9:00am 

California CAT: Rising risk and response

A panel of flood, earthquake and fire coverage experts unite to discuss the increasing frequency of catastrophic events and how this trend is shaping coverage needs and policies available.

• What is most influencing California’s current natural disaster landscape?
• How will the rise in CAT events impact coverage available and claims?
• What challenges do increasingly frequent CAT events present to brokers?

10:00am

Provider perspectives: California flood and CAT coverage

Leading coverage providers in the US catastrophe market discuss the challenges of underwriting natural disasters and what brokers and agents can do to better protect insureds.

• What are the challenges in underwriting catastrophic policies, and what exclusions do brokers need to be aware of?
• How are mounting claims and losses impacting carriers in the CAT market?
• How can brokers partner with carriers to better protect their clients?

10:50am

Refreshment Break

11:00am

Claims innovation: Redefining resiliency with Lexington & TFIA 

Lexington and The Flood Insurance Agency introduce an insurance-first program to build resiliency during the claims resolution process after a catastrophe loss.

• What policy endorsement will be available to reduce future losses after a claim?
• How can brokers and agents access this program to better serve clients?
• What role do partners like Georgia Pacific play in this endorsement?  

12:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm

Triggering events: Addressing CAT policy exclusions and coverage gaps

Explore how natural disaster policy overlaps and exclusions must be addressed to best protect against costly catastrophe losses.

• How do concurrent CAT event trigger different claims?
• What gaps in coverage are most critical when multiple catastrophic events impact the insured?
• What solutions are available to fill perilous gaps in coverage?

2:00pm

Catastrophe modeling: Tools, updates and understanding

A catastrophe modeling expert outlines critical updates to risk modeling tools available to help insurance professionals more accurately rate risks and place suitable coverage against catastrophes.

• What updates in catastrophe modeling are most valuable to brokers and their clients?
• How can brokers utilize modeling innovations in service of the insureds?
• Discover the latest in modeling and how risks can be more accurately visualized, rated and communicated

2:50pm

Refreshment break

3:10pm

Overcoming client obstacles: Communicating risks, requirements and rates

Find out how to better protect clients against natural disasters by clearly communicating the risks, rates and requirements of coverage

• What are the most common obstacles to the insureds’ decision to seek coverage?
• How can brokers communicate coverage necessities in a more compelling way?
• Are there tools available to assist brokers in discussing catastrophe risk, policies and rates?

4:00pm

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