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Conference Chaired by
Terry Kelaher, FIIC,
Vice President and General Manager, Allstate Insurance Company,
South Barrington, IL
David R. Robb,
Executive Vice President, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.,
Hartford, CT
Registration Fee
The registration fee includes continental breakfast each day, one luncheon, attendance at all conference sessions, a copy of the conference handbook on CD, networking reception, and coffee breaks. The registration fee is $1295 for the first attendee.
How to Register
Fax is the best way to enroll, allowing us to attend to your registration immediately. Please fax this form to (610)768-0303, call 1-800-MEALEYS, (610)768-7800, e-mail mealeyseminars@lexisnexis.com or mail this form with payment to Mealey Publications, P.O. Box 62090, King of Prussia, PA 19406-0230. Receipt of payment guarantees your registration.
Special Discounts
• Corporate Discount — $200 off — $1095
• Additional registrants from the same firm or company — $150 off — $1145
• Government employees — one-third off — $865
• Sitting judges — attend free
• Paralegals — two-thirds off — $435
Special Needs
Should you have any special needs, please contact Mealey’s at least three weeks prior to the conference, to allow us time to make reasonable accommodations.
Cancellation Policy
Registrants who cancel on or before May 2nd will receive a full refund. Registrants canceling from May 3rd-May 9th will receive a full credit towards another Mealey’s conference. Cancellations made after May 9th will be subject to a 25% administrative fee; the remaining amount will be credited towards another Mealey’s conference. Credits must be used within one year of the date of issuance. Attendees who are paid in full and do not attend the conference forfeit a refund or a credit voucher. Substitutions may be made at any time.
Hotel Accommodations
The Ritz-Carlton, Boston is located at 15 Arlington Street, just 30 minutes from Logan International Airport. Attendees should make reservations directly with the hotel by calling 617-536-5700. When making reservations, indicate that you are attending Mealey’s Insurance/Reinsurance Company Run-Off Conference, May 16-17, 2005. A block of rooms has been reserved for attendees at a rate of $265 a night for a single or double room. The cut-off date for this rate is April 25th. After that date, this rate will be offered based on space availability. Please note, there are a limited number of rooms in our room block so make your reservations early.
For alternative hotels and rates, please call us at (610) 768-7800.
Conference on Audiotape
If you cannot attend this conference, take advantage of our new audiotape conference service. For more information call 1-800-MEALEYS or e-mail mealeyseminars@lexisnexis.com
CLE Credit</b.
Credits will be available from all states with mandatory requirements. For more information visit www.mealeys.com/conferences and click on ‘CLE Credit’, or call 1-800-MEALEYS.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Please call 1-800-MEALEYS for more information on exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities.
Speakers, sessions and times may be subject to last-minute changes.
<font size = “3”>Monday, May 16, 2005</font>
8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:15 Introduction and Opening Remarks
Terry Kelaher, FIIC, Vice President and General Manager, Allstate Insurance Company
David Robb, Executive Vice President, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
9:30 Growth of An Industry
Julius Bannister, AGSM, Director, Bannister International Research Organisation
10:15 Morning Break
10:30 Jumped or Pushed? Timing the Decision to Enter Run-Off
Moderator: Jonathan Bank, Of Counsel, Lord Bissell & Brook
VJ Dowling, Managing Member, Dowling & Partners Securities, LLC
Peter van der Meer, Managing Director, Insurance, Friedman
Billings & Ramsey Group, Inc.
Lee Routledge, Senior Vice President, Claims, SCOR
Reinsurance Company
<>11:30 Run-Offs From a Ratings Agency Perspective
Mark Puccia, Managing Director, Financial Services Group,
Standard & Poor’s
12:00 Luncheon and Keynote Address
Ernst Csiszar, President & CEO, Property & Casualty Insurers
Association of America
1:30 The Tail That Wags the Dog: Evaluating the Company’s Liabilities, Risks and Assets
Moderator: John Baily, CPA
David Powell, ACAS, MAAA, Managing Principal, Towers
Perrin Tillinghast
Frederick Kist, FCAS, MAAA, Senior Vice President and
Chief Actuary, Kemper Insurance Companies
George Hammond, LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae
Frank Lattal, Chief Claims Officer, ACE Limited
3:00 Afternoon Break
3:15 This Way To the Exit – Options for Structuring the Run-Off
Scott Belden, Managing Director, St. Paul Travelers
Michael Steel, Head of ReMetrics, Benfield Limited
Philip Singer, Chief Executive Officer, Tawa Management
Limited
Bruce Shulan, Managing Partner, The Princeton Partnership, LLC
Michael Pedraja, Director, Credit Suisse First Boston
4:45 Networking Reception
<font size = “3”>May 17, 2005</font>
8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:30 Regulatory Concerns/Oversight
Moderator: Norris Clark, Financial and Regulatory Specialist, Lord Bissell & Brook
Stephen Johnson, CPA, Deputy Insurance Commissioner, Pennsylvania Insurance Department Office of Corporate and Financial Regulation
Joseph Torti, CPA, CFE, CFSA, Associate Director and
Superintendent of Insurance, State of Rhode Island,
Division of Insurance
Lawrence Mulryan, Executive Director, California Insurance
Guaranty Association
9:45 Morning Break
10:00 Operating the Run-Off Company
Moderator: David Thirkill, Vice President, RiverStone Reinsurance Services LLC
Peter Matthews, Partner, EMB Consultancy
Frederic Gindraux, CPCU, Director of APH Claims, Swiss
Reinsurance America Corporation
Susan Grondine, Senior Vice President and Counsel, Horizon
Management Group LLC
11:15 Third Parties That You Come to Rely On
Laird Criner, Managing Director, Head of Global Claims Consulting, Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc.
Dale Miller, Lord Bissell & Brook
Joseph Loggia, Vice President, Buxbaum Loggia & Associates, Inc.
Trish Getty, AIR, Executive Director, Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Run-Off Companies
12:15 Conclusion
Terry Kelaher, FIIC, Vice President and General Manager,
Allstate Insurance Company
David Robb, Executive Vice President, The Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc.
12:30 Adjourn
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