Agenda

Registration and CE Location

The Mill Conference Center
600 Russell Street
Starkville, MS 39759
(662) 338-3116

 Tuesday, April 4th
8:00 - 8:30 Registration
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome and Announcements
Seth Pounds, Director of RMI Program, MSU Kathleen Thomas, Department Head of Finance and Economics, MSU
Sharon Oswald, Dean of College of Business, MSU
MORNING SESSION: ETHICS (3 CE HOURS)
8:45 - 9:35 Ethical Leadership in a Dangerous World
Harold Cross, AmFed/Ascot Company and Retired US
9:35 - 10:25 When Your Client Becomes Your Adversary -- Avoiding E & O Claims
Adam Harris, Counsel, Phelps Dunbar Kyle Moran, Partner, Phelps Dunbar Jim Wyly, Partner, Phelps Dunbar
10:25 - 10:40 BREAK
10:40 - 11:30 Legislative, Market and Regulatory Updates
Mark Haire, Deputy Commissioner, Mississippi Insurance Department
Lee Harrell, General Counsel, Mississippi Rating Bureau
11:30 - 12:30 LUNCH
AFTERNOON SESSION (3 CE HOURS)
12:30 - 1:20 Growing Challenges in the U.S. Property Insurance Market
Karen Collins, VP, Property & Environmental, APCIA
1:20 - 2:10 Insurance Product Innovations
Chad Edwards, Sr. VP of Product and Data Management, ALFA
2:10 - 2:30 BREAK
2:30 - 3:20 Insurance Industry Overview From a Regulator's Perspective
David Browning, Director, Financial & Market Regulation Division, MS Insurance Department
Andy Case, Director of Consumer Affairs, MS Insurance Department
6:00 pm

Baseball Game BBQ Reception

MSU vs Grambling (Dudy Noble Baseball Field)

Wednesday, April 5th
8:00 - 8:30 Registration
8:30 - 9:00 National Anthem, Welcome and Hall of Fame
Seth Pounds, Director of RMI Program, MSU
Zac Selmon, Athletic Director, MSU
MORNING SESSION (3 CE HOURS)
9:00 - 9:50 Commissioners’ Session 
Moderator: Mike Chaney, Insurance Commissioner, Mississippi
Jim Donelon, Insurance Commissioner, Louisiana
Mark Fowler, Insurance Commissioner, Alabama
Alan McClain, Insurance Director, Arkansas
9:50 - 10:00 BREAK
10:00 - 10:50  A View From Inside the Beltway
Joel Wood, President, The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers
10:50 - 11:40 The Changing Landscape of the Property Reinsurance Market
Matt Cohen, Managing Director, Guy Carpenter
11:40 - 12:20 LUNCH
AFTERNOON SESSION (3 CE HOURS)
12:20 - 1:20 An Afternoon With Marcus Luttrell
Marcus Luttrell, Decorated Navy SEAL & Best-Selling Author of "Lone Survivor"
1:20 - 1:30 BREAK
1:30 - 2:20 The Future of Fighting Crime: Insurance, Verdicts and What Consumers Should Be Doing to Protect Themselves & Their Assets
Moderator: Becky Urban, Business Insurance Field VP, Travelers
Gabby Bryant, Cyber Security Practice Leader, Cadence Insurance
Carl Grant, Senior Claim Counsel, Travelers
Edrich Louw, Account Executive Officer, Travelers
Kevin Mekler, Partner, Mullen Coughlin Law Firm
2:20 - 3:10 MSU Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS)
Clay Walden, CAVS Director, MSU