Tips for Preparing Insurance Specifications

• Tuesday General Session (presentation by Hugh Rice)—Lessons Learned for the Construction Industry

• Understanding Maritime Risks and Exposures

• Understanding Risk Financing Options

• Wrap-Up Dos and Don'ts