Our seminar will be divided into three portions:

Risk management within the physical plant – Life safety is a foundational component of risk management, and is increasingly important in the evaluation of a campus for insurance coverage.  Mr. Michael Corlett of Siemens will share from his twenty years in fire detection and suppression – the priority functions of life safety systems, the importance of an overall life safety architecture, and present code requirements for residence halls and public buildings

Risk management through proper insurance coverage – Mr. John Watson, Executive Director of the Higher Education Practice Group of Arthur J. Gallagher & Company, our partnering broker, will bring us experience and guidance for business managers and physical plant directors.  His group focuses on providing risk management solutions that are sensitive to the concerns and exposures unique to private colleges and public universities.

Launching the May 1, 2005 property/casualty insurance consortium initiative -

Bill Powell from Arthur J. Gallagher & Company will instruct us in the processes and timeline to gather data from the participating campuses.  Because of the enormity of this initiative and the need to engage the carriers early in a consortium initiative, data collection for the May renewal will begin in October of this year.  In addition, we will dialogue on any outstanding issues of service and support to assure our greatest consortium success in the future. As a probable or possible participant in this initiative, your attendance at this short portion at the end of the day is important.

More information will come to you later as details are put in place.