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2013 Conference Sponsorships Available

plushq — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:11 +0000

Planning for the 2013 PLUS International Conference is well underway. This year’s theme, Uncharted Waters of Emerging Risk: Knowledge is Power focuses on the vital and critical information that everyone in our industry needs to know in order to succeed in the dynamic and quickly-changing professional liability market. As a loyal PLUS Blog reader we invite your organization to sponsor this industry-leading event, November 4-6 in Orlando, Florida. Sponsorship of the PLUS Conference will place your company as a leading organization in front of approximately 2,000 industry leaders and professionals.

The PLUS Conference has a reputation for attracting the premier business, thought and world leaders, and this year’s roster of keynote speakers continues that tradition. Speakers scheduled to appear include:
– Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State (1997-2001), Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group and Albright Capital Management LLC and best-selling author
– Jeb Bush, 43rd Governor of the State of Florida
– Anna Maria Chavez, Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts of the USA
– William Cohen, Distinguished Statesman, Secretary of Defense (1997-2001) and CEO, The Cohen Group
– Stephen J. Dubner, Journalist, Radio and TV Personality, Award-winning author and co-author of the International bestsellers, Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics
– Ambassador Karen Hughes, Worldwide Vice Chair of Burson-Marsteller
– Dr. Erwann Michel-Kerjan, Managing Director, Risk Management and Decision Process Center, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
– Alfred W. Zollar, former General Manager, IBM Tivoli Software

The 2013 PLUS Conference sponsorship booklet is available here and on the PLUS website. Confirmed sponsors will be listed in all promotional materials for the International Conference over the coming months. I encourage you to discuss the sponsorship opportunity with your colleagues and consider submitting your sponsorship commitment as soon as possible to take advantage of all the marketing opportunities.

If you or your colleagues have any questions about sponsorship opportunities please feel free to e-mail me. You may also contact Kim Rocha with PLUS at 800.845.0778.

Sincerely,

Christopher Duca
2013 Conference Chairman

Healthcare Institutions Acquiring Physician Practices

plushq — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:33 +0000

From the 2013 Medical PL Symposium session “Institutions Acquiring Physician Practices: Deja Vu All Over Again?” panelist Margaret J. Davino, Esq. (Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP) looks at why such acquisitions failed in the 1990s.

PLUS members can view this entire session in the multimedia library on the PLUS website.

Session panelists not featured in this clip: Hugh B. Jago (ALTERRA USA) and moderator Robin A. Maley, R.N., MPH (MCIC Vermont, Inc.)

The EPL Marketplace – FMLA and EEOC

plushq — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:05 +0000

From the 2013 Professional Risk Symposium session “The EPL Marketplace: Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign,” moderator Angella H. Myers (The Myers Law Group) and Edward McNally, II, Esq. (CNA) discuss FMLA and EEOC enforcement.

PLUS members can view this entire session in the multimedia library on the PLUS website.

Session panelists not featured in this clip: Gregory C. Draddy, Esq. (Arch Insurance Group), Kari Pitts (CRC), and Thomas Ciano (USI)

Southwest Chapter Charity Event

plushq — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:47:36 +0000

The Southwest Chapter recently held it’s annual volunteer event at the Mount Saint Vincent Home (MSV). MSV has been nurturing and healing abused, neglected and traumatized children for 130 years. Nearly 20 PLUS members spent a good part of their Friday (5/3/13) prepping the Charity’s vegetable garden and performing other general grounds work where the expansive property is always in need of mulching, weeding and other assistance.

The Impact of Allied Health Professionals

plushq — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:44:12 +0000

From the 2013 Medical PL Symposium session “Tidal Wave or Tsunami? The Impact of Allied Health Providers,” panelist Pamela J. Robertson, CPCU, RPLU from Markel discusses underwriting considerations for allied health providers.

Don’t miss the Singapore Professional Liability Regional Symposium, 18 June at the Marina Mandarin Hotel.

PLUS members can view this entire session in the multimedia library on the PLUS website.

Session panelists not featured in this clip: David Griffiths (Aon Affinity), Bonnie A. Pilon (Vanderbilt School of Nursing), moderator Jayme T. Vaccaro (Sedgwick CMS)

Cyber Threats to Professional Firms

plushq — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:25:09 +0000

From the 2013 Professional Risk Symposium session “The Verdict Is In: Cyber Threats are a Risk to Professional Firms,” moderator Kari A. Timm, Esq. (Walker Wilcox Matousek) and panelists Jeremy Henley (ID Experts) and Regan E. Miller, RPLU (John L. Wortham and Son, L.P.) discuss the risks to mobile device management.

Don’t miss the Singapore Professional Liability Regional Symposium, 18 June at the Marina Mandarin Hotel.

PLUS members can view this entire session in the multimedia library on the PLUS website.

Healthcare Reform and Medical PL

plushq — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:08:15 +0000

From the PLUS Webinar “Healthcare Reform: The Impact on Medical PL,” panelist Fay A. Rozovsky (The Rozovsky Group) looks at why there is reason to be hopeful on the issue.

PLUS members can view this entire session in the multimedia library on the PLUS website.

Webinar panelist not featured in this clip: Ciara Ryan Frost, Esq. (Kerns, Frost & Pearlman, LLC), Andrew L. Shapiro, JD (CNA Healthcare Segment), and moderator Paul Greve, JD, RPLU (Willis Health Care Practice)

Stanford’s Michael Klausner on Securities Class Actions (Part 3)

plushq — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:48:15 +0000

The April issue of PLUS Journal featured a study, “When Are Securities Class Actions Dismissed, When Do They Settle, and For How Much?—An Update,” authored by professor Michael Klausner, director of securities litigation Jason Hegland, and research fellow Matthew Goforth of Stanford Law School.

Recently the staff of PLUS Blog spoke with professor Klausner about the study and results – what follows is part three of a three part interview with him on the subject.

View Parts 1 and 2

PLUS members – watch for the second part of Michael Klausner’s study, focusing on D&O insurance payouts, in the May PLUS Journal.

Texas Chapter Celebrates Earth Day at Community Garden

plushq — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:59:25 +0000

As part of its 2013 Chapter Charity Initiative with PLUS Foundation, the Texas Chapter held an Earth Day volunteer event at the Think and Grow Green Community Garden. Seventeen PLUS members showed off their green thumbs, helping the garden get up and running for the new year.

Stanford’s Michael Klausner on Securities Class Actions (Part 2)

plushq — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:11:31 +0000

Recently the staff of PLUS Blog spoke with professor Klausner about the study and results – what follows is part two of a three part interview with him on the subject.

View part 1

Watch for part 3 of this video series, to be published Thursday, May 2 on PLUS Blog.