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
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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

SURETY CASE STUDY

Michael J. Sugar, Jr., Esq.
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