Emerging Insurance Coverage & Allocation Issues in 2012

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1 Emerging Insurance Coverage & Allocation Issues in 2012 February 23, 2012 New York City, New York The Jumeirah Essex House Hotel CHAIRS Daniel Brehm, Senior Vice President- Chief Claim Officer Resolute Management Mid-Atlantic Division, Philadelphia, PA Stuart Cotton, Esq. Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass, New York, NY Jerold Oshinsky, Esq. Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA

2 Event Agenda Thursday, February 23, :30 AM Registration 9:00 AM - Opening Remarks Daniel Brehm, Senior Vice President- Chief Claim Officer, Resolute Management Mid-Atlantic Division, Philadelphia, PA Stuart Cotton, Esq., Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass, New York, NY Jerold Oshinsky, Esq., Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA 9:15 AM Trigger Happy: Allocation & Contribution Issues Frequent issues in long-tail cases involving trigger, allocation, contribution and aggregate limits: where we ve been and where we are in 2012 Trigger after other carriers Products vs. Operations issues post Wallace & Gale The future: collision between medical science and previously established trigger concepts? Moderators: Daniel Brehm, Senior Vice President- Chief Claim Officer, Resolute Management Mid-Atlantic Division, Philadelphia, PA Jerold Oshinsky, Esq., Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA Michael Brown, Ph.D., Bates White LLC, Washington, DC Kenneth Frenchman, Esq., Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, New York, NY Elaine Whiteman Klinger, Esq., Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen and Young, Philadelphia, PA Lee Ogburn, Esq., Kramon & Graham, P.A., Baltimore, MD 10:15 AM Break Sponsored by Bates White LLC 10:30 AM Mathematical Estimates of Carrier Exposures How should settlements be credited to unsettled insurers? The policy implications of pro-tanto vs. policy limit credits Impact of recent case decisions Real-world situations and the potential conflict between policy language and seamless coverage for long tail allocation The effect of stubs and multi-year policies on attachment and exhaustion of policies

3 Moderator: Stuart Cotton, Esq., Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass, New York, NY Anna Engh, Esq., Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC Nancy Gutzler, Vice President, KCIC, Washington, DC Charles Mullin, Ph.D., Bates White LLC, Washington, DC 11:30 AM After the Storm - Catastrophic Loss and Business Interruption A recap of 2011 catastrophic loss claims, including the Thailand Floods and the Japan Earthquake/Tsunami o Update on the impact on U.S. industry Business Interruption, including contingent business interruption and extra expense claims Property damage appraisal, coverage and claims handling issues including number of occurrences and application of deductibles Moderator: Stuart Cotton, Esq., Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass, New York, NY Elizabeth Hanke, Vice President, KCIC, Washington, DC Linda Kornfeld, Esq., Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA Nadine Hunt-Robinson, Assistant Vice President- Environmental Claims, Zurich North America, New York, NY Jeffrey Weinstein, Esq., Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass, New York, NY Claudia Wolf, Partner, National Leader Business Insurance Claims Consulting, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Chicago IL 12:30 PM Networking Lunch Sponsored by Jenner & Block LLP & Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass 1:30 PM Asbestos Bankruptcy & Insolvencies: Recent Developments An overview of current case proceedings and recent rulings Garlock, Bondex, WR Grace, Thorpe, PLANT and other 524g cases Trust discovery in the tort system and its impact on defendants and insurers NYCAL and other legislative and judicial efforts to integrate trust payments Attempts to access insurance from dissolved entities outside of the bankruptcy context Andrew T. Frankel, Esq., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY Peter Van Lockwood, Esq., Caplin & Drysdale, Washington, DC Mark Plevin, Esq., Crowell & Moring LLP, San Francisco, CA & Washington, DC Tancred Schiavoni, Esq., O Melveny & Myers, LLP, New York, NY

4 2:30 PM The Latest on Reinsurance Litigation, Arbitration and Risk Management Update on current case law Arbitration framework and structuring settlements Captive disputes Is it Insured vs. Insurer or Insurer vs. Reinsurer? Moderator: Stuart Cotton, Esq., Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass, New York, NY William Goldsmith, Assistant General Counsel, Chartis Insurance, New York, NY Paul Koepff, Esq., Clyde & Co LLP, New York, NY Mary Kay Vyskocil, Esq., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY 3:30 PM Break 3:45 PM 2012 & Beyond: A Look Ahead to the New Coverage and Allocation Issues Outside asbestos what areas of litigation are expanding and emerging? o Global Warming/Climate Change o Pharmaceutical litigation o Nanotechnology o Food Liabilities o Construction Defects Big picture what are the next big risks that will affect the insurance and reinsurance industries? o Cyber Security o Sexual Misconduct o Intellectual Property o Hydrofracking Moderator: Jerold Oshinsky, Esq., Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA Gregory Baxter, Environmental Claims Specialist, Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Agency, Inc., New York, NY Michael Conley, Esq., Offit Kurman, Philadelphia, PA Laura Foggan, Esq., Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC 5:00 PM Networking Cocktail Reception Sponsored by KCIC Speakers & Agenda are subject to change.*

5 ISTER FOR Register for the Event Emerging Insurance Coverage & Allocation Issues Conference Thursday, February 23, 2012 Jumeirah Essex House New York, NY All in-house counsel and insurance professionals always complimentary at Perrin Conferences.* Special Restrictions Apply. Registration fee includes private website access to course materials, continental breakfast, lunches, refreshment breaks and networking receptions. Group discounts available, please inquire. For more information or to register, contact Lynnsey Perrin or Julie Steward Registration Cost: $895 Register On-line at: -OR-Through the attached mail-in registration form at the end of this brochure. Hotel Information Call the Jumeirah Essex House (888) and reference Perrin Conferences' room block or booking reference PER The conference room rate is $259 per night for an Essex Queen Room.

6 February 23, 2012, New York, NY Emerging Insurance Coverage & Allocation Issues Conference Mail-in Registration Form Name Company/Firm Name Address City State Zip Code Telephone Fax Address Registration Fee: $895 Credit Card Number Credit Card Expiration Date Credit Card Code Please Mail Form to: Perrin Conferences, Attn: Lynnsey Perrin Hee, 200 Coldstream Drive, Berwyn, PA Make Checks Payable to: Perrin Conferences, LLC Or to: For those attorneys who are seeking financial aid for this or any of our events, please contact Lynnsey Perrin directly for further information and instruction on how to apply.