A.M.BestTV at RIMS: Industry Leaders Examine Katrina's Impact on Today's Market

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OLDWICK - MAY 01, 2015 04:03 PM (EDT)
This episode of A.M.BestTV wraps up coverage of the annual Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.'s (RIMS) conference in New Orleans, LA, with a panel discussion on the lasting impact of Hurricane Katrina 10 years later. Click on http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=rims1515 to view the video program. View all the daily wrap-ups and interviews from the event at http://www.ambest.com/rims2015 .

Michael Foley, chief executive officer at Zurich North America (Zurich) spoke about the lessons his company has learned. "I believe access to international capital is a key part of mitigating and spreading the risks from wind-exposed property across the United States," said Foley. "Zurich also learned from Katrina that if we approach the matter by using an alternative dispute resolution policy, where we work with third-party mediators with no affiliation to Zurich, claims are settled quicker and fairly."

Kevin Kelley, chief executive officer at Ironshore, Inc., learned how important insurance is to customers that are desperate for assistance. "I have learned that insurance plays a very significant role in a post-Katrina situation. It is the first responder to the liquidity needs that customers have."

Other people who appear in this episode include:

• Jim Donelon, insurance commissioner of Louisiana.

Full-length interviews from the event also are available for viewing:

• Michael Kerner, chief executive officer, general insurance, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=kerner415 .


• John Nelson, chairman at Lloyd's: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=nelson415 .


• Daniel Riordan, chief executive officer, Zurich Global Corporate, North America: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=riordan415 .


• Dominic Casserley, chief executive officer, Willis Group Holdings plc: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=casserley415 .


• John Watkins, senior vice president, commercial insurance claims, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=watkins415 .


• Mario Vitale, chief executive officer, Aspen Insurance: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=vitale415 .


• Jessica Smythe, assistant vice president, customer relations management, ISO Claims Partners (Verisk): http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=smythe415 .


• Shelby Weldon, director of licensing and authorization, Bermuda Licensing Authority: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=weldon415 .


• Erin Calvey, executive vice president, Ironshore Insurance: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=calvey415 .


• Christopher Johnson, executive vice president, FM Global: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=johnson415 .


• Caroline Clouser, executive vice president, ACE Medical Risk Group: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=clouser415 .


• Thomas Fitzgerald, chief executive officer, U.S. retail operations, Aon Risk Solutions: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=fitzgerald415 .


• Kevin Kalinich, global practice leader, Aon Risk Solutions: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=kalinich415 .


• Rick Miller, property practice leader, U.S. Aon Risk Solutions: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=rmiller415 .


• Charles Dangelo, president and chief executive officer at Starr Indemnity & Liability Company: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=dangelo415 .


• Jack Kuhn, chief executive officer, global insurance, Endurance: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=kuhn415 .


• Carolyn Snow, past president at RIMS: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=snow415 .


• Jamie Miller, managing director and head of property at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Ltd: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=miller415 .


• Thomas Reagan, cyber risk practice leader at Marsh: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=reagan415 .


• Theresa Bourdon, global practice leader, actuarial & analytics at Aon Corporation: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=bourdon415 .

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