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Insurance Topics Every Attorney Should Know Webcast Series
From analyzing the insurance needs of your firm to determining what type of coverage is appropriate for your client’s business, you need to know what options are available and what they entail. This Minnesota CLE webcast series has you covered. Designed to provide a solid foundation in insurance concepts, this series will teach you how to “speak the language” of the insurance industry. This series includes a review of the basic rules of insurance coverage and policy interpretation, the common business risks lawyers face, a timely look at business interruption insurance, and what you should do when an insurer denies coverage for your client’s claim. Register for this important webcast series today!
Times listed are Central Time.
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Insurance: Responding to Denials of Coverage
A practical discussion of what to do when the insurer denies coverage for your client’s first-party or third-party claim. Topics include:
– Skip Durocher; Dorsey & Whitney LLP
– Daniel J. Brown; Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Insurance: Improve Your Insurance IQ – An Overview of Common Commercial Policy Forms and Basic Insurance Principles
A review of the policies available in the general insurance market, the risks they are intended to cover (and those that they are not intended to cover) and a review of the basic rules of insurance coverage and policy interpretation.
– Judah A. Druck; Maslon LLP
– Bryan R. Freeman; Maslon LLP
Thursday, October 22, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Ethics: Two’s Company, Three’s a Crowd – Conflicts in Representing Multiple Parties
Perhaps the most-often missed conflicts are those arising from the representation of more than one client in a matter. Learn how to spot these conflicts, understand the impact on confidentiality and privilege, draft waivers, and handle disputes amongst clients.
– Eric T. Cooperstein; Law Office of Eric Cooperstein, PLLC
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Insurance: Business Risks and Insurance Coverage for Lawyers
In this program, Patty Beck and Todd Scott will speak to common business risks lawyers face and explain the types of insurance coverage needed to insure for them. This will include malpractice, commercial general liability, workers comp, cyber-risk, and other types of coverage.
– Patty Beck; Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co.
– Todd Scott; Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co.
Wednesday, October 28, 202
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Insurance: Business Interruption Claims
COVID-19 continues to have a significant impact on business operations throughout every industry. The resulting modification, reduction, or cessation of operations can lead to difficulty meeting contractual obligations and certainly impacts a business’s bottom line. In this presentation, Chris Lynch will discuss how business interruption insurance works and how it relates with the legal principle of force majeure.
– Christopher L. Lynch; Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Thursday, October 29, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 12:15
(includes 15-minute break)
Insurance: Essentials for the Non-Specialist
Learn how to “speak the language” of the insurance industry in order to effectively communicate your client’s insurance needs and coverage position. You will also learn valuable tips on how to assess risk and obtain appropriate coverage, how to interpret contracts that require insurance and indemnity, how to make and present claims to maximize coverage, how to respond to adverse coverage decisions, and more!
– Timothy P. Tobin; Arthur Chapman Kettering Smetak & Pikala, P.A.
– Beth A. Jenson Prouty; Arthur Chapman Kettering Smetak & Pikala, P.A.
$295
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Scholarships available!
Need-based scholarships are available for in-person and online seminars. For further information or to obtain a scholarship application, contact us at 800-759-8840 or customerservice@minncle.org.
This package provides 8.5 total CLE credits. Credits should be reported individually for each webcast attended, not the package as a whole.
Minnesota CLE has applied to the Minnesota State Board of CLE for the standard, ethics, and elimination of bias CLE credits as listed below. Application has been made to the Minnesota State Bar Association for any "specialist" credits and to the Supreme Court ADR Program for any continuing education in ADR credits.
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Insurance: Responding to Denials of Coverage
1.5 standard CLE credits
Insurance: Improve Your Insurance IQ – An Overview of Common Commercial Policy Forms and Basic Insurance Principles
1.0 standard CLE credit
Ethics: Two’s Company, Three’s a Crowd – Conflicts in Representing Multiple Parties
1.0 ethics credit
Insurance: Business Risks and Insurance Coverage for Lawyers
1.0 standard CLE credit
Insurance: Business Interruption Claims
1.0 standard CLE credit
Insurance: Essentials for the Non-Specialist
3.0 standard CLE credits
