Education

Seminar Presentations

• “Marine Insurance Start-Ups: Opportunities, Obstacles, and Impact on the Market”

  Presenter: John Ellis, Canopius Insurnace Services

  Mar. 5, 2020.

• “Current State of Maritime Safety: A look into the Passenger Ferry & Towing Industries”

  Presenter: Richard J. Paine, Jr., Hornblower Statue Cruises | NYC Ferry

  Oct. 24, 2019.

• "Depositions: Dos and Don’ts"
  Presenter: Ian J. Lennard, National Cargo Bureau
  Apr. 12, 2018.
  

• "National Cargo Bureau Overview: Cargo Insights"
  Presenter: Bill Donohue RLI Insurance Company
  Feb. 8, 2018.
  

• "2017 NAT CAT Losses and Impact on Marine Insurance Market"
  Presenter: Sean Dalton, MunichRe America
  Nov. 8, 2017.
  

• "An Oil Spill…..How the sausage is made."
  Presenter: John C. Lane Maritime Alliance Group, Inc.
  June 1, 2017.
  

• "The Recent Broadening of the Ocean Cargo Broker Form - Underwriting Considerations"
  Presenter: Andrew D’Alessio of XL Catlin
  April 13, 2017.
  

• "Big Risks, Big Solutions. An Overview of Offshore Energy Capacity"
  Presented by: Aron Pasternack"
  Feb 2, 2017.
  

• "War Policy - What Does It Cover and What Is It Good For?"
  Presenter - Joe Sheridan of Lockton Companies
  Feb 25, 2016.

• "40 Years of Change and Innovation. The U.S. Merchant Marine, 1973-2013" 
  Presenter: Captain Bob Anderson
  Jan 21, 2016 .

• Cyber Risks and Considerations for the Marine Insurance Industry
  Presenters: Joseph G. Grasso & David Hall  | Wiggin and Dana, LLP
  Feb. 26, 2015.

• MGA Management Presenter: Christopher Pesce | President of Maritime Program Group - Jan. 22, 2015.

• Punitive Damages, Today and Beyond: A Crucial Evolving Maritime Issue Insurability and Issues of Insuring Presentation by John Weber, CPCU | Marine & Energy | United States Fire Insurance Company - May 21st, 2014.

• Superstorm "Sandy" An Underwriter's perspective.  Presentation by  Sean Dalton, SVP Head of Marine, Zurich Global Corporate in North America-  October 25, 2013.

• Catastrophe Modeling & Marine Insurance!  Presentation by  Mike Dalton, Director of Models and Analytics Product Marketing, Risk Management Solutions (RMS)-  March 14, 2013.

• Costa Concordia: Lawsuits Will Sink... And, Other Long Term Effects. Presentation by James E. Mercante - February 12, 2013.
  

• New York Law Journal: Italy Cruise Ship Lawsuits Unlikely to Survive. By James E. Mercante January 18, 2013.
  

• Presenting Keynote takeaways from IUMI 2012. Presentation by Sean Dalton - Senior Vice President, Head of Zurich Marine. October, 25, 2012.
  

• The Stock Throughput Alternative in Today’s Market (presentation not available for download). Presentation by Raymond Komorowski Senior Vice President at Marsh.
  on May 24, 2012.
  

• International Economic Outlook: Implications for Insurance & Reinsurance. Presentation by Dr. Steven N. Weisbart, CLU, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist for the Insurance Information Institute on March 29, 2012.
  

• Reportable Marine Casualties, Presentation by LCDR Bill Grossman, Chief, Marine Investigations Division United States Coast Guard Sector New York on Feb. 16, 2012.
  

• Security and Logistical Risks of Mexican Transit. Presentation by
  Damon Finneran, Global Security and Logistics Risk Control Manager for Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality Barry Conlon, Chief Executive Officer of FrieghtWatch International May 5, 2011.
  

• Four Issues That Every Marine Insurer Should Know (And How Recent Events in the Gulf May Change These) Presentation by John Weber, VP and Hull & Liabilities Leader of Zurich North America on Jan. 20, 2011.
  

• 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.
  

• 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 on March 15, 2007.
  

• The State of the Reinsurance Market January 18, 2007 Presentation by Thomas Dean, Marine Practice Leader, Towers Perrin
  

• 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.
  

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