The Latest NESFCC Invitation

This is Your Invitation to Attend the
LOCATION:
Tropicana Casino and Resort
Brighton & the Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Reservations - 1-800-247-8767 - (Group Code HWS )
ROOM RESERVATIONS:
Tropicana Casino and Resort - (800-247-8767) $ 79.00 / Night + tax. 9/17 and 9/18
and $169.00 for 9/19. Although reservations must be made no later than Thursday,
September 4, 2014, we suggest you make your reservations as soon as possible. Be
sure to mention the Northeast Surety and Fidelity Claims Conference when making your
reservations. (Group Code HWS )
WHEN/TIME:
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Welcome Reception 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM with Dinner 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Registration and Breakfast Buffet - 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Fidelity & Surety Joint Program - 9:00 AM - Noon
Fidelity Breakout Session - 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Surety Breakout Session - 1:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Cocktails Reception - 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Dinner - 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Friday, September 19, 2014
Continental Breakfast - 8:00 AM
Surety Case Study - 8:30 - 12:00 PM
FEE:
No fee for invitees (Surety & Fidelity Company Employees)
R.S.V.P.
Michael J. Sugar, Jr. - FAX (813) 654-1481 - Tampa, FL - Phone (813) 684-7686
Or register online at www.forcon.com/nesrsvp.htm
SPONSORED BY
WATT, TIEDER, HOFFAR & FITZGERALD, LLP
WRIGHT, CONSTABLE & SKEEN, LLP
WOLFF & SAMSON PC
ALBER CRAFTON, PSC
FORCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK, LLP
WOLF, HOROWITZ & ETLINGER, LLC
CASUAL ATTIRE IS ENCOURAGED DURING THE CONFERENCE HOURS
SPEAKERS AND THEIR TOPICS
MODERATORS
Armen Shahinian
Wolff & Samson PC
West Orange, NJ - New York , NY
Adam P. Friedman
Wolff & Samson PC
West Orange, NJ - New York, NY
Matthew M. Horowitz
Wolf, Horowitz & Etlinger, LLC
Hartford, Connecticut
September 18, 2014
8:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 a.m.
Welcome (Armen Shahinian, Michael J. Sugar, Jr.)
3:10 - 3:35 p.m.
Use of Correct Technical Vocabulary in Construction Disputes:
Helping Lawyers Sound Like Contractors
Speakers:
Peter C. Pappas - Forcon International Corp.
Elizabeth Spiker - Forcon International Corp.
Pam Ottersbach - Forcon International Corp.
Michael J. Sugar, III - Forcon International Corp.
Douglas A. Dearie - Liberty Mutual Surety
3:35 - 4:00 p.m.
Union Fringe Benefit Claims
Speakers:
Jonathan Bondy - Wolff & Samson PC
Brian C. Kuhn - Liberty Mutual Surety
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Claims Tips from the Professionals
Speakers:
Michael J. Sugar, Jr. - Forcon International Corp.
Mary Jean Pethick - Zurich North America
James W. Kisner - FCCI Insurance Group
Kim McNaughton - Arch Surety Company
THURSDAY MORNING JOINT SURETY AND FIDELITY PROGRAM
Moderator: Matt Horowitz - Wolf, Horowitz, & Etlinger, LLC
9:10 - 9:50 a.m.
9:50 - 10:20 a.m.
New Standards Affecting The Surety's Use of Section 523 Non-Dischargeability in Bankruptcy.
Speakers:
Michael A. Stover - Wright, Constable, & Skeen LLP
Jason Potter - Wright, Constable, & Skeen LLP
Jessica Wynn - Alber Crafton PSC
Christina A..Craddock - Liberty Mutual Surety
Use of the Work Product Doctrine: Managing Communications with
Consultants to Protect Against Undesired Disclosures
Speakers:
Eric Levine - Wolff & Samson PC
Scott Lichtenstein - Wolff & Samson PC
Michael J. Sugar, Jr. - Forcon International Corp.
George Rettig - International Fidelity Insurance Co.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON - FIDELITY PROGRAM
Moderator: Adam P. Friedman- Wolff & Samson PC
10:20 - 10:35 a.m. BREAK
10:35 - 11:05 a.m. Digging Through The Rubble- The Prosecution And Defense Of
Claims After The Contractor's Business Fails
Speakers:
Phillip G. Alber - Alber Crafton PSC
James D. Gibson - Liberty Mutual Surety
1:30 - 1:35 p.m.
Introductions
1:35 -1:55 p.m.
Madoff's Ponzi Scheme Keeps on Giving: Lessons from a Claim
under an "Outside Investment Advisor Rider"
Speaker:
Robert R. Warchola - Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Judith R. Bufler - Liberty Mutual Surety
11:05 -11:35 a.m. The Impact of Dispute Resolution Provisions on Miller Act Liability
Speakers:
Vivian Katsantonis - Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald
Christopher J. Brasco - Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald
11:35 - Noon
A Fresh Look at Approaches to Negotiations
Speakers:
Daniel R. Hansen - Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Gregory C. Galvin - The Hanover Insurance Group
Noon - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
THURSDAY AFTERNOON - SURETY PROGRAM
Moderator: Armen Shahinian - Wolff & Samson PC
1:15 - 1:40 p.m.
Striking the Balance Between Delays and Acceleration in your
Takeover Agreement
Speakers:
Vivian Katsantonis - Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald
Christopher J. Brasco - Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald
1:40 - 1:55 p.m.
Updating the Scope of Commercial General Liability Coverages Whether Damage to a Project Caused by Faulty Workmanship
Constitutes "Property Damage" Resulting from an "Occurrence"
Speakers:
Marc Campsen - Wright, Constable, & Skeen LLP
Gerard P. Sunderland - Wright, Constable, & Skeen LLP
Douglas J. Wills - Chubb & Son Insurance Group
Stephen M. Rae - Liberty Mutual Surety
James D. Gibson - Liberty Mutual Surety
1:55 - 2:40 p.m.
2:40 -2:50 p.m.
2:50 - 3:10 p.m.
Conflicts Between and Among Surety Bonds and Commercial
Liability Policies Applicable to the Same Construction Project
Speakers:
Matthew M. Horowitz - Wolf, Horowitz, & Etlinger LLC
Gerard P. Sunderland - Wright, Constable, & Skeen LLP
Douglas J. Wills - Chubb & Son Insurance Group
Stephen M. Rae - Liberty Mutual Surety
James D. Gibson - Liberty Mutual Surety
Whether a Contractor's Surety has Standing to Assert a Claim Under
a Subcontractor's Performance Bond
Speakers:
Matthew M. Horowitz - Wolf, Horowitz, & Etlinger LLC
Stephen M. Rae - Liberty Mutual Surety
James D. Gibson - Liberty Mutual Surety
Douglas J. Wills - Chubb & Son Insurance Group
BREAK
1:55 - 2:45 p.m.
Computer Fraud Coverage
Panel Discussion: Fidelity Underwriter, Claims Professional, Broker,
ISO Representative
Speakers:
Lee McGraw Brewer - Alber Crafton PSC
Omar J. Harb - Alber Crafton PSC
Robert Olauson - Insurance Services Organization
Dolores Parr - Zurich
Steven A. Balmer - Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. of America
Steve Bass - Haskell Brokerage
2:45 - 3:00 p.m.
BREAK
3:00 - 3:20 p.m.
Whose Money Is It Anyway? Establishing the Source and
Ownership of Money in Fidelity Claims and Subrogation Efforts
Speakers:
Andrew S. Kent - Wolff & Samson PC
3:20 -3:40 p.m.
Fidelity Coverage and Claims - The Year In Review
Speakers:
Adam P. Friedman - Wolff & Samson PC
Robert Olauson - Insurance Services Organization
3:40 - 4:30 p.m.
FIDELITY CASE STUDY
Moderators:
Elizabeth Spiker - Forcon International Corp.
Mark C. Woodbury - Forcon International Corp.
RECEPTION - 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
DINNER - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
FRIDAY MORNING SURETY PROGRAM
September 19, 2014
8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Surety Case Study
Moderators:
Darryl Weissman - Wolff & Samson PC
Douglas J. Wills - Chubb & Son Insurance Group
Derek A. Popeil - Chubb & Son Insurance Group
Northeast Surety and Fidelity Claims Conference
September 17th thru September 19th, 2014
Atlantic City, NJ
Confirmation Form
Your Full Name
Your E-Mail Address
Your Name (as you want it to appear on your name tag)
Company Name
Address
City
ST.
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Please check those events you will be attending:
G Welcome Reception and Dinner Wednesday Evening September 17th 2014
(Number attending this event including yourself)
G The Conference Thursday September 18th, 2014
G Afternoon Surety Session
G Lunch on Thursday
G Afternoon Fidelity Session
G The Cocktail Party Thursday Evening
(Number attending this event including yourself)
G Dinner Thursday Evening September 18th, 2014
(Number attending this event including yourself)
G The Conference Friday September 19th, 2014
G Friday Golf Outing (Blue Heron Pines)
Number Playing
G Friday Dinner at the Knife & Fork (Number attending this event including yourself)
G Saturday Golf Outing (Twisted Dune)
Number Playing
Please give us the names of any additional individuals who will be joining you for
Cocktail Parties, Dinners (Spouse, Significant Others, etc.)
Name (1)
Name (2)
Name (3)
Relationship (1)
Relationship (2)
Relationship (3)
Please Fax this response form, filled out in full, to: Michael J. Sugar (813) 654-1481
Please copy this form as required and Fax one completed form for every attendee from your Company.
Or mail to Forcon International Corporation - 1216 Oakfield Drive - Brandon, Fl 33511
Or you can now register on-line at http://www.forcon.com/forms/nesrsvp/
THIS IS A CASUAL DRESS CONFERENCE
Please be advised that this RSVP is for Conference Registration ONLY!
Please be sure to call and make your reservations at the hotel.
Tropicana Casino and Resort
Brighton & the Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(Reservations - (800-247-8767) Group Code HWS
Room Reservations Must be Made “WITH THE HOTEL” by Thursday September 4, 2014
FORCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.
1216 Oakfield Drive
Brandon, FL 33511

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