Sponsored by Florida Association of Insurance Agents (FAIA)
Separate registration required.
Monday, August 20, 2018
1:00 – 4:30 pm
Crystal Ballroom H
Convention Level
(Day 2 of this program is on Tuesday, August 20, 2018 beginning at 9:00 am in Crystal Ballroom J1.)
1:00 – 1:10 pm
Welcome/Agenda Overview
Dave Newell
Director of Education
Florida Association of Insurance Agents
Tallahassee, FL
1:10 – 2:10 pm
Insurance Commission David Altmaier
Moderator:
Dave Newell
Director of Education
Florida Association of Insurance Agents
Tallahassee, FL
Agents will hear the latest information on the worker’s compensation system from the Florida Insurance commissioner, David Altmaier. This discussion will provide agents a legislative and regulatory review of 2017 and what 2018 may hold.
2:10 – 2:20 pm
Break
2:20 – 3:20 pm
Workers’ Compensation Regulator Panel
Moderator:
Dave Newell
Director of Education
Florida Association of Insurance Agents
Tallahassee, FL
Panel:
Honorable Frank R. McKay
Chairman and Chief Appellate Court Judge
State Board of Workers’ Compensation’
Atlanta, GA
Honorable Kenneth Switzer
Chief Judge
Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims
Nashville, TN
Honorable Frank R. McKay
Chairman
South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission
Columbia, SC
Andrew Sabolic
Assistant Director
Division of Workers Compensation
Tallahassee, FL
This panel will discuss several topics including, Big Data, cyber security, current and future legislation, and regulatory issues facing the worker’s compensation system. What do agents need to know from a regulator point of view, changes taking place, and the impact on the system and ultimately the policyholder?
3:30 – 4:30 pm
The Agent’s Role in the Claim Process
Moderator:
R. Stephen Coonrod, Attorney
McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, PA
Tallahassee, FL
Panel:
Bob O’Halloran
Senior Vice President of Claims
Summit Consulting, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
Randy Porcher, Attorney
Morgan & Morgan
Tallahassee, FL
Tom Cotton
Insurance Agent
Hugh Cotton Insurance
Orlando, FL
Does an insurance agent have a role in the claim process? What value can an agent bring to the process to resolve a benefit dispute? This breakout session will provide answers to these questions and address how agents can legally be engaged in the worker’s compensation claims process.