• The Las Olas Ballroom

• The Atlantic Ballroom

Continental Breakfast

• The Las Olas Ballroom

• The Las Olas Ballroom

• The Las Olas Ballroom

 Crew Welfare / Wellness:

“There won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness. So I got that goin' for me, which is nice." The standard of care for crew has been raised to a level that embraces many aspects of crew health and welfare that were of little concern not so long ago. There are minimum international standards on commercial vessels but how high should the standard really be for all vessels including workboats and crewed yachts? Are vessel operators, insurers and maritime attorneys being proactive to the problem or simply reactive? How well is the crew welfare topic being handled on your clients’ vessels?

Speakers: Katherine Kaplan - Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP; Jeromy Mold - Global Yacht Solutions; Debora Radtke - American Yacht Agents

Bridging the Gap between Surveyors, Investigators and the Adjuster:

Speakers: Kerry McCook - GEICO; Charlie Hazouri -Offshore Marine Inspections; John Walker - Sedgwick Global Security; Jason Harris - Farrell Smith O’Connell Aarsheim Aprans LLP

E&O related Issues:

“I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't wanna do it, but felt I owed it to them.” This presentation will highlight the E&O issues that are specifically related to communications between insured, agent, broker and carrier. Does the policy reflect the clients’ expectations, and did the carrier produce a policy that adequately covers the requested risk? Mistakes can occur at any level and in many cases can be difficult to unravel and determine who will pay or how much will be paid (if any payment is made at all).

Speakers: Neil Lerner Cox - Wooten Lerner Griffon & Hansen LLP; Nicola Kingman - SKULD; Allison Jolls AXA XL / Ocean Marine

“Hey, Smails! My dinghy’s bigger than your whole boat!” This old and new subject continues to advance to the forefront in light of recent changes to the Limitation Act. For decades the concepts of corporate ownership, bareboat charters and third-party management have insulated the beneficial owner from problems associated with personal injuries, damage to other property, pollution claims and possible high value awards. But is there any advantage anymore?

Speakers: George Chalos - Chalos & Co, P.C.; Rowen Asprodites -Pusateri, Johnston, Guillot & Greenbaum, LLC

“Remember Danny – Two wrongs don’t make a right, but three rights make a left”. Is the war on the environment winning or losing? Maybe climate change is the real culprit? Insurers have learned to amend policies and make the insured more cognizant of coverages for pollution and other environmental claims.  The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 remains at the forefront 25 years later but this has not deterred or stopped the small abuses that slowly and continually erode away at our environment. Has the criminalization of seafarers made an impact or simply caused the offenders to find better ways to cheat against the rules. What types of claims do we see today and are the authorities being successful in prosecution of the offenders?

Speakers: Ryon L. Little - Gray Robinson, P.A.; Tom Mullady - Ascot

“Spalding get your foot off the boat!” A contemporary boat with a large number of guests were enjoying a day on the water that included music, swimming and adult beverages. Late in the afternoon the boat owner left both engines running while anchored and was in the water with guests. Someone reportedly engaged the throttles causing the boat to back over the owner and a passenger, killing both. The claims were filed in multiple directions including design issues, other contributing causes and speculation that the engines may have been placed into gear deliberately, not accidentally. What really happened?

Speakers: Stephen Knox - Knox Marine Consultants; Andy Landry, III - Gray Reed

Closing Remarks & Vacation Raffle