September 11 - 13, 2002
Atlantic City New Jersey

SPEAKERS AND THEIR TOPICS


Settling Payment Bond Claims Over the Objection of the Principal: Issues and Tactics


Matthew Horowitz
Wolf, Horowitz, Etlinger & Case, LLC
Hartford, CT

James Gibson
Liberty Bond Services
Plymouth Meeting, PA

Susan Weinstock
The St. Paul Companies
Baltimore, MD

Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel in Surety and Fidelity Bond Cases

John W. Rourke

Boris A. Kaupp
Reinert & Rourke, PC
St. Louis, MO

Class Actions Suits under Payment Bonds for Prevailing Wages in New York:
Where Did this Claim Come From?


Jonathan S. Bondy
Wolff & Samson, PA
Roseland, NJ & New York, NY

Alternative Dispute Resolution: New Approaches for the Surety

Duane Daiker

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Tampa, FL

The Principal's Sale of Substantially All of its Assets in Bankruptcy -
Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How,
and the Rights of the Surety

George J. Bachrach
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP
Baltimore, MD

How to Maximize Your Recovery After the Fidelity Claim
Has Been Settled
> Practical Considerations <


John V. Church
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP
Baltimore, MD

Moisture and Mold in the Building Envelope

Thomas G. Albers

Forcon International Corp.
Brandon, FL

A Surety's Guide for Evaluating Construction Claims

Vivian Katsantonis

Christopher J. Brasco
J. Morgan Phelps
Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP
McLean, VA

Douglas Dearie
Safeco Insurance Company
Seattle, WA

Preemptive Loss Prevention: Has the Surety Secured the Intellectual
Property Rights Required for Performance?


Darryl Weissman
Wolff & Samson, PA
Roseland, NJ & New York, NY

Kathleen Fitzgerald
American International Group
New York, NY

Fidelity Bond Forgery Coverage: Is There any Such Thing in These
Days of Fed-Exes, Faxes, E-Mails, and Wire Transfers?


Steven G. Schember
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Tampa, FL

Letters of Credit: What Are They,
And What Do I Do with One? An Overview.


Bernard A. Reinert
Aaron G. Weishaar
Issa K. Emeish
Reinert & Rourke, PC
St. Louis, MO

Reinsurance - the basics for Sureties

Joseph C. Glavin, Jr.

First Indemnity of America
Parsippany, NJ


Timothy J. Wright
SCOR Reinsurance
Itasca, IL

Gary M. Case
Wolf, Horowitz, Etlinger & Case, LLC
Hartford, CT