Conference Agenda
Day 1, Friday, October 11, 2013
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Ed Kendall, Strickland & Kendall, LLC, Montgomery, AL
Jay Russell Sever, Phelps Dunbar LLP, New Orleans
Matthew Sill, Sill Law Group, Edmond, OK
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Discussion of Business Interruption Coverage and CAT-Related Issues
Michael Strickland, Strickland & Kendall, Montgomery, AL
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Roles of Experts, Especially Meteorologists in CAT-Claims
Kevin Hromas, Kevin Hromas & Associates, A Division of US Insurance Information LLC, Cypress, TX
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
How Experts Separate Wind vs. Water Damage
• The Challenges of Wind vs. Water Damage Claims
• Proximate and Concurrent Causation Approaches
• On-site Investigations
• Forensic Meteorology
• Moving from Probability to Certainty
• Utilizing and Hour-by-Hour Damage Analysis
Jack Halliwell, Halliwell Engineering Associates, Providence, RI
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Recent Developments in CAT-Related Coverage Law
Peri H. Alkas, Phelps Dunbar LLP, Houston
Dan McDonald, Parker McDonald Law, Dallas
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Factual Background: Statistics, Factual Overview of Damages from Tornadoes and Hurricanes
Paul Wilkening, First Deputy Insurance Commissioner at Oklahoma Insurance Department, Tulsa, OK
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Role of Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation/Policy Appraisal
Tommy Proctor, W. Thomas Proctor, P.C., Houston
Edward Kendall, Strickland & Kendall, LLC Montgomery, AL
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Coverage Overview: What is Covered and What is Not Covered? Where is the Grey Area?
Matthew Sill, Sill Law Group, Edmond, OK
J. Drew Houghton, Foshee & Yaffe, Oklahoma City, OK
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Summary, Interactive Discussions and Questions
Moderators:
Ed Kendall, Strickland & Kendall, LLC, Montgomery, AL
Jay Russell Sever, Phelps Dunbar LLP, New Orleans
Matthew Sill, Sill Law Group, Edmond, OK