Agenda
Sunday, September 7

 
6:00 p.m.
Ballroom Foyer


Registration

6:30 p.m.
Capitol View Terrace North


Welcome Reception

Monday, September 8
View sessions.




7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Capitol View Terrace
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Raymond James and Associates


8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Capitol D
Welcome and Opening Remarks

Raymond A. Schmalz
Vice President, Cash and Investments
California State Automobile Association Inter-Insurance Bureau

James M. Olsen
Director, Insurance Accounting and Investment
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America


8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Capitol D
Economics and the U.S. Election

Arthur B. Laffer, Ph.D.
Founder and Chairman
Laffer Associates


Sponsored by State Street Global Advisors


9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Ballroom Foyer
Break
Sponsored by Deutsche Insurance Asset Management


10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Capitol D
Coping with the Future in a Time of Change

John L. Manley
Senior Equity Strategist, Global Wealth Management
Citi Smith Barney


11:00 a.m. - Noon
Capitol D
State of the Municipal Bond Market

Thomas G. Doe
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Municipal Market Advisors, Inc.


Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Capitol View Terrace
Luncheon Presentation

Business Impacts of Regulation and the Reporting Systems on Insurance Company Portfolio Investments


Jose Montemayor
Principal
Black Diamond Capital Partners


Sponsored by Principal Global Investors


1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Capitol D
Investing in Tax Credits

Daniel L. Torgerson
Director of Tax Credit Investing
Affordable Equity Partners, Inc.


2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Ballroom Foyer


Break

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Capitol D
Utilizing Convertibles in the Asset Allocation Process

Thomas F. Landstreet
Director, Business Development
Laffer Associates

J. Stanley Rogers, Jr.
Portfolio Manager, Convertible Securities
Laffer Associates


6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Ballroom Foyer
Reception
Sponsored by Prime Advisors, Inc.


7:00 p.m.
Capitol View Terrace
Dinner
Sponsored by Conning and Company


8:00 p.m.
Capitol View Terrace
Entertainment

Comedian and Magician Nick Lewin

Sponsored by Federal Home Loan System


Tuesday, September 9
View sessions.

 
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Capitol View Terrace
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by FTN Financial


8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Capitol D
U.S. Economic Update

Christopher Low
Chief Economist
FTN Financial


9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Capitol D
Alternative Investments Mezzanine Loans

Michael Koester
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs


10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Ballroom Foyer


Break

10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Capitol D
Venture Capital/Growth Equity (VC/GE) Investment Opportunities

Joe Aragona
Founder and General Partner
Austin Ventures


11:15 a.m. - Noon
Capitol D
U. S. Insurers Peer Group Analysis

Radcliffe J. Smith
Director, Insurance Industry Structured Product Marketing
Barclays Capital


Noon - 6:00 p.m. Golf Outing or Alternate Activity

Wednesday, September 10
View sessions.

 
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Capitol View Terrace


Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Capitol D
Insurer Investment Issues Panel

Moderator:
Alton Cogert
President
Strategic Asset Alliance


Panelists:
Steven C. Doire
Managing Director
Deutsche Insurance Asset Management


Thomas S. McIntyre
Principal
Tillinghast /Towers Perrins


10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Ballroom Foyer


Break

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Capitol D
NAIC/Regulatory Developments

Sarah Moe
Director, Political Affairs
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America

James M. Olsen
Director, Insurance Accounting and Investment
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America


11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Capitol D


Investment Derby winners announced and prizes awarded.




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