IMCC’06

The 3rd International Marine Claims Conference

IMCC'06

This is the programme of the 3rd International Marine Claims Conference, «CSI (Collision Scene Investigation) Dublin», held at The Berkeley Court Hotel, Dublin from Wednesday 11th October to Friday 13th October 2006.

Wednesday, 11th October 2006

Arrival and Registration

Collect Conference satchel, name badge, Conference programme and tourist information from the Conference Hospitality Desk

Rolling light lunch in the Palm Court Restaurant
Sponsored by Richards Butler

Conference opens

Welcome and Chairman’s introduction.
David Taylor (IUA)

New kids on the block

Including an introduction to interactive technology
sponsored by Keesal Young & Logan

Ken Freeman (SR Bishop)
Simon Langridgde (Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality)
Gill Langford (Talbot Underwriting)
Steven Hill (XL Insurance)

The masters collide

Capt. Terry Ogg & Capt. John L. David (Marine Professionals)

The surveyor investigates and the expert review

Dimitris Kardiakopoulos (Evdemon & Partners)

Arthur Todd (Brookes Bell)

Securities

Clark Fitz-Hugh (International Sureties)

Where are we now?

An update on the Claims Protocol

Mike Harvey (Harvey Ashby) 

Jostein Egeland (Norwegian Hull Club) 

Paul Cunningham (Dex Services Ltd.)

Close for the day

Wine and Canapé Reception

at the hotel main bar Sponsored by The Irish Tourist Board and Ince & Co

Informal Dinner at the Palm Court Restaurant Sponsored by Stephenson Harwood

Thursday, 12th October 2006

Chairman's introduction

David Taylor (IUA)

What the salvor needs to know

Joop Timmermans (ISU)

Expectations and evaluation from the claims adjusters

Brian Sales (American Hull Insurance Syndicate)
Leif Erik Abrahamsen (Gard)

Coffee

A shoot across the bows - The lawyers' intervention

Shelley Chapelsky (Bromley Chapelsky) 

Stephen Cropper (Hill Taylor Dickinson)

A view of the Voyage Data Recorder

John Hodder (Selex Communications Ltd.

P&I Club view

Nick Platt (Gard)

Setting the scene for the workshops

Ken Freeman (SR Bishop)

Conference photograph

sponsored by Richards Hogg Lindley / CTC

Light lunch in the Palm Court Restaurant sponsored by Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP

Workshop sessions

Tea

The communication trap

Discovery in UK, USA and Germany

Dieter Schampe (Dabelstein & Passehl)

Tim Taylor (Barlow Lyde & Gilbert)

Joe Grasso (Thacher Proffitt and Wood)

Feedback from the Workshops

Moderators

Chairman's summing up and finish

David Taylor (IUA)

Dinner

Buses depart for dinner at the Abbey Tavern, Howth, Dublin.

sponsored by Barlow Lyde & Gilbert

Friday, 13th October 2006

Chairman's introduction

David Taylor (IUA)

A view from the Maritime Coastguard Agency

Robin Middleton (Secretary of State Representative – Salvage and Intervention)

Topic casualties

 

John Noble (BMT Ltd.)

Underwriting is all about claims

Simon Beale (Amlin)

Coffee

Do we ask for what we want?

Standard terms of engagement?

Judy O’Neill (Xchanging Claim Services)

How do we transfer our knowledge

Charlotte Warr (Sarnia Training)

David Taylor (IUA)

Closing - online questions

IMCC’07 – the way forward

Ken, Simon, Gill & Steve

Chairman Closing remarks

David Taylor (IUA)

Conference closes

Buffet lunch in the Palm Court Restaurant

sponsored by Norton Rose