14th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance ExecuSummit

Fall Session - ExecuSummit Topics:

EPL Market Place & Underwriting Trends

Moderator: Joseph M. Gagliardo
Managing Partner
Laner, Muchin, Ltd. 

Samantha J. Manfredini, Esq.
Assistant Vice President, EPLI
Aon Risk Solutions

Christine Coyne
Senior Claims Specialist-Professional
XL Catlin

Chris Lavelle
Second Vice President/EPL Product Leader
USLI

Christopher Williams
EPL Product Manager
Travelers

Emerging Employment Issues in 2018 and Beyond

Moderator: Dove A.E. Burns
Partner
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Priya Gandhi
Senior Technical Claims Specialist
Specialty Claims-MLPL
QBE North America

Joann D. Obi
Claims Advocate- FINEX Claims & Legal Group
Willis Towers Watson

MeToo – The Me Too Movement One Year Later – Impact on the Workplace, the Law and the Resolution Process

Moderator: Mercedes Colwin
Partner
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP.

Laura Zaroski, J.D., RPLU
Executive V.P. -
Cyber, Management & Professional Liability
Socius Insurance Services, Inc.

Kristina Barcia, Esq.
Assistant Vice President-Claims
AXIS

Jennifer R. O’Connor
Member
Saiber LLC

Gregory B. Reilly
Partner
Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP

Mediating Sexual Harassment Claims –

How to Evaluate the Exposure, Limit the Risk and Get the Best Deal

Moderator: Robyn Silvermintz
Partner
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP

Marla J. Moss, Esq.
Professional Mediator
Moss Mediation

Ann Soter 
Claims Manager - Financial and Professional Lines
Starr Companies

Leonard B. Cooper
Senior Claims Examiner
Markel

Ben Accardo
Group Claims
Beazley Group

Drugs in the Workplace – From Marijuana to the Opioid Epidemic  -

From Pre-employment Screening to Accommodations and Workplace usage – How to Navigate the Complexities of Drug Laws and Addiction

Moderator: Jacqueline Gallagher
Shareholder
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Justin J Blacklock
Executive Underwriter
EPLI Specialist - North America Financial Lines
Chubb

John Culotta
Senior Claims Technical Specialist
QBE North America

Jeanette L. Dixon
Partner
Manning & Kass Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester

Current Status of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity --Legislative Changes, Recent Employment Decisions, and to How to Balance Anti-discrimination Provisions with Freedom of Speech/Religion

Moderator: Stacey L. Pitcher
Partner
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Laura R. Lapidus ,Esq.
Management Liability Risk Control Director
CNA

Jessenia L. Vazcones-Yagual, Esq.
Claims Examiner – Management Liability Claims
OneBeacon Insurance Group

Catherine P. Wells

Member
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC.

Jennifer Stivrins
Partner
Kissel Hirsch & Wilmer LLP

SCOTUS Decisions in 2018 and Impact on the Workplace – From Arbitration Agreements and Union Dues to the Travel Ban and Beyond

Moderator: Wendy J. Mellk
Principal
Jackson Lewis P.C.

Gia C. Guzman
Senior Claim Examiner, Executive Assurance Claims
Arch Insurance

Steve Boughal, CFA, FRM  
Vice President, Chief Underwriting Officer
Management & Professional Liability
Financial & Executive Liability
The Hartford

Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias

Meets Artificial Intelligence and Robots

Moderator: Dianna D. McCarthy
Partner
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP

Kelly Geary, CIPP US
Managing Principal/U.S. Cyber Practice Leader/Coverage & Claims Leader
Integro USA

Laura Westfall Casey
Assistant Vice President, Professional Lines Claims
Chubb

Cheryl Chiovetta
Vice President | Financial Institutions
Financial Lines Claims | AIG General Insurance
AIG

The Limits of Reasonable Accommodation

Ryan J. Kohler
Attorney
Collins Collins Muir + Stewart LLP

David Rocklin
Assistant Vice President, Supervisor
North American Financial Lines
Chubb

Insights and Strategies Employed by the Plaintiff’s Bar -

Early Settlement/Mediation

Anthony J. Interlandi, Esq.
Interlandi Law Office

Cassandra Jean-Baptiste
Claims Manager
Starr Adjustment Services, Inc.

Susan Sitron
Senior Specialty Claims Consultant/Management Liability Claims
Hanover Insurance

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