Life Insurance Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement & Enterprise Risk Management summit

April 19 – 20, 2017

Agenda

Day 1 - Wednesday, April 19, 2017

8:00	Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30	Co-Chairs’ Welcome Remarks & Opening Keynote
8:45	Enterprise Risk Management and Regulatory Roundtable Regulatory Priorities and Responses for 2017 and Beyond
10:45	Morning Networking Break
11:00	Product and Sales Practice Class Actions and Complex Litigation: Update on Latest Filings and Theories – PART ONE
12:00	Networking Luncheon
1:00	Product and Sales Practice Class Actions and Complex Litigation: Update on Latest Filings and Theories – Part Two
2:10	Afternoon Break
2:30	Excessive Fee Litigation
4:30	Co-Chairs’ Day One Closing Remarks and Conference Adjourns

Day 2 - Thursday, April 20, 2017

8:15	Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks
8:30	Individual Product Litigation Roundup: Life Insurance, Annuities, Mutual Funds and More
10:00	Morning Networking Break
10:20	The View From the Bench: A Unique Opportunity to Hear How Federal Judges View Life Insurance and Annuity Cases and Issues
11:50	Break
12:00	Social Media Discovery
1:00	Co-Chairs’ Closing Remarks and Conference Ends

Day 1 - Wednesday, April 19, 2017

8:00	Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30	Co-Chairs’ Welcome Remarks & Opening Keynote Co-Chairs James F. Jorden Shareholder Carlton Fields Jorden Burt James R. Carroll Partner Skadden
8:45	Enterprise Risk Management and Regulatory Roundtable Regulatory Priorities and Responses for 2017 and Beyond N. MacDonell Ulsch Consultant, Author and Lecture Ed Zaharewicz Shareholder Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, PA Moderator: Josephine Cicchetti Shareholder Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, PA Speakers: Lawrence Kosciulek Director FINRA Cybersecurity and data breaches What concerns regulators? The NAIC’s Cybersecurity Task Force Mitigation of Critical Risks Data Breach Litigation Focus on “Big Data” issues Market conduct examination priorities SEC enforcement and investigation priorities Multiple regulators: Cooperators or competitors? Disclosure issues with variable products in a low interest rate environment
10:45	Morning Networking Break
11:00	Product and Sales Practice Class Actions and Complex Litigation: Update on Latest Filings and Theories – PART ONE James F. Jorden Shareholder Carlton Fields Jorden Burt Maeve O’Connor Partner Debevoise & Plimpton Paul Gallagher VP & Chief Counsel Complex Litigation John Hancock Life Insurance Co. James R. Carroll Partner Skadden Andrew Friedman Shareholder Bonnett, Fairbourn, Friedman & Balint Planning for Changes Under the New Administration Preparing For Enhanced Litigation Risks Defining and Demonstrating Compliance With Fiduciary Duties SEC’s Proposed Uniform Fiduciary Rule For Brokers and Advisers
12:00	Networking Luncheon
1:00	Product and Sales Practice Class Actions and Complex Litigation: Update on Latest Filings and Theories – Part Two Paul Gallagher VP & Chief Counsel Complex Litigation John Hancock Life Insurance Co. Maeve O’Connor Partner Debevoise & Plimpton James R. Carroll Partner Skadden Stephen J. Jorden Shareholder Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, PA Andrew Friedman Shareholder Bonnett, Fairbourn, Friedman & Balint Cost of insurance cases: New filings, theories, and developments Other developments in complex life insurance and annuity litigation, including shadow insurance cases, fixed annuity class actions, and and unclaimed property Views from the plaintiffs’ bar
2:10	Afternoon Break
2:30	Excessive Fee Litigation Patrice Sabach Assistant Vice President & Counsel MassMutual Financial Group Eben Colby Partner Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP James F. Jorden Shareholder Carlton Fields Jorden Burt James E. Miller Partner Shepard, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP John Longwell Chief Counsel, Litigation Regulatory and Employment VOYA Financial Jason A. Tucker Associate General Counsel - Litigation Putnam Investments Latest filing trends New 401K Theories of Liability Update on cases filed in 2015-2016
4:30	Co-Chairs’ Day One Closing Remarks and Conference Adjourns

Day 2 - Thursday, April 20, 2017

8:15	Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks
8:30	Individual Product Litigation Roundup: Life Insurance, Annuities, Mutual Funds and More Jodi Hyde Vice President Deputy General Counsel Fidelity & Guaranty Life Erik Askelsen SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Athene USA David McDowell Partner Edison, McDowell & Hetherington Shaunda Patterson Strachan Shareholder Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, PA STOLI: Case law developments, strategies, detecting and proving fraud, underwriting lessons Litigation Risks Presented By Parallel Market Conduct Activity Updates on Significant Non-Class Life, Annuity, and Long-term Care Cases
10:00	Morning Networking Break
10:20	The View From the Bench: A Unique Opportunity to Hear How Federal Judges View Life Insurance and Annuity Cases and Issues Hon. David J. Waxse U.S. Dist. Ct. Hon. Mildred E. Methvin U.S. Dist. Ct. W.D. La. Hon. Richard S. Schmidt U.S. Bankr. Ct. S.D. Tex. Hon. Tonianne J. Bongiovanni U.S Dist. Ct. D.N.J. Hon. F.A. Gossett, III U.S. Dist. Ct. D. Neb. Co-Moderators: James F. Jorden Shareholder Carlton Fields Jorden Burt James R. Carroll Partner Skadden The Judge’s Panel will discuss recent trends and key cases in the world of class certification trends and developments, particularly in the life and annuity context.
11:50	Break
12:00	Social Media Discovery Stephen J. Jorden Shareholder Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, PA Robert “Bo” Phillips Partner Alston & Bird Terri Garland Vice President, Loss Prevention Counsel ALAS Duty to Use Social Media and Ethical Limitations Evidentiary Considerations Preservation/Spoliation Issues Advising Clients on Social Media Use Investigating Judicial Officers and Jurors
1:00	Co-Chairs’ Closing Remarks and Conference Ends

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