Reinsurance Claims, Arbitration Event March 2-3

Mealey's Litigation Conferences has announced that it will hold the "Reinsurance Claims & Arbitration Conference" on March 2-3, 2009, at The Westin Grand in Washington, D.C. A program dedicated to women attorneys and executives immediately follows the event.

Chairing Reinsurance Claims & Arbitration will be Ann Field, vice president Reinsurance Claims & Legal with Zurich North America, Schaumburg, Ill.; Joy Langford with Chadbourne & Parke LLP, Washington, DC; and Elaine Lehnert, managing director, Veris Consulting, LLC, Red Bank, NJ.

Topics include writing and placing the reinsurance treaty and facultative contract; the accounting life of a reinsurance claim from the cedent and reinsurer perspective; operational considerations surrounding reinsurance contracts for the cedent and reinsurer; dealing with the major recurring issues; emerging trends in reinsurance; dispute resolution; the top executive's view of managing recoverables; claims for ECO/XPL and reinsurability for punitive damages; in-house expectations of in-house counsel; reinsurance audits; and the view from reinsurance arbitrators.

A cocktail reception sponsored by Veris Consulting LLC will be held after the first day.

Attention women attorneys and executives: Taking place immediately following the reinsurance and arbitration conference will be "Women in Law & Business: How to Arrive, Survive & Thrive at the Top." This afternoon event is being chaired by Andrea Tecce, managing director at Navigant Consulting, and Robin Silver with Miles & Stockbridge P.C. Speakers include specialists in advancing the careers of women, partners at law firms, diversity partners, executives from Raytheon International and Sprint, and more.

For more information call Mealey's Litigation Conferences at (484) 324-2755, or write to Tom Hagy at tom.hagy@litigationconferences.com.