Wednesday, July 27
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11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Reg Desk 5
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Registration
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5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Chopin 1-3 & Patio
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Welcome Reception
Sponsored by SNR Denton US LLP
Seminar participants and registered guests are invited to enjoy this hosted reception.
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Thursday, July 28
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7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Reg Desk 5
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Registration
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7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Beethoven 2
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Breakfast
Sponsored by Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Seminar participants are invited to enjoy this breakfast.
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8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Beethoven 1
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Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks
Mark Sektnan
President | Association of California Insurance Companies
Brett J. Barrett
Insurance Commissioner | State of Nevada
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8:45 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
Beethoven 1
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Operating in an Era of Uncertainty
David A. Sampson
President and CEO | Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
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9:10 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
Beethoven 1
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Keynote Speaker (via video conference)
Adam M. Cole
General Counsel | California Department of Insurance
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9:40 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.
Beethoven 1
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Panel on California Insurance Regulations
Rex Frazier
President | Personal Insurance Federation of California
Gene Livingston
Partner | Greenberg Traurig
Sanford L. Michelman
Partner | Michelman & Robinson, LLP
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10:25 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Beethoven Foyer
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Break
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10:40 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Beethoven 1
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The Intersection of Insurance Insolvency, Bankruptcy and FDIC Receivership of Financial Institutions with Systemic Risk
John F. Finston
Partner | SNR Denton US LLP
Robert B. Millner
Partner | SNR Denton US LLP
Wayne D. Wilson
Executive Director | California Insurance Guaranty Association
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11:20 a.m. - 12:10 a.m.
Beethoven 1
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Trends in California Insurance Litigation
The Honorable Ming W. Chin
Associate Justice | California Supreme Court
The Honorable Rex Heeseman
Judge | Los Angeles Superior Court
Susan M. Popik
Partner | Chapman, Popik & White LLP
Christina J. Imre
Partner | Sedgwick LLP
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12:10 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Beethoven 2
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Buffet Luncheon
Sponsored by Horvitz & Levy LLP
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1:30 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.
Beethoven 1
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SB 631 Restitution
Robert W. Hogeboom
Partner | Barger & Wolen LLP
Ken Cooley
Principal Consultant | California State Senate Insurance Committee
Delia M. Chilgren
D. C. Consulting
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2:10 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Beethoven 1
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Recent Changes in State and Federal Regulation of Reinsurance
Carey S. Barney
Partner | Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Norris W. Clark
Financial/Regulatory Specialist | Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
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2:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Beethoven 1
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New Defenses in Insurance Litigation: The Ethical Use of the Litigation Privilege and Anti-SLAPP Motions
Michael Barnes
Partner | SNR Denton US LLP
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3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Beethoven Foyer
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Break
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3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Beethoven 1
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Appellate Update
David M. Axelrad
Partner | Horvitz and Levy, LLP
Lisa Perrochet
Partner | Horvitz and Levy, LLP
Mitchell C. Tilner
Partner | Horvitz and Levy, LLP
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4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Beethoven 1
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Natural Disasters, Unnatural Deaths, Damages and Claims: How poor building design, bad construction and a lack of common sense can cause excessive loss of life, damage and insurance claims (an audio/visual presentation)
Frank Pagliaro
Partner | Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley PC
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4:20 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Beethoven 1
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To MacKay and Beyond: The End of the “Dual System” of Rate Regulation and What Lies Ahead”
Kent R. Keller
Partner | Barger & Wolen LLP
Vanessa O. Wells
Partner | Sedgwick LLP
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6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Chopin 1-3 & Patio
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Reception
Sponsored by Barger & Wollen, LLP
Seminar participants and registered guests are invited to enjoy this hosted reception.
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Friday, July 29
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7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Beethoven 2
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Breakfast
Sponsored by Sedgwick LLP
Seminar participants are invited to enjoy this hosted breakfast.
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8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Beethoven 1
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Federal Preemption of Surplus Lines Laws
Richard A. Brown
Attorney at Law
Gerald "Jerry" Sullivan
The Sullivan Group
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9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Beethoven 1
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Class Actions: Emerging Threats from Other States
Peter H. Klee
Partner | Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP
John T. Brooks
Partner | Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP
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9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Beethoven 1
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Defending a Class Action Before it Becomes a Class Action
Mona Hanna
Partner | Michelman & Robinson, LLP
Dana Kravetz
Partner | Michelman & Robinson, LLP
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10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Beethoven 1
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Billions of Dollars More a Year to be Paid in Claims? The Howell Case will Decide
Robert F. Tyson, Jr.
Partner | Tyson & Mendes LLP
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10:40 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.
Beethoven Foyer
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Break
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10:55 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Beethoven 1
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The Interplay Between the Mitigation of Damages Doctrine, the Collateral Source Rule, and the Federal Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act of 2010
H. Thomas Watson
Partner | Horvitz & Levy LLP
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11:15 a.m. - Noon
Beethoven 1
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Califonia's Economic and Political Future
Daniel R. Walters
Columnist | Sacramento Bee
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Adjourn
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