NRRA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2013

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The voice of owner insureds.

NRRA NATIONAL

CONFERENCE

2013

Equal Justice Under Law

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Defending the Liability Risk Retention Act

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e invite you to join your industry peers for 3 days of great networking, our NRRA-unique fast-paced educational sessions, an impressive slate of speakers, and the most current information about the regulatory, judicial and legislative issues facing risk retention groups and purchasing groups today.

EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW

Jim Forbes

Today’s media and Your business Decisions—

sunlight is the best Disinfectant.

The 4th of now 5 generations of journalists, for more than three decades Jim Forbes has walked in many shoes; from long time investigative producer/reporter/writer, to host of the pop culture phenomenon Behind the Music. He’s a multiple Emmy, ALMA. AP and Golden Mic award-winner. Forbes has contributed to numerous award winning and acclaimed programs for various networks including CBS, CNN, FNN, PBS, VH1, ESPN, E! and FOX, and was awarded the ALMA for “Best Made for Television Documentary” for producing/ directing/writing and reporting “Selena, Behind the Music,” During the past 15 years, Forbes has also narrated more than 500 hours of documentary programming for more than a dozen different networks.

Our KeynOte SpeaKerS

Congressman eDWarD roYCe

U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R) is serving his eleventh term in Congress representing Southern California’s 39th District, based in Orange, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties. Royce is currently the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and has served on the Committee since entering Congress in 1993. As a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, Royce sits on two Subcommittees: Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, and Insurance and Housing. A California native, Royce is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton, School of Business Administration. He and his wife, Marie, are longtime residents of Fullerton, CA.

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8:00 am – 12:00 pm Conference registration Ballroom Foyer 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm government affairs Committee (Lunch Served)

Chairman: Joe Deems, Executive Director, NRRA

Skip Myers, Partner, Morris Manning & Martin, LLP, General Counsel, NRRA Constance L. akridge, Partner, Holland & Hart

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Conference Chairman’s Welcome

Attendee Introductions & NRRA Mobile App Tutorial

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm affordable Care act & medicare medicaid raC audits: Disaster in the making for Providers

moderator: Gloria everett, President & CEO, The Mutual RRG, Inc.

Greg pawlson, MD, Senior Medical Consultant, Stevens Lee

Joseph Meli, Senior Vice President, Gen Re

andrew Wachler, Partner, Wachler & Associates

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm networking break

2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Defending the Lrra: nrra’s amicus strategy

moderator: Jon Harkavy, Executive VP, General Counsel, Risk Services, LLC

Joe Deems, Executive Director, NRRA

Skip Myers, Partner, Morris Manning & Martin, LLP, General Counsel, NRRA

Michael Schroeder, General Counsel and Chairman Allied Professionals Insurance Company, RRG

rick Cigel, Owner, The Cigel Law Group, P.C.

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm rrg vs. risk Purchasing group vs. 831 (b) – Future growth Prospects

moderator: James Cutts, Publisher, Risk Retention Reporter

Derick White, President, Strategic Risk Solutions (VT), Ltd.

Charles (Chaz) Lavelle, Partner, Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP

richard Lord Principal & Consulting Actuary, Milliman

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm Cyber security: are You Prepared?

moderator: Meredith Schnur, Senior Vice President, Professional Risk Group

Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc.

Mark Greisiger, President, NetDiligence

anthony Dagostino, Vice President, ACE Professional Risk

Scott Godes, Partner, Barnes & Thornberg LLP

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Welcome reception

Thanks to our Double Diamond and Diamond sponsors

6:30 pm Dinner on Your own

tueSDay, OCtOBer 1 – SaLOnS I & II

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7:45 am – 8:45 am networking breakfast

8:45 am – 9:30 am Comments from the Chairman of the nrra board of Directors

Sanford elsass

nrra annual meeting best Performing rrg awards

Presenter: Joe petrelli, President, Demotech, Inc.

sponsor recognition 9:30 am – 9:45 am networking break

9:45 am – 10:45 am What Keeps Ceos Up at night

moderator: Mechlin Moore, Director of Communications, NRRA

John Svoboda, President, National Home Insurance Company

Michael O’neal, President & CEO, American Contractors Insurance Company Risk Retention Group

Melvin Capell, President/CEO, Coastal Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc.

10:45 am – 11:15 am Contractual Liability Where is stop Loss going?

moderator: rebecca Smart, Corporate Secretary & Legal Counsel,

Lenders Protection Assurance Company RRG

Mark Weitz, Partner, Weitz Morgan PLLC

Jon Harkavy, Executive VP, General Counsel, Risk Services, LLC

11:15 am – 11:45 am D&o and e&o Update:

addressing escalating Problems

moderator: paul Henderson, Underwriter, Beazley

Gary Dittman, President & CEO, The Compass Group

peter McKeegan, Vice President, American Safety Insurance Company

Ken Barrett, Managing Director, Besso Re

11:45 am – 12:45 pm Luncheon with sponsor recognition 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Keynote speaker: Jim Forbes 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm networking break

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm 10 Things to Look out for When buying reinsurance

moderator: Michael Schroeder, General Counsel and Chairman,

Allied Professionals Insurance Company, RRG

moderator: Ken Barrett, Managing Director, Besso Re

adrian Cox, Specialty Lines, Beazley

Mark Maxson, Executive Vice President, JLT Re (North America) Inc.

Bill Green, Head of Specialist Lines, Faraday Underwriting Limited

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Conference schedule subject to change – visit www.riskretention.org for the most up to date schedule.

COnferenCe SCHeDuLe

2:45 pm – 3:30 pm risk management: How to Keep Plaintiff’s Lawyers From beating You in Court

moderator: Kirsten ullman, Managing Partner, Lewis Brisbois, Bisgaard

& Smith, LLP – Tampa, Florida office

Jon emaus, Director of Program Development, Vertical Claims Management

Stephen Smith, Partner, Lewis Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP – San Diego, California office

Matthew pascale, Partner, Lewis Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP – Los Angeles, California office

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm networking break

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm Financial sessions: investment advisory, investment Funds, Finding Capital

moderator: Sanford elsass, Encore Partners LLC

James Charnley, President, Waterstreet Advisers

Steven nigro, Managing Partner, TAG Financial Institutions Group, LLC

4:30 pm – 5:15 pm ask the ex-regulators:

Political Correctness Unnecessary

moderator: Jon Harkavy, VP, General Counsel, Risk Services, LLC

Thomas Hampton, Senior Advisor, Dentons US LLP

Lawrence Mirel, Partner, Nelson, Levine de Luca and Hamilton

Charles Cohen, Attorney at Law, Low & Cohen, PLLC

5:15 pm – 5:30 pm Presentation of the Karen Cutts award 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm reception

Thanks to our Platinum sponsors

7:00 pm Dinner on Your own

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tHurSDay, OCtOBer 3 – SaLOnS I & II

8:00 am – 9:15 am networking breakfast – sponsor recognition 8:30 am – 9:00 am Keynote speaker: Congressman edward royce

9:15 am – 10:00 am reinsurance: Who Will be The industry reinsurers For The next 5 Years and Why?

moderator: Duncan Dale, CEO, Dale Underwriting Partners

Joe petrelli, President, Demotech, Inc.

Gerald yoshida, Legal Counsel, Char Hamilton Yoshida & Shimomoto

Kevin Bingham, Principal, Actuarial, Risk & Analytics, Nelson, Deloitte Consulting LLP

10:00 am – 10:15 am breakout groups – Town Hall “Homework” assignments: Preparing for the regulators

10:15 am – 10:45 am networking break

10:45 am – 11:45 am Town Hall meeting with the regulators

moderator: Skip Myers, Partner, Morris Manning & Martin, LLP, General

Counsel, NRRA

Sandy Bigglestone, Director of Captive Insturance, Vermont Department of Financial Regulation

Dana Sheppard, Associate Commissioner, Risk Finance Bureau, District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities & Banking

Steve Kinion, Director of Captive and Financial Insurance Products Delaware Department of Insurance

Jeff Kehler, Program Manager, Alternative Risk Transfer Services, South Carolina Department of Insurance

12:30 pm – 4:30 pm nrra board of Directors meeting

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