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  The Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club 20th Marine Insurance Seminar and Golf Tournament held 27-28 October 2009 was a great success with over 500 attendees and first class speaker presentations. Don't miss this years event and sign up early for best rates and sponsorship opportunities.

 

The 2010 Mariners Club Seminar and Golf Tournament 

October 26-27, 2010


Different Points of the Compass

Setting Your Course in Marine Insurance

 

Who’s at the helm?

Chris Able                                           Troutman Sanders PA

Steve Condon                                     Condon Claims Management, Ltd.

 

A close look at the commercial operators of the vessels who navigate the inland and coastal waters of the United States from the insurers viewpoint.

 

Is your crew coverage healthy?

Mike Pennekamp                               Fowler White Burnett, PA

Nancy Poppe                                      Willis Marine

 

How are crew covered under your insurance policies, the P&I Clubs, and what are the parallel issues with regular health coverage?

 

Keynote Address

Frank Herhold Executive Director Emeritus                        

  Marine Industries Association of South Florida

 

We have seen and survived the changes, now we plan and develop for the future.

 

Forensic Science and its admissibility as evidence: 

Richard McAlpin                               McAlpin Conroy

Lee A. Swanger, Ph.D., P.E.              Exponent Failure Analysis

Douglas R. Morr, M.S., P.E.               S.E.A. Ltd.

 

The surveyor surveys, the investigator investigates, but the scientist uses technology to prove the facts.  How do we use science in the courtroom?

 

A history lesson on Limitations of Liability:

James Mercante                               Rubin, Fiorella & Friedman LLP

Michelle Otero de Valdes                   Houck Anderson, PA

 

The life, death and the resurrection of this mandate and how it will change the way we insure and protect our vessels and owners.

 

Conflicts of Interest:

Ted Crosby                                         ACE Marine Advisory Services

Chris Fertig                                         Fertig & Gramling

 

Should the Surveyor be the Adjuster? How do the owner, surveyor and insurance adjuster slice up their responsibilities and who “signs off” when the job is done?

 

It’s all about the Money:

Jason Dunbar                                     Luke Brown & Associates

Bob Toney                                          Toney Capital Holdings

 

A study about the downward trend in the value of yachts and an upward trend in the number of vessels for sale.  Foreclosure statistics and vessel arrests. What happens when it becomes inevitable that the mortgage payments “are and will” continue to be delinquent?

 

 

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