9:15 - 10:15 AM - Breakout Session 1
Choose from one of the following sessions: 
AI - Beyond the Buzzwords: Considerations for AI Implementation and Governance in Claims and Defense
GL - The Case Assessment Report: A Key to Combatting Nuclear Verdicts
Transportation - First Moves: Early Tactical Decisions in Transportation Claims


Session Descriptions

AI - Beyond the Buzzwords: Considerations for AI Implementation and Governance in Claims and Defense

AI has become a standard tool across insurance, claims, and defense. This session builds foundational AI literacy, covering LLMs, agentic AI, and machine learning. We’ll go on to address practical implementation, oversight and governance considerations for carriers and outside counsel managing AI-related risk and opportunity. 

Presenters:
Jackie Jones, Sr. Manager Property Claims – Indiana Farm Bureau
Mark Rose, Partner – Roig Lawyers

 

GL - The Case Assessment Report: A Key to Combatting Nuclear Verdicts

Accurate, timely case assessment is the foundation of sound claims and litigation strategy. This panel covers the essentials of evaluating cases effectively, distinguishing those that should settle from those worth defending, and the critical role assessment plays in reserving and law firm risk management. 

Presenters:
Max Brusky – Assistant General Counsel – Transdev North America
Patrick Eckler, Partner – Freeman, Mathis & Gary
Alejandra Gramajo, Assistant Claims Manager – DWF Group

Transportation - First Moves: Early Tactical Decisions in Transportation Claims

Early decisions after a transportation incident can define liability exposure and case value. This interactive session covers retaining independent adjusters and accident reconstruction experts, identifying aggravating factors, securing critical evidence, preparing drivers and corporate representatives for deposition, and other strategies for protecting key defenses from the start.

Presenters:
Jim Foster, Partner – Cassiday Schade LLP
Joe Panatera, Partner – Cassiday Schade LLP
Tammy Warn, Director of Litigation – Mohave Transportation Insurance