Program at a Glance

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

General Registration

6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration/Information Desk Open

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

General Sessions:
Welcome

• Vincent Cialdella, ISO

NICB Operations

• Joseph Wehrle, National Insurance Crime Bureau

Keynote Address

• Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, State of Nevada

9:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.

101.
Managing Injury Causation Fraud Using Analysis, Defense, Admissibility and Testimony of Biomechanical Engineers

• Dave Gushue, ARCCA

102.
SIU Management Panel

• John Sargent, MetLife Home/Auto
  (Moderator)
• Ken Jones, Travelers Insurance
• James E. Potts, Jr., New York Central Mutual
• Steve Rutzebeck, GEICO
• Dennis Schulkins, State Farm

103.
Arson Management Issues: Recommendations and Best Practices

• Guy Sandy Burnette Jr.,  Guy E. Burnette Jr. PA
• Joseph Toscano, Joseph Toscano Consultants

104.
Case Study: Commercial Slip and Fall Organized Rings

• Scott Jackson, Zurich Insurance
• Mike Minella, Zurich Insurance

10:50 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

11:20 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.

201.
Managing Injury Causation Fraud Using Analysis, Defense, Admissibility and Testimony of Biomechanical Engineers

(A repeat of session 101)

202.
SIU Management Panel

(A repeat of session 102)

203.
Arson Management Issues: Recommendations and Best Practices

(A repeat of session 103)

204.
Case Study: Commercial Slip and Fall Management

(A repeat of session 104)

12:40 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.

Lunch

1:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

301.
Managing Auto Physical Damage Claim Issues

• Doug Ashbridge, Farmers

302.
Aerial Photography Technology

• Laura Diehl, Pictometry International Corp.
• Jeffrey Marcus, Pictometry International Corp.

303.
Case Study: Stop the Bleeding! How to Manage Medical Providers Issues and PIP Severity

• Sandra Burgos, Esq., Stern and Montana, LLP
• George Gibbons, NICB
• Dr. Larry Spitz, Pattern Analysis
• Robert Stern, Esq., Stern and Montana, LLP

304.
Durable Medical Goods

• Dr. Barry Johnson, HC Insight
• Jeff Young, HC Insight
  

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.

401.
Managing Auto Physical Damage Claims Issues

(A repeat of session 301)

402.
Aerial Photography Technology

(A repeat of session 302)

403.
Stop the Bleeding! How to Manage Medical Providers Issues and PIP Severity

(A repeat of session 303)

404.
Durable Medical Goods

(A repeat of session 304)

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Reception in the Exhibit Hall

7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Registration/Information Desk Open

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

8:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.

General Session:
The Economy and Insurance Fraud

• Dr. Steve Weisbart, Insurance Information Institute

9:50 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

501.
Managing a Growing and Evolving Threat: Thermal Intradiscal Procedures (TIPs)

• Adam Brand, Brand Associates
  

502.
Implementing a Service Provider Examinations Program

• Matt Griffin, MetLife Home & Auto
• Barry Levy, Rivkin Radler

503.
Managing Heavy Equipment Fraud

• David Shillingford, National Equipment Register
• Rusty Russell, NICB

504.
Management and Measurement of Anti-Fraud Training

• Tom Welsh, NICB

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Prize Drawing and Lunch in Exhibit Hall

1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.

General Session:
IFD Directors Panel

• Alan Haskins, NICB
  (Moderator)
• Tony DiPaolo, State of Massachusetts
• Keri Kish, National Association of Insurance Commissioners
• Brian Kunzi, State of Nevada
• Steve Perry, District of Columbia

2:20 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

Refreshment Break

2:50 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

601.
Point-of-Sale and Integration of Anti-Fraud

• Nick Bogdan, Nationwide
• Adam Featherling, Safe Auto Insurance

602.
Litigation Management Panel

• Gordon Graber, Sullivan & Graber
  (Moderator)
• David Brink, Smith & Brink
• Jim Hailey, Deutsch, Kerrigan, Stiles
  

603.
Developing and Managing an Analytical Unit

• Brian Smidt, NICB
• Judy Dickson, Liberty Mutual
• Aaron Soline, NICB
• Glenn Wolf, Liberty Mutual

604.
Effective Management of Cargo Fraud

• Jeffry Lieberman, Sentry Insurance
• Scott Cornell, Travelers Insurance
• Maurizio Scrofani, CargoNet

7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Registration/Information Desk Open

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

General Session:
Claim Executive Forum

• Frank Sztuk, Hanover Insurance
  (Moderator)

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:30 a.m. – Noon

General Session:

Medical Advisory Panel

• Ken Pringle, Pringle & Quinn
  (Moderator)
  
• Dr. Rick Wakefield
• Dr. Barry Johnson
• Dr. Larry Spitz
• Dr. Randy Braddom