Programme Agenda

Main Conference Day Two: Wednesday 21 October 2009

8.30 Coffee and registration

9.00 Chair’s Opening Remarks

Ed Mrakovcic, Referral Underwriter, Gen Re

9.15 Assessing the Liability of Directors and Officers Liability When a Company Goes Into Insolvency

Guillaume Deschamps, D&O Practice Leader, Marsh

Nicholas Rochez, Of Counsel, Dewey & LeBoeuf

10.00 Current European Claims Handling Trends, Settlements and Exposures

Francis Kean, Partner, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert

Mark Bailey, Head of European Group, Financial Lines Claims, ACE Insurance

David Purdy, Executive Director FINEX, Willis Ltd

10.45 Morning Refreshments

11.00 Overcoming the Practical Problems in the Provision of Global D&O Policies

Elliot Flies, Managing Counsel, Travelers

Luc Kegeleers, Senior Manager, Deloitte Global Tax

11.45 What Are the Current Concerns of the D&O Policy Buyer and How Can they be Accommodated?

Rainer Portz, Corporate Insurance Manager, Daimler

Christophe Paessens, Head of D&O, AXA Corporate Solutions Germany

12.30 Lunch

14.00 D&O Risks and Opportunities in India and South-East Asian Markets

Uttara Vaid, Chief Operating Officer, Aon Global Insurance Brokers (India)

Dr Carsten Keune, Underwriting Manager, XL (Singapore)

15.00 What are the Latest Legislative Developments Affecting Directors’ Responsibility for Environmental Risk?

Bernard Tettamanti, Director - Casualty, Swiss Reinsurance Company

15.30 Assessing the Impact of a Hardening Reinsurance Market on Primary D&O Carriers

Sarah Hills, Partner, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP

16.15 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and End of Conference

*Refreshments to be served at an appropriate break in the afternoon