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Recent Speaking Engagements

October 11, 2018

Insurance Broker Client Seminar

National Webinar

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE presented a webinar on "Business Income Values & Exposures" for a large national Insurance Brokerage and their clients.  Please contact us to discuss how we can customize presentations for your company meetings and educational workshops.

September 6, 2018

NcHA Conference

Ann Arbor, MI

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE led a "Business Interruption Workshop” for senior-level risk management consultants.  For more information about this workshop, please contact us.

Feb 28 - Mar 3, 2018

American Bar Association 2018 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar 

Tucson, Arizona

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE spoke on a panel titled "When CATS Attack!  Update on coverage and claims in the wake of 2017’s record breaking catastrophic loss events.” For more information about this conference, please contact us or click here for the ABA website.

June 12, 2017 

Connecticut Bar Association - Annual Connecticut Legal Conference  

Hartford, CT

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE spoke on a panel titled "Quantifying Financial Damages & Identifying Potential Insurance Recovery Under Various Types of Policies.” For more information about this conference, or a copy of the presentation, please contact us or click here for the CBA website.

March 29, 2016

Private Company Training - BI Workshop

Connecticut / Nationwide

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE instructed a training class for brokers titled "Assisting Clients Before & After a Business Interruption Loss" at a private workshop that was attended in person in CT and via webinar to other office locations.  To have Cusato speak at your company event, please contact us. 



January 8, 2016 

Connecticut Bar Association CLE Seminar 

CBA Law Center, New Britain, CT

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE spoke on a panel discussing "Storm Law: Helping Clients Prepare for and Respond to Natural Catastrophes.” This seminar was taped as part of the CBA's required training for the CT disaster hotline.  For more information about this seminar, please contact us or click here for the CBA website.

September 24, 2014

LexisNexis Webinar

Nationwide

Karen Cusato discussed the complex claim quantification issues that arise after a cat loss as a panelist with other industry experts during an educational continuing legal education workshop titled "Finding Shelter After the Storm: Survival Following Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Floods and Fires."  Please contact us for a copy of the webinar presentation.

July 15, 2014

Private Broker Workshop

Maryland

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE instructed a Business Interruption Values class for brokers at a private workshop.  To have Cusato speak at your company event, please contact us. 

May 9-10, 2014

Society of Risk Management Consultants Annual Conference

Embassy Suites, Chicago, IL

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE gave a presentation on organizational fraud and related insurance claims at the 2014 seminar. For more information, please contact us or click here for the SRMC website.

March 27, 2014

Private Law Firm Presentation

New York, NY

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE shared lessons learned from her 20+ years of quantifying insurance claims at a private law firm event in NYC.  To have Cusato speak at your company event, please contact us. 

March 5-8, 2014

26th Annual American Bar Association Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar

Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Arizona

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE led a roundtable session regarding fraud claims at the 2014 seminar. For more information, please contact us or click here for the ABA website.

January 23, 2014

Connecticut Bar Association Insurance Law Section CLE Day

UConn Law School

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE spoke on a panel regarding first party claims at this CBA Continuing Legal Education event.  For more information, contact us or go to the CBA's website.

February 28- March 2, 2013

25th Annual American Bar Association Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar

Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Arizona

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE spoke on panel regarding the use of Expert Witnesses at the 2013 seminar. For more information, please contact us or click here for the ABA website.

October 18-20, 2012

SRMC Fall 2012 Conference

Las Vegas, NV

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE spoke on a panel regarding the "Effect of Post-Loss Economic Factors In Measuring Business Interruption Losses" at the Society of Risk Management Consultants Fall 2012 Conference. For more information, please contact us or click here for the SRMC website.

April 10, 2012

URMIA Northeastern Regional Conference

Babson College, MA

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE participated on a panel titled "When disaster strikes, is it game over?  Protect your institution's property and stay in the game!" at the University Risk Management & Insurance Association's Northeastern Regional Conference.  For more information, please contact us or click here to view the URMIA Conference brochure.



January 18, 2012

Connecticut Bar Association CLE Seminar

CBA Law Center, New Britain

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE spoke on a panel discussing "Storm Law: Snow, Hurricanes, Earthquakes, What is Next?  Insurance and Other Resources Explored.” This seminar was taped as part of the CBA's required training for the new CT disaster hotline.  For more information about this seminar, please contact us or click here for the CBA website.

September 15, 2011

Annual Policyholder Conference: Maximizing Recovery after Property and Business Interruption Losses

Miami, FL

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE gave a presentation titled "Ten Tips For Calculating & Presenting Property Loss Claims.”  For more information about this session and the conference, click here.  To request a copy of the presentation, please contact us. 



May 19, 2011

Learning From the Disaster In Japan Seminar

Newark, NJ

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE spoke on the direct and contingent business interruption losses arising from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.  She addressed supply chain issues and how to quantify and submit related claims.  Other speakers included representatives from Marsh & McLennan, McCarter & English and Zurich Insurance Company.  For more information please contact us or click here for the event brochure.



March 2-5, 2011

23nd Annual American Bar Association Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar

The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa, Tucson, Arizona

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE moderated and spoke on a panel titled "Beyond the Usual Suspects: Coverage for Natural and Not-So-Natural Disasters" addressing unique coverage issues and potential financial damages related to climate change, natural disasters and the BP oil spill. For more information, please contact us or click here for the ABA website.

March 3-6, 2010

22nd Annual American Bar Association Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar

The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa, Tucson, Arizona

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE spoke on a panel at the plenary session titled Measuring Business Interruption Loss in Wide-Impact Catastrophes: Insurance Against Catastrophes or Only Against Insured Damage From Catastrophes?  For more information about the conference, click here for the ABA Conference brochure.  To request a copy of the presentation, please contact us.

January 19, 2010

Connecticut Bar Association - Seminar on Business Interruption Insurance

Graduate Club, New Haven

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE spoke on a panel regarding Business Interruption Insurance Issues at the Joint Dinner Meeting with the Insurance Law and Litigation Sections of the Connecticut Bar Association.  For more information about the CBA, go the CBA website.  To request a copy of the presentation, please contact us.

September 17, 2009

12th Annual AKO Policyholder Advisor Conference

Sofitel Hotel - New York, NY

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE was a panelist at the general session titled “Maximizing Fidelity Loss Recoveries.”  For more information about this session and the conference, click here.  To request a copy of the presentation, please contact us. 

May 7, 2009

URMIA Northeastern Regional Conference

University of Vermont - Burlington, VT

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE was a speaker at the General Session "Financial Markets in Turmoil: The Impact on the P&C Insurance Industry and Implications for Higher Education Risk Management."  For more information about URMIA, click here to go to the URMIA website.  To request a copy of the presentation, please contact us.

Upcoming Events:

Mar 4-7, 2020

 American Bar Association 2018 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar 

Tucson, Arizona

For more information about this conference, please contact us or click here for the ABA website.

April 15-16, 2020

URMIA Northeastern Regional Conference

Philadelphia, PA

June 8, 2020

Connecticut Legal Conference

Hartford, CT



September 19-23, 2020

URMIA National Conference

Indianapolis, IN



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In addition to speaking at industry events, we custom tailor presentations for individual companies and their clients on a variety of topics.  Please contact us for more information.

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Recent Events:

November 6, 2019

Anderson Kill Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference

New York, NY

October 29, 2019

Pillsbury Policyholder Summit

New York, NY



September 18-19, 2019

URMIA National Conference

Boston, MA

April 11, 2019

URMIA Northeastern Regional Conference

Providence, RI



Feb 27 - Mar 2, 2019

American Bar Association 2019 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar 

Tucson, Arizona



April 25, 2018

URMIA Northeastern Regional Conference

Providence, RI



Feb 28 - Mar 3, 2018

American Bar Association 2018 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar 

Tucson, Arizona

November 9, 2017

Anderson Kill Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference

New York, NY

June 12, 2017

Connecticut Legal Conference

Hartford, CT

 

May 9, 2017 

Annual Women's Professional Golf Event - Connecticut Bar Association 

 Middlefield, CT

May 8, 2017 

Fidelity & Crime Insurance Seminar - Connecticut Bar Association

 Milford, CT

 

 April 11, 2017

  URMIA Northeastern Regional Conference

 Babson College, MA

March 1-4, 2017

American Bar Association, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Annual Seminar

 Tucson, AZ



 November 10, 2016

Anderson Kill Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference

New York, NY



September 18-21, 2016

URMIA National Conference

San Diego, CA

June 13, 2016

Connecticut Legal Conference

Hartford, CT

May 25, 2016

Private Company Training on BI & BI Values

Boston, MA



 April 28, 2016

 URMIA Northeastern Regional Conference

 Babson College, MA