EXCESS, SURPLUS LINES AND REINSURANCE
(ESLR)
Winter 2003

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Report From the Chair

Bob Mangino, Jr.
2002-2003 Chair

The ESLR Newsletter lives! As Committee Chair, I am very proud to contribute to this revitalized publication. Many thanks to our new Newsletter Editor, Andrew Houghton, as well as Larry Schiffer and Ron Gass for their usual tireless efforts.

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome new members to the Committee and to thank our “veteran” members for their continued support. The Committee Leadership is acutely aware that most Members have a limited amount of time to devote to ESLR or any other professional organization. Thus, our primary goal this year is to make ESLR activities more relevant and valuable to you. David Anderson (our Chair-Elect) and I will be continuing the efforts of past Chairs, especially Mike Knoerzer and Linda Lasley, to foster greater cooperation with industry groups such as ARIAS and the Excess & Surplus Lines Association as well as other TTIPS Committees. We also will make every effort to increase the involvement of in-house counsel and insurance professionals in ESLR activities.

In this regard, I am happy to report on the success of the ESLR 2002 Annual Meeting Program in Washington, D.C. We gathered a diverse group of speakers, including government officials, lobbyists, academics and industry professionals, to discuss the insurance and reinsurance implications of terrorist acts. The Program received much praise from the TTIPS Leadership and was televised by C-Span. Although we had a reasonable turnout, we hope to increase attendance significantly for David Anderson’s Program this summer in San Francisco.

Looking to the future, plans are already in the works to co-sponsor a number of programs that will be featured in future Newsletters including Emerging Issues Committee Annual Program on the Future of Tort Law and Annual ELANY Program in New York.
We also hope that this year’s Annual Program will heighten interest in ESLR and provide enough networking opportunities to lure Members (and non-Members) to San Francisco.

The ESLR Committee wants and needs the active participation of additional Members. We cannot accomplish the goals set forth above without your input and assistance. David Anderson and I would greatly appreciate any ideas for programs, offers to participate in Committee events or any other input you can provide. I can be reached at (212) 261-8261 or robert.mangino@mendes.com and David can be reached at (312) 258-5594 or danderson@schiffhardin.com. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

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