PLRB is looking for experienced and enthusiastic insurance claim industry professionals to serve as presenters for the 2023 Regional Adjusters Conferences.

Western Regional Adjusters Conference

June 27-28
Marriott Hotel Dallas Allen Hotel & CC

Central Regional Adjusters Conference

September 13-14
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel

We are seeking qualified facilitators to share their expertise and speak about one of the following topics requested by PLRB Insurance Company Members. If there is a topic you feel would be beneficial to claims adjusters and is not listed below, feel free to submit a proposal to Alissha Watley at awatley@plrb.org.

Property

• Appraisal Clauses, Demands, Options and Considerations
• Case Law Update
• Coverage Investigation, involving multiple insurance contracts, sublimits, additional coverages, and multiple potential deductibles
• Hail and/or Wind Damage to Roofs and Building, envelope feasibility of repair versus replacement
• Handling Condo Claims, including coverage between owner and association policies
• Scoping and Estimating Property Losses
• Supply Chain Issues, including impact on business interruption, extra expense, and additional living expense
• Working with Public Adjusters, Challenging Contractors, and Assignment of Benefits issues
  

Casualty

• Auto Related Casualty Cases
• Casualty Case Law Update
• Coverage Investigations Involving Commercial Contracts, coverage dovetails between commercial policies (CGL, Commercial Auto, Garage)
• Serious Injury Evaluations
• Vehicle Technology and Casualty Investigations
• Wrongful Death Scenarios and Evaluations

General Interest

• Dealing with Difficult Claim Circumstances and Communications
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Today’s Organizations
• Ethics
• Fraud/SIU topics and coverage implications (cooperation, innocent insured, policy rescission)
• Good Faith Claims Adjusting
• Leadership Skills

Technology

• Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
• Chatbots
• New Technology to Assist in Property Claims Investigation and Damage Evaluation
• Smart Home/Internet of Things

Prospective speakers should select the curriculum they are interested in from the list of choices on the submission site; then submit a clear title (no more than 12 words), 3-4 learning objectives and a detailed outline showing how they intend to deliver 90-minute session. Answer this question: what will attendees learn from attending your session and what can they share with their staff?

Submissions will not be considered unless the above-mentioned elements are included: clear title, 3-4 learning objectives, and detailed outline.

The PLRB Regional Adjusters Conference sessions are adjuster education focused topics identified by our members as claims challenges for their staff. We ask that proposals refrain from including marketing or sales promotions of your company's claims products/solutions.

Click HERE for a sample outline.

For the Regional Adjusters Conferences, the ideal partnership is that of a service provider or subject matter expert paired with an insurance company professional or independent adjuster. We ask that you present at both the Western Regional Adjusters Conference and the Central Regional Adjusters Conference. Our primary objective is to work with qualified presenters to present the very highest quality educational program for our attendees.

The submission deadline is March 3, 2023. Announcement of selected presenters will come in at the end of March.

Click HERE if you have previously submitted a topic for a PLRB conference.

Click HERE if this is your first time submitting.

Contact Alissha Watley at awatley@plrb.org or 630-724-2228 with any questions.