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Mitch Lathrop and Thomas Newman to Speak at Lorman's "Update on Insurance Issues" Seminar
February 13, 2008 | New York
| Tudor Hotel at the United Nations
Mitchell L. Lathrop and Thomas R. Newman will both speak at the Lorman seminar titled "Update on Insurance Issues" on February 13, 2008. The seminar will be held at the Tudor Hotel at the United Nations in New York City. Mitch will be speaking on "International Arbitration of Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes" from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Tom's session is titled "The Nuts and Bolts of an International Insurance Arbitration Under the Bermuda Form and How It Differs from a U.S. Reinsurance Arbitration," will be held from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Mitchell Lathrop focuses his practice on international arbitration, insurance and reinsurance law, and complex and securities litigation. He is a Fellow in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and a member of the London Court of International Arbitration. Mr. Lathrop is a diplomate in international arbitration law of the College of Law of England and Wales.
Thomas Newman focuses his practice on insurance and reinsurance law, including arbitration and litigation. He is also an experienced appellate practitioner. He is a member of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, a permanent member of the American Law Institute, the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, a Fellow of the New York State Bar Association Foundation, and a certified arbitrator by ARIAS-U.S.
Program Overview
With ever-increasing frequency, insurance and reinsurance disputes are being arbitrated and not litigated. Attend this seminar and learn about enforcing arbitration agreements and a number of newly emerging issues, including obtaining federal jurisdiction to enforce an arbitration agreement and requiring arbitration of all disputes that come reasonably within the scope of the arbitration agreement.You will also find out about the effect of global warming on the insurance industry and how our industry is changing with these green times. In light of emerging risks, insurers have introduced, and will continue to introduce, new products and services in all lines of insurance in order to prepare clients against these new and different risks.
Benefits for You
- Understand how to enforce an arbitration agreement
- How to move forward with an arbitration in the U.S. or outside the U.S.
- Find out what you need to know about TPAs
- Make sense of the relationships between insurers and their agents
- Reduce your risk - find out why D&O is crucial
- Discover how insurers are preparing for the new risks posed worldwide by global warming
For additional information or to register to attend, please visit www.lorman.com/seminars.