2010 Spring Conference
Date 03/28/2010 - 03/30/2010
Location Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Beach Club
City/State Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
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Saturday, March 27

  • 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Check-in for early arrivals
Sunday, March 28

  • 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Reception
Sponsored by Brit Insurance
  • 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Dinner

Monday, March 29
  • 7:30 am - 8:15 am - Breakfast

Sponsored by R+V Versicherung AG - Reinsurance
  • 8:15 am - 8:30 am - Opening Remarks

    Frank Bigley
    President
    IRU

Earthquake Underwriting - "All Shook Up?"

  • 8:30 am - 9:15 am - Modeling

    Bill Churney
    Vice President, Business Development
    AIR Worldwide

Sponsored by Odyssey America Reinsurance

  • 9:15 am - 10:00 am - Capacity & Take-up

    Tim Richison
    CFO & Director of Insurance Operations
    California Earthquake Association

  • 10:00 am - 10:15 am - Refreshment Break

Sponsored by Axis Specialty Ltd.
Builders Risk/Course of Construction - "Strategies for the New Economy"
  • 10:15 am - 11:00 am - Broker/Claims Perspective

    Vincent Zegers
    Managing Director, National Property Solutions
    Aon Risk Services

  • 11:00 am - 11:45 am - Underwriters Perspective

    John M. Berger
    President, Inland Marine
    ACE Westchester

Other Emerging Exposures

  • 11:45 am - 12:15 pm -H1N1 Flu & Other Pandemics - "Modeling Risk and Managing Exposure"

    Peter Ulrich
    SVP - Emerging Risks Solutions
    Risk Management Solutions

Sponsored by Endurance Reinsurance Corp.
  • 12:15 pm - Announcements

  • 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Golf Tournament

    Beverage Cart Sponsored by AXIS Specialty Ltd.

    Please note that the tournament will be played on Dye's Valley Course

  • 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Reception

Sponsored by BMS Intermediaries, Inc.
  • 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Dinner

Sponsored by Guy Carpenter & Company
Sponsored by REcentis Intermediaries
Tuesday, March 30

  • 7:30 am - 8:30 am - Breakfast

State of the Market Panels

  • 8:45 am - 10:00 am - Regulators Panel: Where Do We Go From Here?

    Moderator
    Dennis Burke
    VP-State Relations
    Reinsurance Association of America

      Panel
      John F. Auer
      President & CEO
      American Strategic Insurance Corporation

      Commissioner Kevin McCarty
      Florida Office of Insurance Regulation

      J. Steve McManus
      Associate General Counsel
      State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

      John W. Rollins
      President
      Rollins Analytics, Inc.

    Sponsored by G.J. Sullivan Co.
  • 10:00 am - 10:15 am - Refreshment Break

  • 10:15 am - 12:00 pm - Executive Round Table: The Global Reinsurance Forum

    Moderator
    Bryon Ehrhart
    CEO
    Aon Benfield Analytics

      Panel
      Tony Kuczinski
      CEO
      Munich Re America

      Neil Maidment
      Chairman of Group Underwriting & Head of Reinsurance
      Beazley Group

      Michael C. Sapnar
      EVP & CUO
      Transatlantic Re

      Tad Walker
      President & CEO
      PartnerRe US


    Sponsored by Lloyd's

    Sponsored by Transatlantic Re

  • 12:00 pm - Closing Remarks & Adjournment

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Please note the following:
  • Regular registration includes the following: Cocktail Reception/Dinner on Sunday and Monday, Breakfast on Monday and Tuesday, and admittance to all IRU Spring Conference Meeting sessions.
  • Spouse registration includes the following: Cocktail Reception/Dinner on Sunday and Monday, and Breakfast on Monday and Tuesday.
  • Please notify the IRU regarding and special dietary requirements.
  • Registration confirmations will be sent by email.
  • Schedule/Speakers subject to change.
  • Refundable only if cancelled, in writing, 30 days prior to arrival. A charge of $150 will be levied to cover administrative costs if attendees who have booked cancel. After February 28, no refunds will be given for cancellations. Substitutions are permitted with advance notification in writing by mail, fax or email.
  • There are a limited number of rooms available for early arrivals on the evening of Saturday, March 27 on a first-come, first-served basis. Register early!
  • Hotel reservations include one night's advance deposit. Room deposits are applied to the last evening of a guest's stay; early departure will result in forfeiture of the deposit.
  • All hotel reservations will be made by IRU, Inc.
  • All taxes, porterage and housekeeping gratuities will be posted to individual folios.
  • In order to fulfill your request, reservations must be received by March 1, 2010. After that date, we will be happy to accept your room reservation request, available space permitting.
  • Dress for all events is business casual.
  • Checks are to be made payable to IRU, Inc.

    Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities

    A full spectrum of sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2010 Spring Conference. Sponsors receive special recognition in pre-conference publicity, recognition in the official conference program book, in special signage and announcements at the meeting, and in post-meeting reports, as well as in sponsorship mention in rotating ads on the IRU Web site that receives thousands of visits per week. ACT NOW! Sponsorships are available on a first come, first served basis.

    Corporate sponsorships support the IRU in efforts to extend the number of educational programs and services offered, host special programs, support the Journal of Reinsurance and fund the IRU College Internship Program.

    For more information or to select a sponsorship that meets your organization's marketing needs, please contact IRU Executive Director Amy Barra at abarra@irua.com, or (908) 203-0211.

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