Professional Liability Virtual Seminar Agenda
DRI’s Professional Liability Virtual Seminar will take place on Wednesday, December 2. Earn up to four hours of CLE credit, which includes one hour of Ethics credit, while learning about the latest trends in professional liability. View the full agenda below, and view the speaker list here.
The Professional Liability Virtual Seminar is $99 for DRI members and $199 for non-members.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM CST
Welcome
Kim Noble, Program Chair
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CST
What’s Trending? Stay Ahead of the Curve with the Latest Trends, Tips, and Significant Cases in Professional Liability
Dennis L. Galvin, Argo Pro, Boston, MA
Kiera Goral, QBE North America, Plano, TX
Zandra Foley, Thompson Coe, Houston, TX
Put your knowledge of the latest professional liability trends and recent, noteworthy professional liability case outcomes to the test in this interactive session. The panel will also discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on professional liability issues.
Estimated CLE Credit: 1.00 Hour
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CST
Break
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST
What is Implicit Bias?: Why It Really Matters and How It Can be Reduced and Eliminated
William Snowden, Juror Project, New Orleans LA
Jonathan Harwood, Traub Lieberman Strauss & Shrewsberry, Westchester, NY
Look around, listen. Implicit biases are everywhere; identifying them is only the first step. This presentation will focus on exposing bias in ourselves and others, and it will offer practical ways to manage/reduce implicit bias.
Estimated CLE Credit: 1.00 Hour
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
Break
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CST
Claims Jeopardy: Your Issues (In the Form of a Question)
Host: Joe Garin, Lipson Neilson, Las Vegas, NV
Melissa Demmon, Sompo International, New York, NY
Lisa Midkiff, Brown & Brown Protector Plans, Inc., Tampa, FL
Scott Barabash, Aspen Specialty Insurance, San Francisco, CA
Kathryn Whitlock, Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta, GA
This year’s crowd-sourced claims roundtable again spans all professional lines. Don’t miss your chance to ask questions about coverage nightmares, claims headaches, panel counsel, burning limits, excess exposure, managing expectations, and more.
Estimated CLE Credit: 1.00 Hour
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CST
Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
A New Frontier: Ethical Issues for Professionals in a Virtual World
Andrew Carroll, Goldberg Segalla, Philadelphia, PA
Thomas Wilkinson, Cozen O’Connor, Philadelphia, PA
Gawain Charlton Perrin, The Hanover Insurance Group, Chicago, IL
Many professionals forced into working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic gained a new perspective on their ethical duties to clients. How did this change professional practices? How will it impact professionals in the future?
Estimated CLE Credit: 1.00 Hour
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CST
Professional Liability Committee Meeting
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
Networking Event
Refund Policy
Registration fees are non-refundable; however, if you request a refund within twenty-four (24) hours of purchase, DRI may, in its sole discretion, refund or credit your account. All cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing, fax (312.795.0747) or email (seminars@dri.org) to DRI’s Accounting Department. Processing of refunds will usually occur within four weeks after the date of the event. All refunds will be processed in the same method that the payment was received.
Registrations may only be transferred with prior written approval from DRI. DRI has sole discretion to determine if a registration transfer will occur. All registration transfer requests must be made in writing, fax (312.795.0747) or email (seminars@dri.org) to DRI’s Accounting Department at least twenty-four (24) hours before the event.