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CPCU Reinsurance Symposium - Doubletree Hotel (Galleria area) Dallas, Texas

When: October 21, 2010

CPCU Society is hosting a reinsurance symposium in Dallas, Texas.  This is the first time such an event has been held in Dallas.  The symposium will be held at the Doubletree Hotel Dallas at 4099 Valley View Lane, Dallas, Texas (in the Galleria area off of Highway 635).  For more information on the event please contract Steve McElhiney (smcelhiney@ewirisk.com) or Lynn Sheils (lsheils@ewirisk.com).

 

The CPCU Society and the Reinsurance Interest Group proudly
 present …
Current Issues Facing the Industry
A symposium presented by the CPCU Society Reinsurance Interest Group featuring top reinsurance professionals, a keynote address by Elizabeth Ames Jones, and a networking reception for all attendees.
When
Thursday, October 21, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Education Sessions and Luncheon
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Cocktail and Networking Reception
Where
Doubletree Hotel Dallas
4099 Valley View
Dallas, Texas 75244
What It’s About 
The CPCU Society Reinsurance Interest Group symposium has always provided a great opportunity for reinsurance professionals to gather to learn and discuss important happenings within the industry … and given the changes that have taken place over the past few years, there will be much to talk about!
What You’ll Learn
The first-ever Dallas edition of the highly regarded symposium will feature high-level professionals presenting their views on such topics as
  • Current state and possible future of the Industry.
  • Recent litigation/arbitration decisions and their impact on reinsurance contract wording.
  • The future of insurance regulation (state vs. federal) and potential impact on the industry.
  • Impact of the recession on reinsurance recoveries.
  • The future of CAT Modeling.
  • Reinsurance and rating agency models.
  • Ratings of captives and what the future holds.
  • Efficiency of arbitration as a resolution tool.
  • Emerging risks — preparing for the unknown.
  • Global reinsurance.
  • Market cycle trends.
  • Enterprise Risk Management.
  • Information technology trends in the reinsurance industry.
Who’s It For?
This symposium presents a valuable learning and networking opportunity for all reinsurance professionals, and for other professionals who work with or are impacted by reinsurance.
 
Agenda

8:00–9:00 a.m.  
Registration
8:30–9:00 a.m. 
Continental Breakfast
9:00–10:30 a.m.
Executive Reinsurance Panel “Current Issues Facing the P&C Industry”
10:30–10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45–12:00 p.m. 
Legal Panel Financial Regulatory Changes
12:00–1:30 p.m. 
Luncheon and Keynote Address
1:30–2:30 p.m.
AM Best Presentation on Reinsurance Rating in the Post Crisis Environment
2:30–2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45–3:45 p.m. 
Deepwater Horizon Impact
3:45–4:45 p.m. 
IT Executive Overview
4:45 p.m. 
Adjournment
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Networking Reception

 
Keynote Speaker
Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones, Railroad Commission of Texas and Candidate for the United States Senate.  As Railroad Commissioner, she is a steward of Texas's energy resources and was elected to a six year term in 2006. The Railroad Commission has no jurisdiction over the rail industry in Texas. Prior to her service on the Railroad Commission she was elected three times to the Texas House of Representatives.
 
Commissioner Jones will speak to a variety of issues related to energy resources and production in Texas in the post-Deepwater Horizon environment.
 
Symposium Speakers
Ken Barrett, Besso Re Ltd. (UK)
Jimmy Beth, CPCU, GHS Property and Casualty
Andrew Boris, Esq, Tressler, LLP
John Chevalier, CSC Corporation
Gale Guerra, A.M. Best
Steve McElhiney, CPCU, EWI Risk Services
Michelle Robberson, Nisha Byers & Diana Faust, Esqs,Cooper & Scully, P.C.
Lynn Sheils, JD, ARe, EWI Risk Services
Lonnie Van Houten, Gen Re