The 17th annual ACE America's Claims Eventwill take place in Austin, Texas, June 19-21, 2013. It will be heldat the Hilton Austin and is sponsored by Claimsmagazine.

This year's conference offerings are organized into threetracks: Combating Fraud, Litigation & Subrogation, and ClaimsTechnology & Efficiency. The first of the three tracks willcover issues including point-of-sale fraud fighting andestablishing a winning anti-fraud culture, while the second trackwill offer different perspectives on emerging trends in cyberliability, along with subrogation techniques to maximizerecovery. Finally, the technology track will discuss efficientproject management, predictive analytics and big data, and the useof satellite imagery in improving claims processes, according toEzra Steinberg, the conference program manager.

In total, the event will feature between 50 and 55speakers, composed of insurance professionals, lawyers, vendors,and content experts. Becky Turcotte, ACE marketing manager, saysthis year's conference is on pace to have more attendees than lastyear's event—around 400 professionals from across the insuranceclaims arena.

Steinberg, Turcotte, and event operations manager GenevievePrifte are all excited about the vibrant city of Austin as thebackdrop for the conference. Attendees will be in the center ofexcitement and entertainment of Austin, and thelocation also provides the opportunity for strategicpartnerships that will strengthen the event, including DallasClaims Association, the Austin Claims Association, and the AtlanticClaim Executives Association.

New at this year's conference is The Case Study Power Hour.“These sessions will provide real-life examples of situations andissues and allow the attendees to take what was learned in thatsituation and apply it to their individual claims department andorganization structure,” Steinberg says.

Turcotte says the event will also discuss timely developments inclaims like “new technologies and the impact of social media onclaims and the industry.”

Despite all this, Turcotte says the event's greatest strength is the “sound and trustworthy relationship”National Underwriter and Claims Magazines havebuilt with the insurance industry. “You know what you are gettingwhen you attend ACE. You are getting a top-notch claims event,world-class professionals and speakers, and superior networkingevents, all backed up by the solid foundation that NationalUnderwriter has built. Whether you are coming to learn, network,seek new business, or just enjoy being among your peers in a newand exciting location, ACE has everything you are looking for in aninsurance claims event.”

To pay tribute this strong foundation and the innovativerelationships that are at the heart of the ACE, the event will alsocelebrate the 60th anniversary of Claims Magazine—detailsfor the celebration are still in the works.

For more information or to register for the conference, go towww.americasclaimsevent.com.