
APRIL 10-11, 2003
APRIL 10, 2003
A (VERY) SHORT COURSE ON E-FIDELITY
Gregory R. Veal, Esq.- Bovis, Kyle & Burch, L.L.C.
ARBITRATION AND THE CONTRACT SURETY - AN UPDATE
L. Graves Stiff, III, Esq.- Starnes & Atchison, L.L.P. & Carl C. Coe, Esq.- Markel Insurance Company
ETHICS: THE HANDLING OF FIDELITY AND SURETY CLAIMS
Eugene R. Preaus, Esq. - Preaus, Roddy & Associates, L.L.P.& Virginia C. Boyle, Esq.- Liberty Bond Services
Michael J. Sugar, Jr. Esq.- David L. Styers - Forcon Interantional Corp.
PRE PACK BANKRUPTCIES AND FIRST DAY ORDERS: I HEAR THAT FREIGHT TRAIN COMING
Thomas R. Barber, Esq.- COATS | ROSE & - Joe Amatulli- AIG -Walter J. Kubalanza III - CNA
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SURETY LAW
David J. Krebs, Esq. - Krebs, Farley & Pelleteri, LLC
FIDELITY LAW UPDATE
Brett Oeser, Esq. - Manier & Herod
PERILS AND PROMISE OF COMMON LAW BONDS:LIMITING THE SCOPE OF ELIGIBLE PAYMENT BOND CLAIMS
(Attachments)
Gregory P. Brown, Esq.- Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A.- Andy L. Anderson - Capitol Indemnity Corporation
TWO CURRENT ISSUES UNDER THE INDEMNITY: (1) THE ECOA AS A DEFENSE TO THE INDEMNITY AGREEMENT;AND (2) SURETY*S OFFENSE - USE OF THE INDEMNITY TO SETTLE AFFIRMATIVE CLAIMS
John V. Burch, Esq.- Bovis, Kyle & Burch, L.L.C.
DOES DIRECT REALLY MEAN DIRECT? A SURVEY OF 'DIRECT LOSS' CASES UNDER TRADITIONAL FIDELITY BONDS
Thomas M. Wood, Esq.-Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, L.L.P.- Frederick Ramos, ESQ., CPCU - St. Paul Companies
FIDELITY BOND FORGERY COVERAGE -- IS THERE ANY SUCH THING IN THESE DAYS OF FED EXES, FAXES, E-MAILS AND WIRE TRANSFERS
Steven G. Schember, Esq.- Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, L.L.P.
WHY CONTRACTORS FAIL AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT
Christopher R. Morkan - R. Larry Tilton - Carl Schnabel - Forcon International
POTENTIAL SET-OFFS AND DEFENSES AVAILABLE TO A PROBATE SURETY
Thomas L. Selden, Esq. - J. Scott Dickens, Esq.- Starnes & Atchison, L.L.P.
HOW MUCH DO YOU OWE? THE LIMITS OF LIABILITY IN FIDELITY BONDS
David T. Knight, Esq. - Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A.
SURETY CLAIM TIPS FROM THE PROS
Michael J. Sugar, Jr. Esq.- Forcon International Corp. - Dennis J. Pisarcik - Liberty Bond Services
John J. Tomaine - Chubb & Sons Insurance Group - James A. Carpenter - NAS Surety Group - W. Glenn Speicher - Zurich, NA
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CLOSING REMARKS AND COMMENTS - Michael J. Sugar, Jr., Esq. (Conference Founder) - Forcon International Corp.
APRIL 11, 2003
Michael J. Sugar, Jr., Esq.
SURETY CASE STUDY
Forcon International Corp.
Thomas R. Barber, Esq.
COATS | ROSE
FIDELITY CASE STUDY
Eugene R. Preaus, Esq.
Preaus, Roddy & Associates, L.L.P
Dolores A. Parr, Esq.
Zurich, NA
Marvin L. Alexander, Esq.
St. Paul Surety