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<b><font face="Arial" size="3">Minnesota Insurance Law Today</font></b></p>

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<font face="Arial" color="#CC6633" size="3">Schedule and Faculty </font></b></p>

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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2">8:30   

9:00 a.m. </font></p>

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REGISTRATION, CHECK-IN &amp; CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">9:00   

9:45 a.m. </font></p>

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<b>First-Party Bad Faith<br>

</b>This presentation will provide an overview of the recent Minnesota legislation 

addressing first-party bad faith, and will highlight some of the recent 

decisions interpreting and applying the legislation. This presentation will also 

articulate some of the key issues left unresolved by the first-party bad-faith 

legislation, and specific provisions that are particularly susceptible to 

differing interpretations. Finally, the presentation will highlight the general 

differences between first-party and third-party bad-faith claims. <br>

<i>  Mark Bradford; Bassford Remele PA, Minneapolis</i></font></p>

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		<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2">9:45   

10:15 a.m. </font></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Recent 

Developments in Duty to Defend<br>

</b>An interactive presentation discussing duty to defend, when attorney s fees are 

recoverable in coverage disputes, settlement strategies, and the respective 

rights of the insurer and insured when coverage is denied.<br>

<i>  John Crawford; Johnson &amp; Lindberg PA, Bloomington</i></font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">10:15   

10:30 a.m. </font></p>

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QUESTIONS &amp; ANSWERS</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">10:30   

10:45 a.m. </font></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">10:45   

11:15 a.m. </font></p>

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<b>&quot;Occurrence&quot; and &quot;Property Damage&quot;<br>

</b>To qualify as an &quot;occurrence&quot; an accident must take place within the policy 

period, and result in &quot;property damage&quot; or &quot;bodily injury.&quot; The rules regarding 

an &quot;accident&quot; and the intentional act exclusion can be summarized as follows: 

(1) there is no coverage for injury where the insured acts with the specific 

intent to cause bodily injury; (2) the specific intent to cause injury requires 

that the insured intended the harm itself, not that the insured intended to act; 

(3) this is a subjective standard where intent to injure may be shown by proof 

of an actual intent to injure or by inferring intent as a matter of law; (4) 

intent to cause injury reflects the insured s state of mind about the desired 

harmful consequences of an action by the insured. <br>

<i>  William P. Harrie; Nilles Law Firm, Fargo </i> </font></p>

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		<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2">11:15   

11:45 a.m. </font></p>

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<b>Workers&#39; Compensation Changes<br>

</b>Significant changes were made to the workers&#39; compensation law in 2008 with 

additional changes contemplated in 2009. This presentation will review these 

changes and discuss their impact on all sides to a workers&#39; compensation case. <br>

<i>  Barbara L. Heck; John G Ness &amp; Associates, St. Paul</i></font></p>

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		<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2">11:45   

12:10 p.m. </font></p>

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<b>Post-Loss Duties of the Insured<br>

</b>An insured has a pre-loss duty to pay its premiums to maintain coverage under an 

insurance policy. However, the post-loss obligations of an insured can be just 

as important in determining coverage under a policy. This presentation will 

enumerate the post-loss duties of an insured and discuss how these duties can 

affect coverage under an insurance policy.<br>

<i>  Elizabeth Roff; Arthur Chapman Kettering Smetak &amp; Pikala PA, Minneapolis</i></font></p>

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		<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2">12:10   

12:25 p.m. </font></p>

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QUESTIONS &amp; ANSWERS</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">12:25   

1:25 p.m. </font></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2">LUNCH 

(on your own)</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">1:25   

1:55 p.m.</font></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Orcs at 

the Door following Hobbit Travel   Recent Developments in Advertising Injury 

Coverage<br>

</b>With its decision in <i>General Casualty Company of Wisconsin v. Wozniak Travel, 

Inc., d/b/a Hobbit Travel,</i> 762 N.W.2d 572 (Minn. 2009), the Minnesota Supreme 

Court has set new standards for Advertising Injury coverage. This presentation 

will analyze the Court s decision and examine the current state of Advertising 

Injury coverage under Minnesota law.<br>

<i>  Charles Spevacek; Meagher &amp; Geer PLLP, Minneapolis</i></font></p>

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		<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2">1:55   

2:20 p.m.</font></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Recent 

Decisions on Defective Construction<br>

</b>Whether defective construction constitutes a &quot;discrete identifiable event&quot; or 

whether the damages will be allocated across all triggered carriers remains a 

vexing problem. The two most recent decisions from the Court of Appeals, 

Donnelly Brothers and Tony Eiden, will be discussed.<br>

<i>  Jeanne H. Unger; Bassford Remele PA, Minneapolis</i></font></p>

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		<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2">2:20   

2:30 p.m. </font></p>

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QUESTIONS &amp; ANSWERS</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">2:30   

2:45 a.m.</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">2:45   

3:10 p.m. </font></p>

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<b>Liability Insurance Allocation: Maximizing the Policyholder s Recovery <br>

</b>Minnesota s case law regarding the scope of defense and indemnity coverage under 

triggered liability insurance policies continues to evolve, creating 

uncertainties for policyholders when they purchase insurance and when they have 

claims. This presentation will update you on the latest developments, so that 

you can properly advise your policyholder clients on avoiding potential coverage 

gaps and maximizing their insurance recovery.<br>

<i>  Thomas C. Mielenhausen; Lindquist &amp; Vennum PLLP, Minneapolis</i></font></p>

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		<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2">3:10   

3:35 p.m.</font></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Excess 

Insurance<br>

</b>Excess and umbrella insurance can save your company or personal wealth from 

major claims. We will discuss how excess insurance works, major coverage 

pitfalls, as well as recent legal developments.<br>

<i>  Michael Rothman; Winthrop &amp; Weinstine, Minneapolis</i></font></p>

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		<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2">3:35   

3:45 p.m. </font></p>

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QUESTIONS &amp; ANSWERS</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">3:45   

4:05 p.m.</font></p>

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<b>Commercial Trucking Insurance <br>

</b>Commercial trucking and, in turn, commercial trucking insurance is a highly 

regulated field involving an interplay of state and federal statutes, 

regulations, rules and case law. This presentation will focus on those issues 

which most often impact insurance coverage issues and obligations, whether 

first-party no-fault or third-party liability coverage, including leasing 

requirements, the MCS-90 Endorsement, trucking versus non-trucking insurance, 

and recent developments involving the Graves Amendment. <br>

<i>  Tamara Novotny; Cousineau McGuire Chtd, St. Louis Park</i></font></p>

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		<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2">4:05   

4:25 p.m.</font></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Fire 

and Property Insurance<br>

</b>Belt-tightening is impacting all aspects of our marketplace, including the 

payment of insurance claims. This session will offer practical tips for 

submitting and pursuing insurance claims under fire and property insurance 

policies. <br>

<i>  Diana Young Morrissey; Faegre &amp; Benson LLP, Minneapolis </i> </font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">4:25   

4:35 p.m.</font></p>

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QUESTIONS &amp; ANSWERS</font></p></td>

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