Seminar Presentations

• Bumbershoot Liabilities – Presentation by Chris Cooke, of Travelers Insurance.
   
• The Mississippi River ACL Barge Spill – The Cleanup, Legal Issues and Insurance Issues by Andrew Garger, of The Water Quality Insurance Syndicate
   
• US Cargo Security Advances and Global Warming: A Recovery Bonanza Presented by David Y. Loh of Cozen O'Connor on April 17, 2008.
   
• International Group P&I Clubs Market Update Presented by Lars Gustafson, Senior Vice President, Marine & Energy Marsh USA Inc. on March 27, 2008.
   
• Niche opportunities for U.S. Marine Underwriters Related to Project Cargo Business Presented by Richard Roenbeck of Nausch, Hogan & Murray, Inc. on February 28, 2008.
   
• International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) and a Global Marine Industry Review Presented by Deidre Littlefield on Dec. 14, 2007
   
• Cargo Loss Prevention, Transportation Security Issues & Regulatory Updates Presented by Barry Conlon, President Frieghtwatch Group USA, March 22, 2007

• Marine Builder's Risk Insurance:
    I.   What's Driving the Increased Demand?
    II.  Some Underwriting Basics
  Presentation by Roy Hornbeck, General Reinsurance Corp. and Brian F. Murphy Starr Marine Agency
   
• The State of the Reinsurance Market  January 18, 2007 Presentation by Thomas Dean, Marine Practice Leader, Towers Perrin
   
• Challenges Facing Today's Ocean Marine Underwriters January 26, 2006 Presented by: Sean M. Dalton, CPCU, AMIM Vice President Ocean Marine St. Paul Travelers
   
• Probabilistic Modeling of Hurricane Risk to Offshore Platforms by Kyle Beatty, Risk Management Solutions

• Legislative and Regulatory Updates on TRIA and Supreme Court Decision in the Case of Norfolk Southern V. Kirby
  Presented by Joseph Grasso, Legal Counsel and Partner at Thatcher, Proffitt & Wood, New York, NY.  April 28, 2005

Mr. Grasso has extensive experience in commercial litigation and arbitration in various jurisdictions with an emphasis on Maritime Insurance and Contract Matters.  He acts as general counsel to the AIMU and the IMUA and is a member of the Maritime Law Association.

• Cargo Loss Prevention, Transportation Security Issues & Regulatory Updates
  Presented by Michael Logue, Director of Operations for Cargo Solutions, North America.  Jan 20, 2005.