The sixteenth annual seminar will be held April 28 & 29, 2003

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In response to the continuing demand from our clients and friends, we are once again presenting a two-day motor carrier/warehouse insurance seminar. This program, which is designed for insurance company claims supervisors and other claims personnel, covers all aspects of the liability of truckers for bodily injury, property damage and cargo loss and damage. at the request of many of our clients, the cargo session is being expanded to address the multitude of issues which are arising with the use of warehouses and third party logistics companies. It also covers all aspects of insurance coverage of these losses.

The faculty consists entirely of attorneys practicing transportation/warehousing and insurance law, including Ira Lipsius, Ed Farman, Jean Gardner and Laurence Rabinovich.

This year's seminar will be held at the Crowne Plaza New York- La Guardia Conference Center. We have made arrangements with the Crowne Plaza to provide hotel rooms to our participants at the very low rate of $167 for a single or a double, per night for Monday night April 28, and Tuesday night April 29, 2003, and the rate of $125 for the night of April 27, 2003, and for up to three nights prior to the seminar. Participants can take advantage of the $125 rate for check-in as early as Thursday, April 24, and the $167 rate for April 30, 2003

Tuition for attendance at the seminar, which includes printed materials, breakfast, lunch and refreshments, is $895, which is the same as last year.

We will make all reasonable efforts to obtain Continuing education credits for participants. Most jurisdictions require pre-certification for all programs. We urge you to contact us immediately with the information on your state if you would like credits in a particular jurisdiction.

Separate sessions will be held for automobile liability and cargo liability. Inasmuch as the sessions run concurrently, you can attend either the automobile liability program or the cargo program, not both. Continental breakfast will be served at the conference center each day starting at 8:15 a.m. Instruction will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 5:00 p.m. on both days.

Limited enrollment allows for customized, free-wheeling discussions of subjects of specific interest to the participants. A list of subjects we intend to cover follows:

AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY TOPICS

! Regulation Of Commercial Vehicles and Identifying The Players

Description of the function of the agencies that regulate commercial vehicle operations; review and analysis of statutes and regulations that impact upon interstate and intrastate use of commercial vehicles; analysis of the role and responsibilities of motor carriers, owners, lessees and brokers; review of the paper trail.

! Liability Of Motor Carriers

Analysis of the liability that is imposed upon carriers, drivers and owners by state and federal regulations; "hands-on" analysis of the meaning and effect on motor carrier liability of leases, driver applications, bills of lading, drug tests.

! Insurance Policies

Review of the major insurance policy forms including Business Auto Form, Motor Carrier Form, Truckers Form and general liability form.

! Insurance Coverage

Analysis of "who is an insured", what is a covered auto, and what is an insurable event.

! Policy Exclusions

Analysis of policy exclusions including intentional acts, pollution, employee, co-employee and excluded drivers.

! Governmental and Other Endorsements

Review of regulatory agency endorsements including MCS-90, BMC-91X, Form E, Form F and UIIE; review of other endorsements and coverages including uninsured motorist coverage, PIP, no-fault, non-trucking use, additional insured lessee and lessor endorsements.

! Primary/Excess

Analysis of policy primary/excess provisions, the effect of regulatory endorsements and state statutes on primacy of coverage, and excess and umbrella forms.

! Protecting The Insurer's Interest

Drafting of declination letters, drafting of reservation of rights letters, late reporting, bad faith.

CARGO/WAREHOUSE LIABILITY TOPICS

! How The Trucking Industry Operates

Description of functions of common and contract carriers, brokers and freight forwarders; use of leased vehicles and drivers; description of federal and state regulations.

! How To Use the Paper Trail To Determine Insured's Liability

Description of bills of lading, contracts of carriage, vehicle leases, shipping receipts, freight bills, brokerage agreements, carrier authorities and tariffs.

! How Statutes and Regulations Affect Insured's Liability

Description and analysis of federal motor carrier laws and regulations, the Carmack Amendment, leasing regulations, contract carrier regulations, unregulated transportation and state laws.

! liability of carriers and transportation intermediaries

Common and contract carrier liability; household goods carrier liability; warehousemen's liability; liability for delay, consequential damages and deceptive trade practices; measure of damages.

! Carrier Defenses

Goods in transit; act or default of the shipper; limitation of liability; concealed damage.

! Insurance Coverage

Common policy terms; refrigeration, locked truck and unattended vehicle warranties; reservation of rights; presentation of claims; declination of claims; duty to defend; late reporting; bad faith problems.

! Governmental Endorsements

BMC-32 endorsements, state filings and MTMC certificates.

! Warehouse legal liability

Common law liability; warehouse receipts and their terms and conditions; liability assumed under contract, damages; reasonable care requirements.

! Third party logistics

Current trends in the use of outsource agencies for warehousing, distribution, consolidation and processing; liability of logistic operations.