AIA To Host Mold Conference
NU Online News Service, May 15, 4:30 p.m. EST--The American Insurance Association will host a two-day seminar next week to address the emerging issue of mold.
"Mold: The Challenge Ahead," to be held May 20 and 21 at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner in McLean, Va., will feature experts on the front lines of the mold issue, covering a broad range of mold-related topics from the health effects, to insurance coverage issues, to the politics of mold.
Speakers include Texas Insurance Commissioner Jos? Montemayor, who will review his department's response to the challenges presented by mold in Texas, which has been one of the most prominent battlegrounds over mold coverage.
The panel discussion topics include:
? Microbiologic Exposures: Fact and Fiction.
? Determining if a Mold Problem Exists.
? Impact on the Construction Industry.
? Construction Defects: Liability and Other Third-Party Insurance Coverage Issues.
? The Politics of Mold.
? Property Insurance Coverage Issues.
? Strategies for Defending Mold Lawsuits.
The seminar kicks off Monday morning, May 20, at 9:00 a.m., and concludes Tuesday, May 21, at noon.
More information on the conference is available on the AIA Web site at www.aiadc.org.
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