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Annual Year in Review 2016

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On April 26, 2016 Murchison & Cumming, LLP will present its annual “Year in Review: California Case Law Update” taking a look back at the significant Supreme Court and Appellate Court decisions during 2015. As in prior years, the program will take place at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

If you have not previously attended our Year in Review program and would like to receive an invitation to the event in Los Angeles and/or please contact Shannon Cooper, Marketing Coordinator, or Edmund G. Farrell, III, Program Chair.

RSVP using the link at the bottom of the page.

Location
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 South Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Insurance Roundtable: Finding & Fighting Fraud

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SIU (Special Investigations Unit) and MCIU (Multi Claim Investigations Unit) are divisions within insurance companies that investigate suspicious claims and potential fraudulent activity. Join us to learn the red flags, potential patterns of fraud, the role of counsel, and so much more.

In Person: 11:30 a.m.  Lunch will be served
Webinar & Phone: Noon Pacific Time

Participation by webinar, phone and in-person is offered.

  • To attend by webinar, please register here.
  • To attend in person, please register here.
  • To attend by telephone only (not by webinar), please register here and specify that you will be participating by telephone in the Comments section.

Insurance Roundtables are intended to be interactive and participatory roundtables, on topics of interest to the Insurance Industry, led by the partners of the firm’s Insurance Law practice group: Jean M. Lawler, Bryan M. Weiss, and Jean M. Daly. Please feel free to contact Ms. Lawler or Mr. Weiss if you have any questions or would like to arrange for a private educational program for your company.

This program is approved for MCLE, and California Department of Insurance (pending approval) continuing education credits.

Insurance Roundtable: Update on 2015 California and Nevada Insurance Law

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A brief survey of 2015’s California and Nevada Appellate and Supreme Court decisions which impact insureds, insurers, risk managers, brokers and agents, on issues ranging from insurance coverage to bad faith and claims handling.

Insurance Roundtables are intended to be interactive and participatory roundtables, on topics of interest to the Insurance Industry, led by the partners of the firm’s Insurance Law practice group: Jean M. Lawler and Bryan M. Weiss. Please feel free to contact Ms. Lawler or Mr. Weiss if you have any questions or would like to arrange for a private educational program for your company.

Participation by webinar, phone and in-person is offered.

  • To attend by webinar, please register here.
  • To attend in person, please register here.
  • To attend by telephone only (not by webinar), please register here and specify that you will be participating by telephone in the Comments section.

“INSURALEX TALKS”: DISRUPTORS AND THEIR RISKS Tomorrow’s “New Normal” is Here – What Some of These Exposures Look Like for Insureds, Insurers and Risk Managers

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Thursday, November 5, 2015
4:00 p.m. Registration
4:50 p.m. Program
GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live (Staples Center Complex – Corner of Figueroa & Olympic Blvd.)
Parking at L.A. Live is $15 with validation 

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Living the life of George and Jane Jetson is becoming the norm in both the home and workplace. These “new” things in our world have created unique exposures for insureds and their insurers. Who is at fault when something goes wrong? Will product liability based exposures replace general negligence exposures? Do we still have a right to privacy? How has the insurance industry responded? What losses might be covered or not covered? How might insureds, insurers and risk managers minimize the risks from these disruptors and those to come?

Join us for a conversation with Insuralex members from the Americas as they explore these questions, and more.

Program

Registration
4 – 4:50 p.m.

Welcome & Program
4:50 – 6:30 p.m.

Moderated by: Jean M. Lawler, Murchison & Cumming, LLP, Los Angeles, CA

Technology & Product Liability Exposures

Autonomous Cars – Robert Bates
Drone – Christina Vesselss
Internet of Things – Bob McLaughlin
Short Term Rentals (VRBO, Airbnb) – Gus Fritchie
Ride-Sharing (Uber, Lyft) – Bryan M. Weiss

Panelists:
Robert Bates, Bates Carey LLP, Chicago, IL
Gus Fritchie, Irwin Fritchie Urquhart, New Orleans, LA
Bob McLaughlin, Fields, Howell, Athans & McLaughlin LLP, Atlanta, GA
Christina Vessels, Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co.,LPA, Lexington, KY
Bryan M. Weiss, Murchison & Cumming, LLP, San Francisco, CA

Workplace & Professional Liability Exposures

Use of Social Media in Hiring and Firing Decisions – Gino Marchetti
Legalization of Marijuana – Edmund G. Farrell, III
The Cloud – R. Bruce Barze, Jr.
On-line Professional Service Providers/Social Networks for Health Care – Jeff Hirsch
Artificial Intelligence & the Use of Robots – Scott Newman

Panelists:
R. Bruce Barze, Jr., Balch & Bingham LLP, Birmingham, AL
Edmund G. Farrell, III, Murchison & Cumming, LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Jeff Hirsch, Kissel Hirsch & Wilmer LLP, New York, NY
Gino Marchetti, Taylor, Pigue, Marchetti & Blair, PLLC, Nashville, TN
Scott Newman, Marlow, Adler, Abrams, Newman & Lewis, Coral Gables, FL

The View from South America

Panelists:
Martin Argañaraz Luque, Allende & Brea, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Felipe Hoetz-Acuña, Sahurie, Hoetz & Cifuentes Abogados, Santiago, Chile

Reception and touring of the GRAMMY Museum to follow

Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a member firm of the Insuralex Network, a worldwide network of independent insurance and re-insurance lawyers, dedicated to the insurance and risk management communities. We look forward to welcoming you to our Program and to introducing you to fellow Insuralex lawyers representing firms from across the country and around the world. For more information about Insuralex and the member firms, please visit its website.

CA MCLE credit provided. CA DOI credits pending approval. (1.5 hours)

Location
The GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live
800 W. Olympic Blvd. A245
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Insurance Roundtable: Defending Bad Faith Claims

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Bad faith claims are not easy to beat. An awareness and understanding of the defenses available to the insurer is key to successfully defending against such claims. In this presentation, we will explore the threshold inquiries: are we dealing with a covered claim and was the insurer reasonable in its claims handling? We will also discuss the most commonly used defenses to bad faith claims: the statute of limitations defense, the “genuine dispute” doctrine, and the advice of counsel defense.

Insurance Roundtables are intended to be interactive and participatory roundtables, on topics of interest to the Insurance Industry, led by the partners of the firm’s Insurance Law practice group: Jean M. Lawler, Bryan M. Weiss, and Malena Dobal. Please feel free to contact Ms. Lawler or Mr. Weiss if you have any questions or would like to arrange for a private educational program for your company.

Participation by webinar, phone and in-person is offered.

  • To attend by webinar, please register here.
  • To attend in person, please register here.
  • To attend by telephone only (not by webinar), please register here and specify that you will be participating by telephone in the Comments section.

Insurance Roundtable: Claims Investigations – Avoiding Pitfalls and Bad Faith

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The manner in which an insurer investigates the facts and circumstances surrounding a claim can often make the difference between a claims decision that will hold up in court versus one that might expose the company to a bad faith claim. In this webinar, we will discuss the obligations that both the insurer and the policyholder owe during a coverage investigation. In addition, we will address the “best practices” for conducting investigations once a coverage suit is filed. Lastly, the speakers will discuss the bad faith implications attendant to claims investigations and what defenses might be available.

Insurance Roundtables are intended to be interactive and participatory roundtables, on topics of interest to the Insurance Industry, led by the partners of the firm’s Insurance Law practice group: Jean M. Lawler, Bryan M. Weiss, and Malena Dobal. Please feel free to contact Ms. Lawler or Mr. Weiss if you have any questions or would like to arrange for a private educational program for your company.
Participation by webinar, phone and in-person is offered.
  • To attend by webinar, please register here.
  • To attend in person, please register here.
  • To attend by telephone only (not by webinar), please register here and specify that you will be participating by telephone in the Comments section.

 

Location
801 S. Grand Ave., Ninth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Annual Year in Review

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On April 30, 2015 Murchison & Cumming, LLP will present its annual “Year in Review: California Case Law Update” taking a look back at the significant Supreme Court and Appellate Court decisions during 2014. As in prior years, the program will take place at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

If you have not previously attended our Year in Review program and would like to receive an invitation to the event in Los Angeles and/or  please contact Shannon Cooper, Marketing Coordinator, or Edmund G. Farrell, III, Program Chair.

RSVP using the link at the bottom of the page or click here.

Location
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

A Liability Carrier’s Duty to Defend

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Whether to defend a lawsuit against the insured is the single most important decision in the life of most claims. This session will update the boundaries of the duty to defend in California and discuss recent Appellate cases on the subject and touch on recent duty to defend cases in Oregon and Nevada.

Insurance Roundtables are intended to be interactive and participatory roundtables, on topics of interest to the Insurance Industry, led by the partners of the firm’s Insurance Law practice group: Jean M. Lawler, Bryan M. Weiss, Malena Dobal, and John H. Podesta. Please feel free to contact Ms. Lawler or Mr. Weiss if you have any questions or would like to arrange for a private educational program for your company.

Participation by webinar, phone and in-person is offered.

  • To attend by webinar, please register here.
  • To attend in person, please register here.
  • To attend by telephone only (not by webinar), please register here and specify that you will be participating by telephone in the Comments section.

Insurance Roundtable: Important Court Decisions in 2014 for the Insurance Industry

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Important Court Decisions in 2014 for the Insurance Industry

The presentation will highlight recent cases in the California state and federal courts involving insurance coverage and claims which will allow the adjuster to be knowledgeable about interpreting insurance-related statutes and rules and handle claims according to the law.

Insurance Roundtables are intended to be interactive and participatory roundtables, on topics of interest to the Insurance Industry, led by the partners of the firm’s Insurance Law practice group:Jean M. Lawler, Bryan M. Weiss, John H. Podesta and Michael J. Nunez. Please feel free to contact Ms. Lawler or Mr. Weiss if you have any questions or would like to arrange for a private educational program for your company.

Participation by webinar, phone and in-person is offered.

  • To attend in person, please register using the RSVP link provided at the bottom of the page.
  • To attend by telephone only (not by webinar), please also register using the RSVP link provided at the bottom of the page, and specify that you will be participating by telephone in the Comments section.

Insurance Roundtable: A Liability Carrier’s Duty to Settle

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Insurance Roundtable: A Liability Carrier’s Duty to Settle

The course will cover the most important decision any carrier makes: whether to settle a liability claim or proceed to trial. We will cover the duty to settle as outlined in statutes and case law, and the development of the law of bad faith relating to a carrier’s decision to settle and the allowable criteria that the carrier may use to evaluate the case.

This and the other Insurance Roundtables are intended to be interactive and participatory roundtables, on topics of interest to the Insurance Industry, led by the partners of the firm’s Insurance Law practice group: Jean M. Lawler, Bryan M. Weiss, John H. Podesta and Michael J. Nunez. Please feel free to contact Ms. Lawler or Mr. Weiss if you have any questions or would like to arrange for a private educational program for your company.

Participation by webinar, phone and in-person is offered.

  • To attend by webinar, please register using the following link:
    A Liability Carrier’s Duty to Settle
  • To attend in person, please register using the RSVP link provided below.
  • To attend by telephone only (not by webinar), please also register using the RSVP link provided below, and specify that you will be participating by telephone in the Comments section.