Power Panel – The Decade Ahead

• With today's turbulent market, it is now more important than ever to gain insight into what's ahead. Participate in this question and answer based session with the industry's leading executives.

Moderator:  Robert F. Kennedy – President & Chief Executive Officer, ReSource Intermediaries, Inc.
Dr. Richard Anderson – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Doctors Company
Robert E. White – President, First Professionals Insurance Company - FPIC
James L. Weidner – Chief Executive Officer, Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc.
Steve Rubin – President & Chief Operations Officer, COPIC Insurance Company

Emerging Trends:  Risk Management for Today and The Future

• The increasing role of hospitalists and their expansion into specialties
• Mid-Level Providers and risk issues associated with them
• CMS Never Events - Their impact on how medical malpractice cases are litigated
• Risks and benefits of telemedicine and technology

Moderator:  Kathi Burton MS, HRM, FSHRM – Regional Manager Risk Management Services, ProAssurance Corporation
Creighton B. Wright MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, FACPE – President, Cardiac Vascular & Thoracic Surgeons Inc.
Mary Lee Lomonico  – Senior Sales Representative, ProAssurance Corporation

Emerging Risks in Health 2.0 - How to Limit Medical Practitioners' Exposure to Online Risks and Decrease the Chance of a Malpractice Filing

• Risks associated with living an online life: reputational risk, increased risks of malpractice filings, violations of personal privacy
• Recommendations for medical practitioners & hospitals to avert online risks, and how we see emerging risks being addressed in the medical insurance industry
• New medical malpractice claims as a result of negative content online or technology failures
• Deep-dive into the world of medical professional ratings websites, online forum communities, and related blogging
• Compliance within an ever increasing regulatory environment
• Out of pocket costs for a loss of health data
• The growing threat of medical ID theft

Moderator:  Noah Lang – Director of Business Development, ReputationDefender
John Merchant – AVP of Cyber & New Media Business, Hartford Financial Products
Jeff Cutler – Vice President, MDx Medical / Vitals

Hot Topics In Healthcare

• Trial and arbitration verdicts in medical malpractice and long term care over the prior year
• Medicare Secondary Payor Act
• Never events
• Current cutting edge and emerging issues

Moderator:  Kirsten K. Ullman – Managing Partner - Southeast Region, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Norris Cunningham – Shareholder, Hall, Render, Killian, et al.
J.R. Murray – Managing Partner, Pan American Risk Management
Gail McGrath – Principal, Pan American Risk Management
Steven Adler –TPA for Physicians Indemnity Risk Retention Group, Melsar Risk Management Services, Inc.

The State of the Medical Professional Liability Insurance Market

• National and regional underwriting trends
• Emerging loss ratio trends
• Trends in commercial reinsurance market experience
• Trends in commercial reinsurance market pricing
• Claim severity trends

Moderator:  Richard B. Lord FCAS, MAAA – Principal & Consulting Actuary, Milliman
Elizabeth C. Kernan – Senior Vice President, ReSource Intermediaries, Inc.
Robert B. Blasio – President & Chief Executive Officer, Western Litigation, Inc.

Is the Managed Care Industry Heading Back to the Future?

• MCOs renewed interest in capitation and gatekeeper methods of managing health insurance costs as demonstrated by pilot programs for "Accountable Care Organizations" ("ACOs") and "Patient - Centered Medical Homes"
• National Health Care Reform - will it assist MCOs in controlling health care costs?
• An update on provider litigation against the managed care industry including "Usual Customary and Reasonable Rate" MDL Litigation
• Other managed care liability trends
• Related insurance issues

Moderator:  Kristin D. McMahon Esq. – Chief Claims Officer, IronHealth
Alice Johansson – Senior Vice President - Underwriting, IronHealth
Ciara Ryan Frost – Partner, Kerns, Frost & Pearlman, LLC
Edwina Rogers – Executive Director, The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative

How to Effectively Structure Ambulatory Exposures in a Hospital's Insurance and Risk Management Programs

• Discussion of the various methodologies available in the market place
• A broker's analysis of the pro's and con's of each methodology
• An underwriter's analysis of the pro's and the con's of each methodology
• Tips for brokers to assist their clients in choosing the appropriate structure

Moderator:  Becky Cox RPLU, CIC – Vice President, Business Development, Allied World Healthcare
Andrew Charron – Vice President - Medical Products Manager, Allied World Healthcare
Bruce Hancock – President, Medical Indemnity Group, Inc.

Impacts of Inflation on Professional Liability Companies

• What factors could lead to inflation?
• How could inflation impact professional liability companies – Pricing? Loss reserving? Cash flows? M&A?
• What can companies do to prepare for and hedge against an increase in inflation? 

Moderator:  William E. Burns ACAS, MAAA – Senior Manager, KPMG LLP
Anthony Bustillo FCAS, MAAA – Manager, KPMG LLP
Joseph Inwald – President, Inwald Consulting Services, Inc.

When Will Hospital Professional Liability Profitability End?

• Continued increase in claim severity
• A change in claim frequency
• The impact of physicians covered by hospitals
• Have quality initiatives peaked?
• Market competition

Moderator:  Robert Allen – Senior Vice President, Torus Specialty
Robert M. Marshall CPCU, RPLU, AIC – Senior Vice President - NY Health Care Practice, Willis of New York, Inc.
Craig R. Rowland – VP Underwriting - Hospital/Physicians Groups – Medical Protective Corporation

Sorry Works! A Medical Malpractice Solution

• Sorry Works! is a communication continuum
• Sorry Works! is a medical malpractice solution, which does not need legislative action to work
• The Sorry Works! program in today's healthcare environment can help healthcare organizations to thrive
• Help your healthcare organization(s) get past the barriers so they (and you) can benefit

Moderator: Doug Wojcieszak – Disclosure Training Consultant, The Sorry Works! Coalition
Peter A. Schwartz, MD – Senior Medical Consultant, Stevens & Lee

Issues and Trends for 2010 and Beyond

• The regulatory environment for 2010 and beyond
• MPL M&A activity and understanding the M&A life cycle
• Issues and trends shaping our industry
• The 411 on reinsurance 

Moderator:  Kevin M. Bingham ACAS, MAAA – Principal - Actuarial, Risk & Analytics, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Brian Alvers FCAS, MAAA – Managing Director, Aon Benfield
Robert L. Grossman – Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Kevin M. Dyke FCAS, MAAA – Vice President & Chief Actuary, American Physicians Assurance Corporation

Medical Stop Loss Advantage Group Captive – Offering Lowest Overall Cost Solution for Stop Loss Participants

• How to stabilize escalating premiums with greater control over insurance services?
• Standard Stop Loss coverage from an A rate insurer along with Captive participation.
• Investment and underwriting profit opportunities
• Medical Stop Loss Advantage Program requirements

Moderator:  Michael Schroeder – President, Roundstone Management, Ltd.
Steven A. McFarland – Assistant Vice President - Medical Excess Specialty Markets, Chartis
Bill Gately – GBG Consulting Services, LLC
David P. Cook – Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Disability Management

Odd Bedfellows: Defending the `Blended’ Medical Malpractice and Product Claim

• How do healthcare defendants avert this nightmare?
• How can medical codefendants harmonize to avoid aiding the enemy without diluting their own legal defenses?
• What insurance pitfalls can trap the unwary in claims that blend product and professional liability allegations?

Moderator:  Kevin M. Quinley CPCU, ARM, AIC – Vice President, Risk Services, Berkley Life Sciences LLC
Jill S. Goldsmith – Managing Partner, Bowman and Brooke LLP
Scott D. Buchholz – Partner, Dummit, Buchholz & Trapp

The Economic Environment:  What Does This Signal for MPL Insurers?

• The impact of the current economic environment on MPL insurers
• Are claims frequency and severity expected to rise?
• Is there a historical relationship between economic cycles and claims frequency and severity?
• Underwriting and claims tools
• Credit risk on the rise?
• Warning signs due to current economic conditions that may portend future poor results

Moderator:  Sarah M. Dore CPCU – Senior Vice President, AVRECO
Susan Forray FCAS, MAAA – Consulting Actuary, Milliman
Beth Rominger – Senior Vice President of Claims, First Professionals Insurance Company - FPIC

Effective Communication of Critical Test Results (CTR's)

• Significance of closing the loop with CTR's
• Financial impact of failed communication
• Mitigation of CTR exposure and risk
• Trends and Possible Future Developments

Moderator:  Brian Gale – Founder, SaferMD
Paul A. Greve, Jr. JD, RPLU – Executive Vice President, Willis Health Care Practice
Phyllis DeCola RN, CPHRM – Manager Healthcare Risk Services, Princeton Insurance Company
David Skoug – Applications Manager, Imco Technologies

Why Can’t Reinsurers Give Me the Terms I Want?

• How does a “soft market” affect my reinsurance structure?
• If Reinsurance margins are tight, what are reinsurers doing to make margin and still help their clients?
• How will frequency, severity and the economic downturn affect my renewal?
• Do I really get a credit for my risk management?
• 2010 renewal season update

Moderator:  Richard Bray  – Executive Vice President, TREAN Corporation
Jonathan Gale – Underwriting Director, Catlin - Lloyd's of London Syndicate 2003
Nicholas Pascall – Chief Underwriting Officer, American Safety Reinsurance Ltd.
Melissa Emmendorfer – Senior Vice President, Signet Star Re
Tonya Davies – Assistant Vice President, Transatlantic Reinsurance Company

Unanticipated Adverse Outcomes - Unifying the Different Perspectives and Responses

• Understanding the perspective of the patient and family: What is most important to them? What specific issues should be addressed?
• Understanding the perspective of the physician: What is most important to them?
• Understanding the perspective of the liability insurer in promoting disclosure: Common barriers, misconceptions, and approaches to overcome them

Moderator:  Alan Lembitz MD – Vice President Patient Safety & Risk Management, COPIC
Jerome Buckley MD – Retired Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, COPIC
Patty Skolnik – Executive Director, Citizens for Patient Safety

Update / Overview on Regulatory Environment for Healthcare Entities

• Update on CMS/OIG oversight, initiatives and audits
• Introduction of the RAC (Recovery Audit Contractor demonstration program)
• Expansion of the RAC program
• What the healthcare industry is doing to prepare for RAC
• Regulatory Insurance overview

Moderator:  Jay Lynch – President, Boynton & Boynton
Bret S. Bissey FACHE, MBA, CHC – Director - Regulatory Consulting, IMA Consulting