EXCESS,
SURPLUS LINES AND REINSURANCE
(ESLR)
Committee News
| A Word From the Chair
| Nothing But Net |
September 1998
A Word from the Chair
By Kenneth M. Roberts
Schiff Hardin & Waite, Chicago, IL
It's been a busy couple of months for the ESLR
Committee! I thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of you again in Toronto, where ESLR (along with
co-sponsors Corporate Counsel and Self Insurers and Risk Managers) sponsored an August 1
program entitled "Corporate Counsel's Guide to Excess Insurance and
reinsurance." The program was excellent, and I would like to thank speakers Martha
Bannerman, Mark Christerson, Linda Lasley, Robert Mangino, Richard Waterman, Jeff Jones,
and Rick Atwood for participating in two very informative panels on excess insurance and
reinsurance. Also, a special thanks to incoming Chair Tom Downey for his efforts in
putting together the program.
Just prior to the program, ESLR held a well-attended business meeting, with guest speaker
Rachel Rivlin of Lexington Insurance Company. My thanks to Rachel for aptly informing the
Committee on recent legislative and regulatory developments in the surplus lines market.
That evening, we held our speakers' dinner at Verona Ristorante, a charming Italian
restaurant in Toronto's theater district. Wes Sunu did a great job organizing the dinner,
which was enjoyed by all.
Barely back from Toronto, Wes Sunu and David Anderson proceeded to speak on Thursday,
August 6 at a regional program in Chicago, moderated by Tom Downey, in his first official
act as Chair of the Committee. Co-sponsored by REACH (Reinsurance Education and
Communication Hotline), Wes and David spoke about the attorney-client privilege and work
product doctrine in the context of insurance coverage and reinsurance litigation.
Attendance at the regional, which was held at CNA's headquarters in the Chicago Loop, was
nothing short of phenomenal, with approximately 90 to 100 participants in a very diverse
audience consisting of reinsurance underwriters, brokers, in-house counsel, and attorneys
in private practice. Thanks to Wes, David, Tom, and Marilyn Laughlin of CNA Re for putting
together such an excellent regional program.
Finally, I would like to thank Jill Berkeley and David Anderson of Schiff Hardin &
Waite for their invaluable assistance during my tenure as Chair. Thanks also to Michael
Knoerzer for four wonderful newsletters. I leave you in excellent hands with incoming
Chair Tom Downey and Chair-Elect Wes Sunu, who I know will continue the Committee's
commitment to increase membership and overall excellence. Thank you for the opportunity to
serve as Chair of the Committee.
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