CIRMA Workshop: Reducing Claims Costs: Recovering Money Through Subrogation; June 18, 2009

Workshop:

Reducing Claims Costs: Recovering Money Through Subrogation

June 18, 2009
Wethersfield, CT
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Registration 8:30 AM

This seminar is open to CIRMA members only

SUMMARY

This workshop helps attendees to protect their rights and ultimately their premium dollars by developing a better understanding of the subrogation process. The workshop will show them how to lower Workers' Compensation, liability, and property exposures and facilitate subrogation. LEARNING OBJECTIVES When it isn't the employer or the employee who is responsible for an on-the-job injury or property damage, the insurer may pursue the party who is at fault to recover claim payments. This process is known as subrogation and it an important way for CIRMA to lower its members' claims costs. In 2007-08 alone, CIRMA recovered over $3.6 million through subrogation- this represents an aggregate 4.5% savings in premiums costs to members.

This CIRMA workshop describes the important steps that you as a municipal or school leader can take to help CIRMA preserve its ability to subrogate claims, and thus protect your rates.

Before a claim occurs:

Reviewing contracts, leases, and policies for subrogation potential or waiver of subrogation rights;
Reviewing lease agreements or construction contracts for indemnification language or to determine what control is retained, with an aim to reducing your risk exposure; and
Setting proper authority to sign contracts.

And after an accident:

Preserving evidence and obtaining statements from witnesses;
Proper filing of First Report of Injury
Securing a defective product that may have caused the injury.
Statute of limitations.

The workshop also details what you as a municipal or school leader should do to when an injured worker brings suit against an at-fault third party.

SPEAKERS Courtney C. Stabnick,
Pomeranz, Drayton & Stabnick, Partner Attorney Stabnick is a graduate of Colby College (B.A., 1995) and Suffolk University School of Law, (1998). Before joining the firm in 2001, she clerked at the firm from June of 1995 to 1998. She practiced law in Massachusetts from 1998 to 2001. She is admitted to practice before the State and U.S. District Courts. She has appeared before the Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts. She is a member of the American, Massachusetts and Connecticut Bar Associations, as well as the Hartford County and Boston Bar Associations.

Ellen M. Aspell
Pomeranz, Drayton & Stabnick

Attorney Aspell is a graduate of Fairfield University (BS 1985) and Western New England College School of Law (JD 1992). She began her legal career in 1992 as staff counsel for a major insurer where she handled both general liability and Workers’ Compensation defense as well as subrogation matters. Ms. Aspell joined Pomeranz, Drayton & Stabnick in 2003. She has argued before the Appellate Court in Connecticut and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court in Connecticut.

Wanda Wilkins
CIRMA, Recovery Specialist

Wanda has worked in the Property/Casualty Insurance industry since 1981. Her multi-Line (Personal & Commercial lines) claims handling experience includes General Liability, Workers' Compensation, Bodily Injury, Auto, Homeowners & Products Liability. She has twelve years of Claims Management experience and is currently a Recovery Specialist at CIRMA. WHERE Pitkin Community Center
30 Greenfield Street
Wethersfield, CT 06109 COST per attendee This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.

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For more information, please call Martin Connelly at 203-946-3743 or email cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.

DIRECTIONS

TRAVELING NORTH ON I-91:
Take Exit 24. At end of ramp - go right onto Silas Deane Highway (Route 99).
At approximately 2.7 miles take a left onto Nott Street.
After stop sign take your second right onto Folly Brook Boulevard.
Take first right onto Greenfield Street. Willard Pool is on your right, followed by the Community Center.

TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-91:
Take Exit 28 for Route 5 and 15 (Berlin Turnpike Wethersfield - Newington).Take Exit 85 (99 South Wethersfield - Rocky Hill).
At 3rd traffic light (Nott Street) take a right.
After stop sign take 2nd right onto Folly Brook Boulevard.
Take 1st right onto Greenfield Street. Willard Pool is on your right, followed by the Community Center.

TRAVELING NORTH ON RT. 5/15 WILBUR CROSS HIGHWAY (TOWARD HARTFORD):
Take exit indicating Wethersfield 99 South.
At 3rd traffic light take a right onto Nott Street.
After stop sign take 2nd right onto Folly Brook Boulevard.
Take 1st right onto Greenfield Street. Willard Pool is on your right, followed by the Community Center.

TRAVELING WEST FROM PUTNAM BRIDGE:
Stay on Route 3 to Route 99 (Silas Deane Highway).
Turn right on Route 99 to 4th traffic light.
Turn left onto Nott Street.
After stop sign take 2nd right onto Folly Brook Boulevard.
Take 1st right onto Greenfield Street. Willard Pool is on your right, followed by the Community Center.

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Phone: (203) 498-3000
Fax: (203) 562-6314