EXCESS,
SURPLUS LINES AND REINSURANCE
(ESLR)
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January 1998
A Word from the Chair
By Kenneth M. Roberts
Schiff Hardin & Waite, Chicago, IL
It's hard to believe we are half-way through
the TIPS 1997-1998 year. So much to do. Before any more time goes by, please be sure you
have your reservations for ESLR's first-ever Mid-Year CLE Meeting in Scottsdale, February
19-21, 1998. As a co-sponsor of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee's Mid-Term
Meeting, ESLR joins the Self Insurers and Risk Managers and the Appellate Advocacy
Committees for a CLE program in a retreat setting. The entire program is outlined on the
next page. From ESLR's perspective the presentations in "The Primary/Excess
Relationship: Avoiding Bad Faith," "Admission of Extrinsic Evidence to Resolve
Policy Ambiguities," "Allocation," "Policyholder Control of the
Defense," and the Toolbox lunch are timely and especially relevant. Thanks to David
Anderson for coordinating the panel on Extrinsic Evidence. I look forward to seeing you.
Please join with me and the other Vice Chairs in a committee business meeting immediately
preceding the program on Friday morning.
In addition to the planning for the Mid-Year meeting, other plans are being made. The TIPS
Spring Meeting with YLS in La Jolla, California from May 14-17, 1998 has an impressive CLE
and Professionalism Program. In addition to a focus on Technology, some of the topics to
be presented are:
Mass Tort and Environmental Litigation:
Practice Inside and Outside the Courtroom.
Hot Issues in Class Actions --is the
Nationwide Class Viable; When Is a Defendant a ALimited Fund;@ May a Class Be Certified
Only for Medical Monitoring; Who Do Mass Tort Classes Really Benefit?
In August, 1988 when we convene in Toronto, we will sponsor
a CLE program entitled, "Corporate Counsel's Guide to Excess Insurance and
Reinsurance." Tom Downey is charged with coordinating the speakers and papers.
Tentatively, the program is set to follow our Committee Business Meeting on Saturday,
August 1, 1998.
On other fronts, you really are missing some terrific updates if you are not on the
Committee List Serve. Thanks to Webmaster Larry Schiffer, committee members will receive
"News Flashes" of important developments. Don't miss Schiffer's own list of the
most important web sites for insurance lawyers, http:/www.abanet.org/tips/hotlist.html.
Add to his list a few favorites of my own on the World Wide Web:
•http://www.globalreinsurance.com
•http://www.captive.com
•http://www.microsoft.com/industry/legal/webtru.htm
As always, you should send contributions to the newsletter to Mike Knoerzer. Contact him
at Werner & Kennedy, 1633 Broadway, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10019.
TAKE A BREAK FROM
THE WINTER BLAHS!! in SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA FOR THE MID-YEAR MEETING OF THE TIPS - INSURANCE
COVERAGE LITIGATION COMMITTEE AT THE DOUBLE TREE LA POSADA RESORT* FEBRUARY 19-21, 1998
Co-sponsored by Excess, Surplus Lines & Reinsurance Committee
Self Insurers and Risk Managers Committee
Appellate Advocacy Committee
International Tort and Insurance Law & Practice Committee
and The International Risk Managers Institute
Don't Miss:
Updates regarding the latest developments in insurance coverage litigation, excess
insurance, reinsurance, appellate advocacy, employment insurance, environmental coverage,
advertising injury coverage, and ADR
ESLR Committee Business Meeting
Recreation: Golf, Tennis, Swimming, Biking, Major League Baseball!
*To make hotel reservations, call the Doubletree La Posada Resort at (602) 952-0402. For
more information, interested members should contact Tom Downey, Larson & Burnham,
Oakland, CA, (510) 444-6800.
ESLR COMMITTEE TO HOLD BUSINESS
MEETING AT THE INSURANCE COVERAGE COMMITTEE MID-YEAR MEETING IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA
The ESLR Committee will hold a Mid-Year
business meeting in Phoenix, Arizona on February 19-21, 1998. This meeting will be held in
conjunction with several continuing legal education programs jointly sponsored by ESLR,
Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee and the Self Insurers and Risk Managers Committee.
All committee members are encouraged to attend this meeting since plans for future
committee programs will be discussed. This meeting presents and excellent opportunity for
members to become more active in the committee. For more information contact Ken Roberts
(312) 258-5704 or Tom Downey at (512) 444-6800.
TIPS SPRING MEETING WITH YOUNG
LAWYERS' DIVISION
The 1998 TIPS Spring Meeting in La Jolla,
California will be co-sponsored with the ABA's Young Lawyers' Division (YLD). There will
be a large number of CLE programs to chose from, including several programs regarding the
use of technology in the legal profession. The dates for this meeting are May 12-16, 1998.
For more information, contact Ken Roberts or Tom Downey.
PLAN AHEAD FOR THE
1998 ANNUAL MEETING IN TORONTO
Now is the time to get registered for the ABA
Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada -- July 30, 1998 to August 5, 1998! The ESLR Committee
has two outstanding CLE programs planned for this meeting. The first program, entitled:
"Corporate Counsel's Guide to Excess and Reinsurance," will provide practical
advise regarding new developments of excess insurance and reinsurance. The second program,
entitled "Managing High Tech Risks in the Year 2000 and Beyond," will focus on
risk and insurance issues developing in the technology industry, including the Year/2000
computer problem. More information regarding these programs will be sent directly to all
members shortly. So don't miss this opportunity to get your preference on hotel rooms --
register today! For Annual Meeting registration materials, contact Denise Perales at the
TIPS Office, (312) 988-5498.
ESLR COMMITTEE
SUBMITS LONDON 2000 PROGRAM PROPOSAL
The ESLR Committee is one of several TIPS
Committees that submitted a program proposal for the ABU Annual Meeting in New York and
London in the year 2000. The TIPS London 2000 Coordination Committee will first review all
program proposals. The TIPS Committee will then select the final programs to be submitted
to the ABA Standing Committee for London 2000. The co-sponsors for this program include
the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, the Self-Insurers and Risk Managers
Committee, the International Tort and Insurance Committee, and the Public Regulation of
Insurance Committee. ESLR Committee members interested in more information regarding these
programs should contact Tom Downey at (510) 444-6800 or Wesley Sunu at (312) 201-6423.
ESLR MEMBERSHIP
DIRECTORY
Contrary to popular belief, the ESLR
Membership Directory is not dead, but merely delayed. The TIPS office is currently sorting
and updating the committee membership data. All committee members should make sure that
the TIPS office has accurate information regarding name, address, telephone number,
facsimile number, and e-mail address. The latest projected date for completion of this
project is February 1, 1998.
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