The Association of Average Adjusters
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2007 John M. Woods, Esq. "Maritime Lawyers and Average Adjusters: Past, Present and Future"
2006 John Poulson "WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?"
2005 Jay V. McGuire "OUR SPECIAL INDUSTRY"
2004 Kwan-Hai Mao "THE STATE OF OUR ASSOCIATION"
2003 Fred T. Pietropola "Why change the York-Antwerp Rules 1994? Who benefits; who doesn't? An Average Adjuster's Viewpoint"
2002 Howard M. McCormack, Esq. "THE IMPETUS FOR CHANGE IN THE 1994 YORK ANTWERP RULES - REAL OR FANCIFUL"
VIEWPOINTS 2007
The topic for October 3, 2007, was "Read the Fine Print: Points for Risk and Contract Evaluation". The seminar was moderated by John P. Woods, Esq. of Thacher, Profitt and Wood and the speakers, in order of appearance, and their topics, were:
Hal Watson, Esq., Locke Liddell, Houston - "Wreck removal"
Frederick B. Goldsmith, Esq., Goldsmith & Ogrodowski, Pittsburgh - “Equitable” or Ambiguous Words Now, Can Sour Business and Insurer/Insured Relationships Later: Indemnity Agreements and Insurance Clauses in Maritime Contracts"
Richard Cornah, Chairman, Richards Hogg Lindley and Chairman, Association of Average Adjusters - "Collision Claims - what is a vessel?"
Janusz Fedorowicz
Rik van Hemmen, Martin, Ottaway, van Hemmen & Dolan, Red Bank - "Tales from The Cutting Edge"
Where available, hyperlinks at each speaker's name will take you to their bios on their firms' websites and hyperlinks under the topic title will take you to the written materials accompanying the presentation.
Insurance brokers and adjusters attending the seminar could receive 3 hours of New York State Insurance Department CE credits.
The topic for October 4, 2006, was "Crimes and Misdemeanors". The seminar was moderated by John P. Woods, Esq. of Thacher, Profitt and Wood and the speakers, in order of appearance, and their topics, were:
Mike Walters, Walters Nixon, Cranford – Fraud Issues in Maritime Personal Injury Claims
Steve Kyne, Burke & Parsons, New York – Department of Justice Vessel Initiative
John Kimball, Blank Rome, New York – Am I Going to Jail?
Rhys Clift, Hill Taylor Dickinson, London – The Post Contractual Duty of Good Faith in Marine Insurance / Fraudulent Claims.
Caspar F. Ewig, Hill Rivkins, New York – Crimes and Misdemeanors and the Marine Cargo Policy
Max Hardberger, Admiralty Associates, Van Nuys – The Restraint of Princes: Vessel Arrest in Rogue States
The following materials can be downloaded:
Steve Kyne's PowerPoint presentation* (NB - this is a >4MB file) and Charts of corporate and individual penalties
Rhys Clift's PowerPoint presentation*, Speech notes and a March 2007 paper on Fraudulent Insurance Claims
Lawyers attending the seminar were eligible for 3.5 New York CLE credits. Insurance brokers could receive 4 hours of New York State Insurance Department CE credits.
The topic for October 5, 2005, was "Catastrophe: Viewpoints on Marine Disasters". The seminar was moderated by John P. Woods, Esq. of Thacher, Profitt and Wood and the speakers, in order of appearance, were Raymond P. Hayden, Esq. - Hill Rivkins & Hayden, Patrick J. Bonner, Esq. - Freehill, Hogan & Mahar, Bruce P. Dalcher, Esq. - Law Office of Bruce P. Dalcher, Joseph E. Farrell, Jr. - Resolve Towing & Salvage, Port Everglades, Robert Kunkel - Apex Marine Ship Management, and Jonathan S. Spencer - The Spencer Company, New York. New York State Insurance Department continuing education and CLE credits were available. The speakers addressed a scenario revolving around a hypothetical collision between an oil carrier and a container ship giving rise to pollution of the New Jersey coastline. The following materials can be downloaded:
Combined presentation of Messrs. Hayden and Bonner
Bruce Dalcher's speech and PowerPoint presentation*
Bob Kunkel's PowerPoint presentation*
Jonathan Spencer's speech and PowerPoint presentation*
Lawyers attending the seminar were eligible for 3.5 New York CLE credits. Insurance brokers could receive 3 hours of New York State Insurance Department CE credits.
A tale of blocked pipes, fly tipping, acid, Degas and an alcoholic beverage given by Michael Harvey, outgoing Chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters in London on 5/12/05, addressing physical damage in the context of All Risks insurance policies
UK ASSOCIATION OF AVERAGE ADJUSTERS - SUB-COMMITTEE ON RULE VI OF THE YORK-ANTWERP RULES 2004 - Report issued in January, 2005
SHIPBUILDERS' RISKS, given by Nigel Rogers, Chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters in London on 5/11/06
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