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Wednesday, May 21, 2025 

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9:00 AM- 9:15 AM - Opening Remarks: Keely Abbas, 2024 - 2025 PCEA President 

Anti-Trust Statement Reading: Patrick Gibbs, Senior Equity Partner and trial lawyer at Ford, Walker, Haggerty & Behar

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9:15 AM- 10:00 AM - Keynote Presentation Sponsored by Eagleview

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10:00 AM - 10:45 AM - Third Party Litigation Funding

​Speaker: Patrick Gibbs, Senior Equity Partner and trial lawyer at Ford, Walker, Haggerty & Behar and Emily Zinn- McBride, Partner and trial lawyer at Ford, Walker, Haggerty & Behar.

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Description: "Navigating the Risks and Impacts of Third-Party Litigation Funding" explores the complex landscape of third-party funding in legal disputes. This topic delves into the key risks, such as the potential for increased litigation costs and the ethical concerns surrounding the influence of external funders.

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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - All Hands-On Tech: The AI-Powered Claims Workflow

Speaker: John Standish, Co-Founder, Chief Compliance/Innovation Officer at Charlee.ai and Sri Ramaswamy, Founder & Patent Holder at Charlee.ai

 

Description: Emphasize the insurance industry's massive data generation, with 2.5 quintillion bytes produced daily in claims and underwriting processes. Raise awareness about AI and its integration into InsureTech. Discuss and illustrate use cases with a focus on practical applications to improve claims workflows and enhance fraud detection.  This course has been approved for continuing education and learning for fraud investigators.​

                     

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM - Lunch Break​

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1:30 PM – 2:30 PM - Growing Trends in the Insurance Marketplace

Moderator: Zack Gordon, Sr Director, National Homeowner Claims, CSAA

Panelist: Shannon Blomquist, Claims Manager, Bamboo Insurance

Panelist: John Campbell, VP of Claims, Swiss RE

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2:45 PM - 3:00 PM - PM Break sponsored by 

 

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM - SAM Claim Trends

Speaker: Andrea Cahill, VP Claims Expert at SwissRe

 

Description: An overview of trends and coverage issues arising out of abuse and molestation claims.

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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Ciera - Trends and Risk Related to Earthquakes

Speaker:  Gary Russell, CAT Manager at CSAA

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Description:  Discussion surrounding the efforts behind Ciera's work. Ciera specializes in providing resources and support to the insurance industry following disasters, particularly earthquakes.  

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THURSDAY, May 22, 2025

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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Digital Forensics: Uncovering Fraud in the Age of Generative AI

Speaker:  Lars Daniel, Practice Leader at Envista Forensics 

 

Description: ​In the rapidly evolving insurance landscape, the rise of generative AI presents both opportunities and challenges. This course, designed for insurance and legal professionals, delves into the critical role of digital forensics in addressing the challenges posed by generative AI, particularly in the context of insurance claims. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of how AI-generated images and other synthetic data can be used to perpetrate fraud and how digital forensics can be employed to detect and mitigate these risks.​

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10:10 AM - 11:10 PM - Cannabis Insurance Trends

Speaker: Beth Ossino, Casualty Claims Manager at Golden Bear Insurance Company

 

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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - CATs 9 lies

Speaker:  Dawnde Pence, AAA & Jon Colman, founding partner Colman Perkins Law Group

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Description: This session will describe how the catastrophe environments can encourage insurance fraud and identify the various CAT fraud indicators.  It explores the various strategies to effectively identify, investigate and respond to potential fraud with various claim scenarios; wildfires, hail, flood and wind claims. The session will review all exposures including dwelling, contents, additional living expenses and fair rental value.

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12:30 PM - 1:00 PM - Closing Remarks

Speakers: 2024-2025 PCEA Board - Keely Abbas, Donna Romero, John Campbell, Zack Gordon & Past President Jessica Hamilton

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Description:

Fall Joint Claims Meeting 2025 Updates - We have a date and location set. Mark your calendars for Nov. 2nd - 4th, 2025 in Scottsdale, AZ!

Spring Meeting Updates 2026 - May 19-22, 2026 at the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa

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