This is the seventeenth annual Marine Insurance Day Seminar, a collaborative effort of the American Institute of Marine Underwriters (AIMU), American Marine Insurance Forum (AMIF), Association of Average Adjusters of the U.S. and Canada, Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA), and Marine and Insurance Claims Association (MICA). It is through our joint efforts that we can provide high quality educational seminar.
LOCATION:
Baruch College
William & Anita Newman Conference Center
151 East 25th Street, 7th floor
New York, NY 10010
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Continental breakfast and CE Credit Sign in: 9:00 - 9:30am. Sessions begin at 9:30am.
REGISTRATION FEE: $180 members/$360 non-members.
CE CREDITS:
Approved for 6 CE credits in NY, TX, RI, and NJ
6 NAMS and SAMS credits
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| ASSOCIATION/TIME | TOPIC | PRESENTER(S) |
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| 9:30-9:45am |
OPENING REMARKS AND WELCOME |
John Miklus, AIMU President |
American Institute of Marine Underwriters
9:45-10:45 am |
RO/RO VESSELS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES – WHAT TO DO ABOUT FIRES?!
This session will discuss the recent casualties involving Ro/Ro vessels transporting electric vehicles with Lithium-Ion batteries. Grande Costa D’Avorio and Fremantle Highway are the most recent in series of major casualties over recent years. Battery fires are notoriously difficult to extinguish. Ro/Ro vessel designs present unique challenges. Firefighting, pollution, salvage, cargo loss, and reinsurance implications are just some of the topics for discussion by a panel. |
Panelists:
Tony Cowie
Senior Vice President, Head of Ocean Marine Americas, Global Specialty, Swiss Re American Corp.
Capt. Rahul Khanna
Global Head Marine Risk Consulting, Allianz Commercial, Allianz Risk Consulting
Molly McCafferty
Senior Vice President, Co-Global Claims Director at Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc
Moderator:
Mark Engel
Corporate Vice President, Marine & Energy
RB Jones
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| 10:45-11:00am |
COFFEE BREAK |
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Marine and Insurance Claims Association (MICA)
11:00am - 12:00pm |
CARGO THEFT TRENDS: HIJACKING, DOUBLE BROKERING SCAMS & INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES
This session will highlight the growing challenges in strategic thefts such as double-brokering scams, load board problems, cargo theft surges in the US including cyber scams, identity theft and challenges to freight owners and insurers as well as offering solutions. |
Presenters:
Mara McDaniels
Senior Marine Risk Consultant
Allianz Commercial
Ron Greene
Vice President, Overhaul
Chuck Forsaith
Vice President – Healthcare Distribution Alliance, Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Coalition
Moderator:
Tim Kennedy
Director - Loss Control Services, Starr Marine |
American Marine Insurance Forum (AMIF)
12:00pm - 1:00 pm |
SUBSEA EXPLORATION
In this session Victor Vescovo, a retired naval officer, sub-orbital spaceflight participant, and undersea explorer, will share his many firsthand experiences and insights into this emerging topic, including the recent Titan submersible implosion. Vescovo achieved the Explorers Grand Slam by reaching the North and South Poles and climbing the Seven Summits, and he then visited the deepest points of all of Earth's five oceans during the Five Deeps Expedition of 2018–2019. |
Presenter:
Victor Vescovo
Founder, Chief Executive, and Chief Submersible Pilot at Caladan Oceanic LLC |
| 1:00pm - 2:00 pm |
BREAK/LUNCH |
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Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA)
2:00pm - 3:00pm |
THE METAVERSE – WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
This session will offer an introduction to the metaverse, its related technologies and potential legal issues. The presenters, Wiggin and Dana partners Michael Menapace – Co-chair of the firm’s Insurance Practice Group, and Mike Kasdan – Co-chair of the firm’s Blockchain and Digital Assets Group, will address: what is the metaverse and virtual reality; web 2 v. web 3; your presence in the metaverse; what you do in the metaverse; why NFTs matter and smart contracts; licensing and property ownership issues; and possible areas of conflict. |
Presenters:
Michael Menapace
Insurance lawyer and cybersecurity counselor
Wiggin and Dana LLP
Mike Kasdan
Partner
Wiggin and Dana LLP
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Association of Average Adjusters of the US and Canada
3:00pm - 4:00pm |
GENERAL AVERAGE: OVERVIEW, RECENT TRENDS AND CHALLENGES, AND THE IMPACT OF POTENTIAL UNSEAWORTHINESS
This session will share on the topic of General Average with a review of recent case studies including the impact of potential unseaworthiness. |
Panelists:
Jeanne M. Carr
Senior Claim Consultant, Sr. Average Adjuster, US – Marine Claim Consulting, Global Risk Consulting, Commercial Risk Solutions, Aon
Joseph G. Grasso
Partner, Wiggin and Dana
John S. Poulson MSc
Director & Chief Surveyor, Poulson Marine Consultants
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| 4:00-4:05pm |
Closing Remarks |
John Miklus, AIMU President |
Cancellation Policy: Written notice required by September 28, 2023 for a refund. 4% cancellation fee will apply.
Location Baruch College in New York City
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