The National Underwriter Company launches its first "Virtual Conference & Expo" this week on Wednesday, Nov. 14, with a session on enterprise risk management, featuring the authors of "Enterprise Risk Management For Dummies"–the first of four sessions on the day.
Also included will be a panel in which the three finalists in National Underwriter's inaugural "Award For Excellence In Workers' Compensation Risk Management" will share the secrets of their success.
Registration is free. Go to http://events.unisfair.com/rt/nuco~futureofinsurance to sign up and learn more details about the conference.
If you can't make it when a session first airs, or wish to refer colleagues to sessions you feel they would benefit from, the conference will be available online through Feb. 16, 2008. A virtual exhibit hall will be set up as well to allow attendees to shop for products and services from their desktops.
Among the Nov. 14 sessions, two will be put on by NU's P&C weekly edition, moderated by Editor In Chief Sam Friedman:
o Conquering the New Frontier–Enterprise Risk Management (Nov. 14, 11 a.m.-to-Noon EST):
The authors of "Enterprise Risk Management For Dummies" will lay out how risk managers can meet their growing responsibilities beyond standard property and liability issues into much broader exposures, such as company reputation, stock price, government-mandated disclosure requirements and political risk.
o The Search for Excellence in Workers' Comp Risk Management (Nov. 14, 3:00-to-4:00 p.m. EST):
A panel of risk managers from Belk Department Stores, Kitty Hawk Cargo and Rolls-Royce North America share the secrets of their success, which earned them honors in the inaugural "National Underwriter Award for Excellence in Workers' Compensation Risk Management."
Additional sessions put on by other NUCO publications on Nov. 14 include:
o Fraud at the Forefront (Nov. 14, 12:30-to-1:30 p.m. EST):
Presented by Claims magazine, this session features three prominent fraud-fighting organizations talking about the latest attempts to keep fraud under control, as well as offering a peek into future efforts.
o Predictive Analytics–Traditional and Nontraditional Applications (Nov. 14, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST):
This session, put on by Tech Decisions, helps underwriters improve decision-making, as well as industry professionals who want to integrate models with business rules to assess a claim (and potential fraud) and determine which customers (and producers) are profitable.
The Virtual Conference continues on Thursday, Nov. 15, with "The Battle Of The Bobs," a debate on industry hot topics by two heavyweights–Robert P. Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute, and J. Robert Hunter, insurance director of the Consumer Federation of America, moderated by Mr. Friedman, starting at 11 a.m.
There will also be two additional sessions on Thursday:
o The Future Of The Independent Agent (Nov. 15, 12:30 p.m-to-1:30 p.m.):
Four winning principals in NU's sixth annual "Commercial Insurance Agency of the Year Award" program discuss the challenges facing independent agents, and how they go about serving as risk managers–as opposed to price-shoppers–for their clients, even in a softening market.
o Technology's Influence on Customer Service (Nov. 15, 2:00-to-3:00 p.m. EST):
This session, jointly presented by Claims and Tech Decisions, offers insights on how insurers can enhance contact with customers, including the trends driving successful claims management.
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