SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVING CLAIMS:

Geng Dorothy Home to Kansas

PROGRAM

Nichols Ballroom - Business Are

12:15 pm Registraon/Sign-In

12:50 pm Welcoming Remarks

  JereyV.Hill,Esq.,Hill&LambLLP(OR/WA)

  Chair,EagleInternaonalAssociates,Inc.

Program Introducon

  Company

  BrianMark,AssistantVicePresident,MajorClaimsUnit,ZurichNorthAmerica

  AlisonVanDyke,ClaimsSpecialist,AssistantVicePresidentClaimsCorporate

  Soluons,WestportInsuranceCorporaon

2:15 pm BREAK

2:35 pm Mass Injury Claim

Moderators: TheodoreJ.Waldeck,Esq.,WaldeckLawFirmP.A.(MN/WI)

    JohnE.Bordeau,Esq.,SandersWarren&Russell,LLP(KS/MO)

Panelists:

  JerryBedell,President,Tecum,Inc.

    MelvinJ.Davis,Esq.,RemingerCo.,LPA(OH)

Panelists:

  JohnNesbi,ClaimsSpecialist,AssistantVicePresident,ClaimsCorporate

  Soluons,WestportInsuranceCorporaon

  MichaelOstler,ManagingClaimsDirector,AllianzGlobalCorporate&

  Specialty–FinancialLines

  JayShelton,SeniorVicePresident,RiskManagementServices,AssuranceAgency

4:55 pm Closing Remarks

5:00 pm Cocktail Recepon

Francesca’s Greenhouse Lounge

CONFERENCE FEE: Complimentary

HOTEL ROOM RESERVATIONS:

Room Rate: $199

Check In:  3PM

Check Out:11AM

hastesedonseveraloccasionsasaclaimspraccesandstandardsexpert,andasanexperton

legalfeesandligaoncostmanagement.PriortocommencingTECUM,Mr.Bedellservedfor22

yearsinvariousclaimscapaciesintheinsuranceindustry,includingadjuster,supervisor,claims

manager,mul-stateclaimsmanagerand,nallyNaonalLigaonManagerforZurichAmerican

InsuranceCompany.Duringhiscareer,Mr.Bedellhaspersonallymanagedover3,500lawsuits,

involvingallinsurancelinesandincludingclassacons,massligaonandmul-partysuits.He

hasbeenafrequentspeakeratABAanddefensecounselassociaonsaroundthecountry.Among

hismanyaccomplishments,Mr.Bedelldevelopedabudget-basedelectroniclegalbillingprocess

forwhichhewasgrantedaUnitedStatesPatent.

ceredinstructorwithCLM’sconnuingeducaonprogramandpresentsregularlyonclaims

handlingtopics.

legal pracce in several areas including, employment, government liability and professional

negligence.Addionally,Melvinhasextensiveexperiencerepresennglong-termcarefacilies

includingtrialexperience.Melvinhasalsodevelopedanappellatepraccerepresenngclients

before AppellateCourts throughoutOhio,the Ohio SupremeCourt and the U.S. Sixth Circuit.

MelvinwasrecentlyratedbySuperLawyers’asaRisingStar.

Melvin’stalentsgobeyondthecourtroom,ashepreviouslyservedontheExecuveBoardasLegal

CounselforKidsVongofCentralOhio,anon-protorganizaondedicatedtocreanglifelong,

andWashington.HeisamemberoftheOregonAssociaonofDefenseCounsel,TheInternaonal

AssociaonofDefenseCounsel,DefenseResearchInstute,TheCLMandisafrequentcontributor

toinsuranceandtrialrelatedpresentaonsthroughouttheUnitedStatesandEurope.

He specialized in productsliability and medical malpracce defense.  He is a graduate of the

UniversityofKansasLawSchool. Chrisstudieslegaland claimstrendsas partof hisworkfor

SwissRe.Hehasspokentoinsuranceindustrygroupsaroundthecountryonissuesofinterestto

underwritersandclaimshandlers.Chrisconsultsinternaonallyonproductsliabilityclaimsand

masstorts.Hisrecentworkhasfocusedondevelopingtechniquestoassesstherealriskversus

outsidecounselintheCentralUnitedStates.HealsoprovideslegalsupporttotheClaimsDivision.

InthepastSteveworkedasoutsidecounselforseveralmajorinsurancecarriersandasaplains’

aorney.StevereceivedhisB.A.fromtheUniversityofNebraskaandhisM.A.PhilosophyandJ.D.

fromtheUniversityofMissouri-Columbia.

ondelivering exceponal resultswhile providinghighquality serviceand expersetothe Life

Sciencesindustryformorethan25years.

hasexperiencewillallaspectsofligaon,includingrstandsecondchairjurytrialexperience.

In Spring 2013, Laurie and another partner at the rm obtained a defense verdict aer a

2-weekjurytrialofaclaimagainstanapartmentcomplexforthewrongfuldeathofatwenty-

montholdtoddler.Lauriehasalsobeensuccessfulonasummaryjudgmentmoonsinvolving

anythingfromanexculpatoryclausetoacaseinvolvingasignicantinjuryfromanelectricshock

fromanallegedly defecvedrinkingfountain. Laurie, alongwith another partner inthe rm,

has conducted risk management seminars to several of the rm’s clients. The programs have

illustratedtheimportantaspectsofmanagingriskandaddressingtheinvesgaonofaccidents

andclaims.LaurieisamemberofCommunityAssociaonsInstute,MissouriOrganizaonof

DefenseLawyers,andtheBarAssociaonofMetropolitanSt.Louis.

graduateoftheUniversityofKansasandtheUniversityofNebraskaCollegeofLawwherehewas

OrderoftheCoifandLawReview.Heisalicensedadjustorin14statesandamemberofboth

theKansasandMissouriBar.

Intrepid Direct Insurance which specializes in wring franchise businesses.  Prior to Intrepid,

JimmanagedaspecialtyteamhandlingEPLIandgeneralliabilityclaimsforZurich.Jim’sclaims

career spans over 30 years and has managed claims teams for various regional and naonal

carriersincludingTraveler’s,Fireman’sFund,SecuraandAmericanFamilyhandlingcommercial

and personal lines claims.  He graduated from Missouri Western with a degree in Business

AdministraonandobtainedhisCPCUin1995.

17years.Forthelast10years,hehashandledinsuranceagentserrors&omissionsclaims.Hehas

alsohandledmedialiability,aorneysexcesse&o,architectsandengineerse&o,realestatee&o,

generalliability,andpublicentyclaimsforthecompany.BeforejoiningSwissRe,Johnpracced

lawandalsoworkedasajudiciallawclerkforastateappellatecourtjudge.JohnhasaJ.D.from

a Senior Adjusterhandling complex lawyers and accountants claims unl promotedto claims

Supervisor in February 2003.  He began working for AGCS in January 2015 and is presently

supervisingateamhandlinginsuranceagentserrorsandomissionsclaims.Mr.Ostlersuccessfully

completedtheRegisteredProfessionalLiabilityUnderwriterProgram(RPLU)IN2000.

Tennesseeandhasbeeninpraccesince1992.Heislicensedinallstateandfederalcourtsin

bothTennesseeandGeorgia,aswellastheSixthandEleventhCircuitCourtsofAppealandthe

UnitedStatesSupremeCourt.DanreceivedhisBAfromtheUniversityofNotreDamein1989and

hisJDfromtheUniversityofTennesseein1992.Sincethatme,hehasrepresentedcorporaons

andotherbusinessesaswellasindividualsinavarietyofcivilandcriminalcases.Hispracce

over19yearsofexperience,heisanexpertintradionalandenterpriseriskmanagementacross

insurancemanagement,andcompliancefunconsaswellasextensiveexperienceinProfessional

LiabilityInsurance,E&OandD&Oligaon,cyberriskmanagement,realestateandnancialrisk

modeling,andbusinessconnuityplanning.PriortojoiningAssurance,Jayheldriskmanagement

rolesforseveralFortune500companies,includingTrinityIndustriesandGECapital.Heearnedan

MBAfromtheUniversityofNotreDameandBachelorofScienceinCriminalJuscefromIndiana

Universityandisa memberof theProfessionalLines UnderwringSociety andRisk Insurance

ManagementSociety.

rmwithocesinKansasCity,Missouri;OverlandPark,Kansas;andSpringeld,Missouri.Mr.

Sturdivan is licensed in the state and federal courts for Kansas, Missouri, and California.  He

received his B.S. in Internaonal Business from Baker University, a small liberal arts college

in Kansas, and his J.D. from the Universityof Oregon. Since graduangfromlaw school, Mr.

Sturdivanhasrepresentedbusinessesandindividualsinawidevarietyofcivilclaims.Hiscurrent