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Reinsurance Association of America
Demystifying Reinsurance: A Basics of Reinsurance Course
The Allerton Hotel, Chicago, IL
May 14-16, 2012

MCWG partner, Michael Goldstein,participated in a panel discussion on the different aspects of reinsurance contracts.

Demystifying Reinsurance: A Basics of Reinsurance Course is a comprehensive
overview of the purpose and structure of reinsurance, with an introduction to
life reinsurance. Taught by reinsurance industry experts, the seminar guides
attendees through all steps of the reinsurance transaction and its impact on an
insurance company’s bottom line.

Program Topics:

• Structuring a Reinsurance Program;
• Understanding Property and Casualty Reinsurance Agreements;
• Overview of Property/Casualty Reinsurance;
• Introduction to Life Reinsurance;
• The Role of Claims in the Organization;
• Reinsurance from a SSAP Perspective;
• Impact of Reinsurance on Financial Statements;
• Reinsurance and Finance: How Capital Markets Support Insurance;
• Discussion of Current Issues:
    - Impact of Collateral Changes to the NAIC Model Credit for Reinsurance Law;
    - Worldwide Impact of Solvency II;
    - Current Legal Developments.

 For registration, please click here.

Lawrence Greengrass participated at The RAA Current Issues Forum on May, 22-24, 2012.

REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2012 CURRENT ISSUES FORUM
Top of the Tower
1717 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
May 22-24, 2012

He spoke at the Joint Claims, Underwriting and Emerging Issues Working Group Meeting.

To view the agenda and for information on how to register, please click here.

Partners Jeffrey Weinstein and Bruce Kaliner Spoke at the Second Annual PowerCon.

The Second Annual PowerCon
May 3, 2012
Top of World Trade Center 7
8:30 to 5:30 with a cocktail party to follow.

PowerCon will be an engaging conference focused on energy losses :

• Drilling down into an in-depth look at Hydro Fracking, including potential coverage issues
• Broadening out to Purchase Power Agreements & the Hottest Technologies being Underwritten Today
• Dynamic speakers who are at the forefront of their field
• Roundtable discussions facilitated by an adjunct faculty of EGA's who deal with complex energy losses on a daily basis

Learn about new technologies and talk with your peers about frequently encountered complex loss issues.

There will be plenty of opportunity to relate what you are hearing to the losses you deal with.
 

For information on how to register, please click here.

Barry Temkin co-authored an article titled: "Appearances in FINRA Arbitrations By Out-of-State Lawyers.

Download Article.

Published in the New York Law Journal on Friday, March 16, 2012, Volume 247—NO. 51, reprinted with permission.

MCW&G Wins U.S. Supreme Court Dismissal Of All Asbestos Claims Against Locomotive Manufacturers As Barred By Federal Field Preemption.

In a decision of broad impact and nationwide importance, the United States Supreme
Court held on February 29, 2012 in Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp., No. 10-879 –
arming the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, 620 F.3d 392 (3d Cir. 2010) – that the federal
Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA) preempts the entire eld of regulation of locomotive
equipment and, accordingly, all state law tort claims against manufacturers of locomotives
and their parts for defective design and failure to warn are barred, including common-law
asbestos claims. The 6-3 holding conrmed the Supreme Court’s unanimous 1926 ruling in
Napier v. Atlantic Coast Line R.R. Co., 272 U.S. 605, 611 (1926), that the preempted eld
under the LIA “extends to the design, the construction and the material of every part of the
locomotive and tender and of all appurtenances.”

Click here  for full press release.

Jeffrey Weinstein participated in a Kidnap & Ransom Insurance Webinar Tuesday, 4/10/12, from 11 a.m. ET to 12 p.m. ET. 

To register, please click here.

Lloyd Gura and Matthew Lasky have co-authored an article titled:
Arbitration and Federal Post-Judgment Interest: Superseding Statutory Rate? 

Published in the New York Law Journal on Tuesday, Februray 21, 2012, Volume 247-NO. 33, reprinted with permission.

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LPL/Legal  Malpractice Claims and Litigation Conference
May 31-June 1, 2012
Flatotel
New York, NY

Barry Temkin presented on the topic of Control of Client Materials and Information: Limiting Exposure to Emergent Cyber Liability Involving Client Data, Clould Computing and Social Media.

For more information please click here.

Partner Lloyd Gura spoke at ARIAS-U.S. Spring Educational Seminar on Friday, March 30th

The Affinia Manhattan Hotel
371 Seventh Avenue
12:00 Noon - Lunch
1:00pm until 5:00pm - Seminar

The seminar will focus on substantive issues in reinsurance. Written materials will be distributed to all registrants and CLE credit will be provided. For more information, please click here.