Travis Grulkowski of Miliman served as moderator of a panel comprised of Drew Growth, also with Miliman, Dieter Juedes of Husch Blackwell and Michael Meadows of Swiss Re at the AIRROC July 2025 Education Day. This session began with a background on PFAS, detailing the nature, purpose, and uses of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances. The speakers provided an overview of the … [Read more...] about Forever Chemicals, Enduring Challenges: PFAS Implications for US Legacy Portfolios
Summary of Events
A Claims-Made Mess and RICO Insurance Fraud Update
Bruce Friedman, a Partner with Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP and Andrea Silk, also with Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP gave a two-part presentation at the July 2025 Summer Membership Meeting. The first was a case study of an active pending arbitration in which the audience was encouraged to act as jurors. The case presented a complicated fact pattern involving a claims made policy covering … [Read more...] about A Claims-Made Mess and RICO Insurance Fraud Update
California Wildfires
Matthew J. Lasky and Kristen C. Kish of Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass led the session on California wildfires over the past several years, including some of the major insurance and reinsurance coverage issues. The discussion began with a cautionary note that “wildfire” itself may be a defined term in an insurance or reinsurance contract, which may create coverage … [Read more...] about California Wildfires
The Price of Peace: Techniques for Evaluating the Value of a Claim
Matthew T. Furton, a Partner with Troutman Pepper Locke, Ava Musnicki, a Senior M&A Associate with Compre Group, and Caryn Siebert, VP, Director of Carrier Engagement with Gallagher Bassett Services kicked off AIRROC’s 2025 Summer Membership Meeting. This highly experienced panel brought a wealth of perspective to review the challenges and goals of evaluating claims. … [Read more...] about The Price of Peace: Techniques for Evaluating the Value of a Claim
Municipal Liability Cases
Coincidentally, this year’s AIRROC summer meeting was held in New York City. Brian McElhenny and Jeffrey Migdalen, from the Gerber Ciano law firm, treated participants to a presentation highlighting the frequent litigation against New York State municipalities for various torts. These include motor vehicle accidents involving municipal vehicles or emergency vehicles, motor … [Read more...] about Municipal Liability Cases
Navigating Time Limit Demands: Best Practices for Insurers in the Age of Social Inflation
Presented by Daisy Khambatta and John LaBarbera, Partners, Kennedys In today's legal landscape, insurers face unprecedented challenges with time limit demands, driven by the rising tide of social inflation. As verdicts escalate, with some reaching astronomical figures like the $1.2 billion Texas case, insurers must develop robust strategies to respond to policy limit … [Read more...] about Navigating Time Limit Demands: Best Practices for Insurers in the Age of Social Inflation
Social Media and Insurance Coverage: A TikTok-ing Clock
This presentation explores the evolving intersection of social media and insurance coverage, emphasizing the rapidly growing risks and claims stemming from platforms like TikTok. Legal, regulatory, and market-based concerns are brought to light, especially as technologies such as AI integrate into social platforms. Peter Calleo and Troy Shuman of Enstar, Grace Seigel of Guy … [Read more...] about Social Media and Insurance Coverage: A TikTok-ing Clock
Notable Insurance Coverage Cases
This session offered a comprehensive review of some of the largest and most notable coverage cases from 2024. David Silvers, Complex Assumed Claims Analyst, RiverStone Group moderated the discussions led by representatives from AIRROC’s Corporate Partner firms. Panalist included J.D. Anders, Counsel, Chaffetz Lindsey, Kristen Kish, Partner, Mound Cotton Wollan Greengrass LLP, … [Read more...] about Notable Insurance Coverage Cases
Bankruptcies and the Runoff Market – Impacts and Implications
Shelly DeRousse and Kathleen Ehrhart, both Partners at Smith Gambrell Russell, along with Geoffrey Goodman a Partner at Foley & Lardner led the discussion on bankruptcy and the runoff market at the 2025 Spring Membership Meeting. The session focused on the increasing number of mass-tort bankruptcies and the involvement of insurance and reinsurance companies, with an … [Read more...] about Bankruptcies and the Runoff Market – Impacts and Implications
Captive Finality Solutions
The intersection of the legacy sector and the captive market, particularly the options available to exit a captive or reduce the liabilities on the balance sheet of an ongoing captive was the topic of the presentation entitled “Captive Finality Solutions.” Steve McElhiney, Senior Vice President & Director of Reinsurance, Artex chaired the panel of state regulators, … [Read more...] about Captive Finality Solutions
Top Takeaways: “Understanding Mass Tort Liability Defeasance Transactions”
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Restructuring Partner Michael Torkin moderated a panel titled “Understanding Mass Tort Liability Defeasance Transactions” for the AIRROC Summer Membership Meeting. Panelists included Simpson Thacher Corporate Partner Ben Schaye and Associate Jamie Fell, as well as Aaron Eisenberg, Managing Director at Evercore. The panelists discussed the current … [Read more...] about Top Takeaways: “Understanding Mass Tort Liability Defeasance Transactions”
Cyber Hype…
The last session of the 2023 Summer Membership Meeting education program was a presentation by Kenneth K. Suh and Alexander R. Cox of Locke Lord entitled Privacy And Cyber Exposures From The Collection Of Information. A video replay of this presentation is available in the AIRROC On Demand library. Key takeaways from this excellent presentation on the most up-to-date … [Read more...] about Cyber Hype…
Produced Water Claims – Making Waves for Legacy
Christopher De Carlo, Senior Technical Advisor, Environmental Insurance and Sandra Gaurin, Vice President – Client Services & Technical Support of the VERTEX Companies, LLC participated in a panel with Brian Margolies of Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP to discuss legacy claims associated with produced water during the July 20, 2023 AIRROC Summer Membership Meeting. A video … [Read more...] about Produced Water Claims – Making Waves for Legacy
Embedding Racial Equity in the Insurance Industry
On April 21, 2021, AIRROC was thrilled to host a webinar during which a panel of experts in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) convened for a frank discussion on racial equity in the insurance industry. The panelists were: Brett Carter, MBA, a Managing Director for The Jacobson Group's executive search team, where he manages C-Level, vice president and … [Read more...] about Embedding Racial Equity in the Insurance Industry
AIRROC Congratulates Joe Angelina and Melissa Navrot – Recipients of the 2019 Trish Getty Scholarship
AIRROC is please to present the 8th Annual Trish Getty Scholarship to two very deserving St. Joseph University students, Joseph Angelina and Melissa Navrot. AIRROC presented the Trish Getty Scholarship to two very deserving St. Joseph University students this year. The scholarship was founded to honor the contributions of AIRROC’s first Executive Director. … [Read more...] about AIRROC Congratulates Joe Angelina and Melissa Navrot – Recipients of the 2019 Trish Getty Scholarship
Do the Right Thing
It was a record breaking attendance at the AIRROC Spring Membership Meeting on March 5 & 6. Hosted at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright in New York City, members held meetings and also heard from great education panels. Read on for highlights for this particular session. Doing the right thing is easy . . . isn’t it? Not always. When it comes to environmental … [Read more...] about Do the Right Thing
On-Demand, Usage-Based, and Micro Insurance
It was a record breaking attendance at the AIRROC Spring Membership Meeting on March 5 & 6. Hosted at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright in New York City, members held meetings and also heard from great education panels. Read on for highlights for this particular session. Karen Borg and Randi Ellias of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP moderated a panel discussion … [Read more...] about On-Demand, Usage-Based, and Micro Insurance
Bringing it in Bean Town: Boston Regional Education Day
AIRROC’s Boston Regional this year was co-hosted by Locke Lord and Pro. Held in the Prudential Center, the attendees learned from a diverse faculty and were treated to a keynote from Elizabeth Dwyer, Deputy Director and Superintendent of Banking and Insurance for Rhode Island. We also had an insightful presentation on Hurricane Maria and its effects on Puerto Rico, a report out … [Read more...] about Bringing it in Bean Town: Boston Regional Education Day
AIRROC / EECMA Climate Change Symposium: Trade Associations Pair up to Face Reality
On September 6, 2018, AIRROC and EECMA (Environmental and Emerging Claim Manager Association) presented their 2018 feature co-hosted program, which took a comprehensive look at climate change. The one-day symposium presented material too voluminous to summarize adequately in a single article. However, here are a few things you missed if you did not attend the symposium. Courts … [Read more...] about AIRROC / EECMA Climate Change Symposium: Trade Associations Pair up to Face Reality
Lessons from the Front: Managing the Program Manager
Regan Shulman (Vice-President and Deputy General Counsel of Arch Insurance Company) and Michele Jacobson and Robert Lewin (both Partners at Stroock) discussed the historical issues that insurance companies have faced in relationships with program managers and offered practical solutions on how to manage those relationships productively. The panel began by reminding attendees … [Read more...] about Lessons from the Front: Managing the Program Manager
