2006 Reinsurance Seminar Hosted in New York City
By Barry Zurbuchen, Chairperson, Joint Committee for the Reinsurance Seminar

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The New York Hilton in Manhattan will host the 2006 CAS Reinsurance Seminar, June 1-2. A welcome reception will kick off the seminar on Wednesday evening, general sessions and concurrent sessions on Thursday and Friday, and a dinner Thursday evening at the famed Tavern on the Green.

One general session will include panelists who will review the tumultuous past year in the industry, with attention to the overactive hurricane season and its affects. Another general session titled "State of the Market: Rating Agencies' Views" will feature speakers from the rating agencies and a catastrophe modeling firm discussing how Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma (KRW) have changed their views of the industry and the capital needed to support property catastrophe-exposed business. Concurrent sessions will include topics on specific lines of business such as workers compensation, E&O, environmental liability, umbrella, and marine and aviation reinsurance, as well as other topics.

The CAS Reinsurance Research Committee will host the Research Corner, a forum to present preliminary work and discuss innovative approaches to tackle problems. Anyone who would like to present his or her work is invited to contact the moderator at robingillam@earthlink.net.

A registration brochure for the seminar will be mailed to members in May. More information is posted on the CAS Web Site.