Plan to Join Us!
PLRB/LIRB and the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) are jointly hosting a new series of free webinar classes, featuring nationally recognized industry experts, addressing current property claim challenges and issues across the nation.
This series is geared for senior claims managers of staff and independent adjusters, corporate and defense counsel, senior technical claims specialists, etc.
Our first webinar broadcast will take place on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern); 12:00 p.m. (Central); 11:00 a.m. (Rocky Mountain); and 10:00 a.m. (Pacific time). Each webinar will last approximately 75 minutes.
Our first lunchtime webinar presentation will feature Rick Hammond, JD, Johnson and Bell, Ltd., in Chicago. Mr. Hammond will address:
"Insurance Coverage Issues Arising out of the Mortgage Crisis"
Presenter Biography:
Rick Hammond is an equity shareholder with the Chicago law firm of Johnson & Bell, Ltd. and is co-chair of the firm’s insurance coverage group. He concentrates his practice on matters relating to first-party insurance coverage, arson and fraud and bad faith litigation. Mr. Hammond is President of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Vice-chair of the American Bar Association’s Property Insurance Law Committee, and a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC).
Key Issues Include:
- Categories of Mortgage Fraud
- Legal Issues and Emerging Law
- Rights and Obligations of Mortgagees
- Insurable Interest and its Effect on Insurance Coverage
- Foreclosure and how it Increases a Risk to Insurers
- "New and Improved" Investigation Techniques
- Overview of the Insurer’s Right of Rescission
- Judicial Estoppel and its Effect on Insurance Coverage
