11th Annual
September 21 - 22, 2000
Atlantic City, New Jersey

WHO WANTS TO PAY A MILLION DOLLARS?
STRATEGIES FOR INVESTIGATING AND DEFENDING FIDELITY CLAIMS BASED ON THE INSURED'S DISCOVERY OF THE LOSS
Gary M. Case
Wolf, Horowitz, Etlinger, Case & Ray, L.L.C.
241 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106-1817
and
Frederick M. Zauderer
Reliance National Insurance

FINANCIAL GUARANTY BONDS AND THE APPLETON RULE
James Gkonos
Liberty Bond Services
and
James D. Ferrucci
Wolff & Samson, P.A.
5 Becker Farm Road
Roseland, N.J. 07068-1776

FINANCING THE PRINCIPAL
George J. Bachrach
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP
Seven St. Paul St., Ste. 1400
Baltimore, MD - 21202-1626

FINANCING OR EXTENDING SURETY CREDIT TO THE INSOLVENT PRINCIPAL – BANKRUPTCY ISSUES,
STRATEGIES, AND THE FINANCING ORDER
Armen Shahanian, Esq.
Wolff & Samson, P.A.
5 Becker Farm Road
Roseland, N.J. 07068-1776
Bogda M.B. Clarke, Esq.
VICE PRESIDENT AND CLAIMS COUNSEL
International Fidelity Insurance Company
One Newark Center – 20th Fl.
Newark, N.J. 07102

THE FINANCING SURETY’S POTENTIAL LIABILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Robert M. Wright
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP
Seven Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-1626

A SURVEY OF PREVAILING WAGE LAWS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SURETY
John W. Rourke
Peter Westhoff
Jocelyn Brennan
Reinert & Rourke, PC
812 North Collins Street
St. Louis, MO 63102-2174

FIDUCIARY BONDS: WHEN GOOD PRINCIPALS GO BAD
Tammy N. Giroux, Esquire
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
101 E. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 2800
Tampa, Florida 33602

SURETY CLAIMS HANDLING TIPS
Michael J. Sugar, Jr.
Forcon International Corp.
1216 Oakfield Drive
Brandon, Florida 33511

RELETTING A UNIT PRICE CONTRACT - HOW NOT TO LOSE YOUR SHIRT
Alan P. Pavlic, Esq.
FORCON INTERNATIONAL-MICHIGAN, LTD., INC.
601 S. Lafayette
South Lyon, MI 48178
David L. Styers, CSI
FORCON INTERNATIONAL-NE, LLC
30 Tower Lane
Avon, CT 06001

RECOVERY CONSIDERATIONS
Richard T. Bostwick
Universal Bonding Insurance Company
518 Stuyvesant Avenue
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071