Miami, FL | March 31 - April 2, 2019

2019 Schedule of Events & Session Details

Sunday, March 31, 2019 | Mandarin Oriental Miami
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Welcome Reception 

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Monday, April 1, 2019 | Mandarin Oriental Miami
9:00am – 10:00am | Opening Keynote Session
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#101 - State of the Medical Insurance Industry

Moderator: Gregg L. Hanson, Chief Executive Officer & President - Coverys
Edward L. Rand, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - ProAssurance Corporation
Scott Diener, President and Chief Executive Officer - NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company
Mary-Lou Misrahy, ARM, ​President and Chief Executive Officer - Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company

10:00am – 10:45am
Networking Coffee Break

10:45am – 11:45am | Concurrent Sessions
Session 201 . Opioid Litigation: Key Developments & Strategies for Defense, Claims Management, Risk Mitigation and Coverage

• How the opioid litigation has evolved over the past year, including a summary of activity in the Multi-District Litigation and a discussion of bellwether trials
• Claims management strategies to manage this large volume litigation and the management of those claims as a prologue for future claims
• Available insurance for opioid matters, including different types of insurance policies that may respond to those claims
• Different types of risk mitigation available to companies as the opioid litigation deepens and expands into new types of claims in the future

​Moderator: Pamela M. Ferguson, Esq., Partner - Lewis Brisbois
Kimberly Kayiwa, JD, Specialty Claims Team Lead - Sedgwick Claims Management
Mark D. Wood, President & Chief Executive Officer - Life Science Risk
Daniel E. Tranen, Esq., Partner - Wilson Elser LLP
Paul J. Cosgrove, Esq., Partner - Ulmer & Berne LLP

Session 202 . Moving to a Value Based Reimbursement System: Risk Implications of MACRA

• How will healthcare reimbursement moving from volume to value change the impact enterprise risk?
• Are hospitals, providers and other healthcare organizations equipped to both measure and deliver higher quality care?
• What are the qualities of those firms that will not only survive, but thrive in this new environment?
• Will these changes impact frequency and severity of liability claims?
• *MACRA = Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

​Moderator: James Fasone, Senior Vice President - USI
Jayme T. Vaccaro, Chief Risk Officer/Executive Vice President - Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group/Capstone Insurance LLC
​Christopher M. Kane, Principal - Progressive Healthcare

Session 203 . Correctional Medicine: Hard Market Loss Patterns in a Soft Market Environment

• Analyzing correctional medicine
• Broader trends with a potential impact on correctional medicine
• Loss trends over the past 10 years
• Defense strategies
• Underwriting solutions

 ​Moderator: Robert Allen, President - Pro-Praxis Insurance
Patrick O'Doherty, RPLU, Vice President & Managing Director, E&S Division – ProAssurance
Edward T. Lyons, Senior Vice President - Coverys Specialty Insurance Company
Robert P. MacKenzie, III, Partner - Starnes Davis Florie, LLP

12:00pm – 1:00pm | Concurrent Sessions
Session 301 . Back to the Future: The Risky World of Claims Without the ACA

• How the ACA has impacted the access and delivery of health care services
• Practical and structural risk to patients and providers if services previously available under the ACA are eliminated, minimized or delayed
• Risk management strategies to address a future without the ACA safety net
• Forecast the impact on claim trends, exposures, damage calculations and valuation when the ACA mandates for affordable coverage are eliminated

​Moderator: Victoria Vance, Esq., Partner, Chair, HealthCare Practice Group - Tucker Ellis LLP
Katie Keith, JD, MPH, Research Faculty - Center on Health Insurance Reforms - Health Policy Institute, Georgetown University
Glenn P. Falk, Esq., Attorney - Falk, Waas, Hernandez & Solomon, P.A.
Richard J. Montes, Esq., Attorney - Mauro, Lilling & Naparty LLP

Session 302 . Hospital Liability in 2019

• Health care industry trends impacting hospital underwriting, liability and claims in 2019
• Recent hospital claims trends: Most common reasons for settlements and verdicts
• Large verdict/settlement ($10M+) trends against hospitals in recent years
• Hospital claim/liability trends with the most actionable data for hospital staff

​Moderator: Paul Greve, Jr., JD, RPLU, Senior Director, Healthcare Risk Solutions - Markel Assurance​
John Swift, MBA, Director of Systems & Software - Harvard Risk Management Foundations/CRICO
Julie Brightwell, JD, RN, CPHRM, Director, Healthcare Systems Patient Safety - The Doctors Company

Session 303 . Risks Associated with Accepting Patients Beyond Clinical Capabilities

• What services are being offered and who is your patient?
• Is the advertising truthful and not misleading when providers must meet all truth-in-advertising laws?
• Patient selection should correlate to admission/acceptance criteria which define the clinical parameters and medical condition of patients who will receive treatment. What happens when the admitting physician overrides the criteria?
• Credentialing and privileging validate the healthcare providers’ competency and capacity to make treatment decisions. How effective is the process when partners or major revenue practitioners are the subject?
• When these operational elements are disregarded and a patient is treated and is injured as a result, is there professional liability/medical malpractice coverage?

 ​Moderator: Alice Epstein, MHA, DFASHRM, FNAHQ, CPHRM, CPHQ, Director - CNA Insurance
Jason Tomlinson, Vice President of Operations - My Health Onsite
Jonathan D. Rubin, Esq., Senior Partner - Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP
Elizabeth Spink, CIC, CISR, RN, Strategic Practice Leader for the Healthcare & Higher Education Industries - Lockton Companies

​1:00pm – 2:30pm
Networking Luncheon (RSVP Required)

2:30pm – 3:30pm | Concurrent Sessions
Session 401 . A Mock Jury Trial - You Be the Jury! (Part 1)

• Initial reserves in a medical malpractice case – a discussion and evaluation
• Review and evaluate what happens to the value of a case when a defendant's deposition goes wrong
• As an attendee you will participate by acting as a jury listening to the mock trial of the presented medical malpractice case
• Conclusion of the trial: Verdict and recovery

​Moderator: Clare M. Bello, Esq., Senior Vice President, CCMSI, VCM Division Leader - VCM, A CCMSI Division
John W. Barker, Esq., General Counsel/Managing Partner - Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP
Mamie Stathatos-Fulgieri, Esq., Partner - Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP
Chris Teter, Esq., Director of Claims - Healthcare Professional Risk Retention Group
Elizabeth M. Willing, Account Manager - VCM, A CCMSI Division

Session 402 . Trends in Abuse & Molestation Claims Against Universities, Hospitals and Their Physicians and Coaches

• Experiences, problems & issues with recent high-profile claims
• Complexities of state and federal law
• Strategies for settling both the underlying suits and the coverage
• Increased exposures in the #metoo era

​Moderator: Jeffrey M. Coyle, Vice President, US Healthcare Claims Director - Sompo International Insurance
Ronald P. Schiller, Shareholder - Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller
John N. Ellison, Esq., Partner - Reed Smith LLP
Sandra J. Sutton, Esq., Director, Risk Management and Insurance - Capital Health System, Inc.

3:45pm – 4:45pm | Concurrent Sessions
Session 501 . A Mock Jury Trial - You Be the Jury! (Part 2)

• Initial reserves in a medical malpractice case – a discussion and evaluation
• Review and evaluate what happens to the value of a case when a defendant's deposition goes wrong
• As an attendee you will participate by acting as a jury listening to the mock trial of the presented medical malpractice case
• Conclusion of the trial: Verdict and recovery​

Moderator: Clare M. Bello, Esq., Senior Vice President, CCMSI, VCM Division Leader - VCM, A CCMSI Division
John W. Barker, Esq., General Counsel/Managing Partner - Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP
Mamie Stathatos-Fulgieri, Esq., Partner - Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP
Chris Teter, Esq., Director of Claims - Healthcare Professional Risk Retention Group
Elizabeth M. Willing, Account Manager - VCM, A CCMSI Division

Session 502 . Supporting MPL: Should Reinsurers Get on Board or Jump Ship?

• Reinsurers will provide their perspective on main drivers for recent MPL financial results/trends
• How are reinsurers underwriting differently today in the face of market conditions, compared with three to five years ago?
• How can primary insurers and reinsurers work together to balance a market where results are deteriorating, yet still experiencing significant competition in the primary market?
• Is timing right for reinsurers to dedicate capacity to MPL or will they look to slowly dial back this exposure? 

​Moderator: Dan Koshiol, Executive Vice President, Head of MPL - JLT Re
Megan Sullivan-McIntyre, Senior Vice President - TransRe
Ian Sawyer, Head of Casualty - Sirius International
Giuseppe Ruggieri, Senior Vice President, Manager - Casualty and Healthcare Liability - PartnerRe, US

Session 503 . The Senior Tsunami: Managing the Future of Long-Term Care

• How the long-term care market is the fastest growing and most important underwriting and risk management issues facing the insurance industry
• New techniques to improve underwriting performance and quality of outcomes in an increasingly difficult senior care underwriting market
• How the senior care market is embracing captive insurance companies with great growth potential and increasing underwriting and management services responsibilities

​Moderator: Michael Maglaras, Principal - Michael Maglaras & Company
Tracey LeMay, BSN, Chief Administrative Officer - Masonicare
Michael V. Rivas, DrOT, Senior Vice President, Risk Services - Assurance Agency

4:45pm – 6:15pm
Networking Reception | Sponsored by: Titan Risk Retention Group

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019 | Mandarin Oriental Miami
9:00am – 10:00am | Concurrent Sessions
Session 601 . Claims, Coverages and Consequences of Active Shooters and Deadly Weapons: A Review of Recent Events from the Insurance and Legal Perspective

• Current perspective and evolution of Active Shooter/Workplace Violence events and insurance responses; gain practical insight while analyzing most recent attacks and threat methodology
• Familiarization with Active Shooter/Workplace Violence Insurance liability, business interruption and associated expenses, along with the availability of risk transfer and comparison of current day insurance coverage offerings
• Introduction to risk avoidance, threat management, mitigation techniques, potential gaps in current insurance risk management and post event recovery plans
• Working knowledge of risk management, risk transfer and insurance programs; evaluation of current organizational readiness

​Co-Presenter: Paul Marshall, Active Shooter/Workplace Violence - McGowan Program Administrators
Co-Presenter: Garry Bright, Senior Broker - Alsford Page and Gems Limited

Session 602 . Converging Risks - MPL/GL, D&O, EPL, Cyber, Crime and Fiduciary: Risks are Crossing Lines, Why Won't they Stay in Their Own Lane Anymore?

• Emerging liability exposures across various lines that may impact individual or multiple lines
• Converging risks between insurance coverages including what are the intersections and rivers creating overlapping exposures
• Pros and cons of current and future coverage strategies

​Moderator: Beth Strapp, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Practice Lead - Berkley Healthcare Financial Lines
Catherine Padalino, Senior Vice President, Commercial Risk Solutions - Aon Financial Services
Lynn Sessions, Partner - Baker & Hostetler LLP

Session 603 . Allegations of Sexual Assault by a Provider: A Roadmap to Limit Exposure

• How allegations of sexual assault by a provider can spiral into multiple high-exposure claims, why the initial handling is different than regular malpractice claims, and how to handle allegations from the start
• Addressing sexual allegation claims with staff and the public: exploring the changed climate of sexual allegations, its impact on healthcare facilities and malpractice carriers and how to handle these claims
• What to look for, what policies should be in place and what questions to ask with sexual misconduct allegations in order to determine risk
• A legal update and how real matters have been handled and resolved

​Moderator: Kara Knowles, JD, CPHRM, Senior Vice President - Western Litigation, Inc.
Jennifer L. Disner, JD, CPHRM, Vice President - Western Litigation, Inc.
Andrew C. S. Efaw, Esq., Attorney - Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP
Charles R. Whipple, Esq., MHSA, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer - Wellforce, Inc.

10:15am – 11:15am | Concurrent Sessions
Session 701 . Employing Technology to Transform Claims Efficiency & Impact the Medical Malpractice Industry

• Due diligence before diving into the latest technology
• Current technologies making an impact
• New technology on the horizon, bang or bust?

​Moderator: Melanie Pita, Esq., Chief Legal Officer – Ontellus
Dan Sandman, Esq., President - AMFS, An Ontellus Company
Daniel J. Huff, Founding Partner - Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC
Nathan A. Huber, Chief Business Development Officer - Premonition

Session 702 . Sexual Assault in Senior Housing Communities: The Regulatory, Legal and Risk Management Issues Facing Providers and Their Insurers

• Best practices for prevention by robust admission, employee screening policies and staff education
• Analyzing high-profile assault cases including verdicts, regulatory and criminal prosecution
• What individual providers, boards and other stakeholders want in an insurance program to address this risk

​Moderator: Drew Graham, Esq., Shareholder - Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Caroline Berdzik, Esq., Partner - Goldberg Segalla
Beverly B. Wittekind, Esq., Vice President and General Counsel - The Ensign Group
Bruce W. Dmytrow, BS, MBA, CPHRM, Senior Vice President, Underwriting - CNA Insurance

Session 703 . Verdicts: The 2018 Verdict Tsunami & Silver Linings

• Damages mitigation and Medicare/Medicare set asides
• A first-hand commentary on claims litigation
• Reinsurance incites
• Underwriting analysis

​Moderator: Valoree J. Celona, CPCU, Senior Vice President, IronHealth - Ironshore Insurance Services LLC
Richard Henderson, Vice President – TransRe                          
Thomas Geroulo, Esq., Partner - Bardsley, Benedict + Cholden, LLP
Stephanie A. Sheps, Esq., Vice President of Claims - Coverys
Susan Pateras, COO - Liberty Specialty Markets, Bermuda

11:30am – 12:30pm | Closing Sessions
​Session 801 . Professional Liability Risks and Implications of Medical Cannabis for Providers and Medical Institutions

• State by state regulations for medicinal and recreational use
• Potential for malpractice and informed consent claims; both first party plaintiffs and third-party defendants
• Institutional policies on considering, monitoring and documenting use and prescription of medicinal cannabis

​Moderator: Lori Semlies, Esq.,Partner; Co-Chair of National Medical Malpractice and Healthcare Practice Team - Wilson Elser LLP
Douglas R. Shaw, Esq., Associate General Counsel - Health Quest Systems, Inc.
Ian A. Stewart, Esq., Attorney - Wilson Elser LLP
Clare M. Bello, Esq., Senior Vice President CCMSI | VCM Division Leader - VCM, A CCMSI Division

Session 802 . Batch Me if You Can – Are You Ready?

• Batch claims including examples in the US and worldwide healthcare
• Recent claims (five examples with findings in excess of $50M per claim) which have triggered batch coverage in US healthcare, including the Hopkins case
• Sample language in policies and suggestions for improvements to language to better protect insurance programs and insureds
• Loss prevention techniques once a batch event has occurred in a healthcare setting

​Moderator: William J. McDonough, Esq., Managing Principal - Integro Insurance Brokers
Laurel Byerly, Esq., Senior Vice President - Western Litigation, Inc.
Scott L. Friedman, RPH, JD, Chief Risk Officer - Boston Medical Center

2019 CONFERENCE SPONSORS

PLATINUM SPONSOR
​Ontellus

SILVER SPONSORS
Beazley
Hall Booth Smith
​Huff Powell Bailey

NETWORKING RECEPTION SPONSOR
​Titan Risk Retention Group

BADGE SPONSOR
​Michael Maglaras & Company

WIFI SPONSOR
Admiral Insurance Group

BRONZE SPONSOR
Greenhill Insurance Services

LANYARD SPONSOR
Brit Insurance Group