Sunday, June 15

Registration & Pre-Seminar Workshop

Welcome Reception

Westin Crown Center Hotel

Network with your colleagues and their families or make new friends, in this relaxed environment.

Sponsored by Zurich and APTA

Monday, June 16

Continental Breakfast and
Registration

Sponsored by Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.

Introduction and Welcome

Speakers:

Darlene Arnett, AIM, ARM, loss prevention and control manager, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, Kansas City, MO

Al Gorski, chair, APTA Risk Management Committee, and risk manager, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

Mark E. Huffer, general manager, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, Kansas City, MO

Vivienne Williams, administrator-safety & security information services, APTA

ADA / Legal Update

The legal issues of the past year will be reviewed.  Discussion will include recent court cases, regulations, and legislation.  Use this opportunity to re-evaluate your current workplace policies.

Speaker:

William J. Desmond, director and counsel, legal affairs and risk management, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority/Metro, Cincinnati, OH

Break

Sponsored by Arthur J. Gallagher & Company

Workforce of the Future – Are Risk Managers Ready?

So often you see headlines focused on the graying of America or its expanding waistline.  Not only are these issues plaguing health care professionals, they are challenging risk managers as well.  Changing workforce demographics and new medical and surgical options are just some of the areas impacting workers’ compensation exposures today.  What new challenges are next and what can you do to increase your readiness for them?  This session will help to answer your questions.

Speaker:

Pamela J. Rippens, ARM, senior vice president, account management loss control, Specialty Risk Services, Hartford, CT

Lunch

Sponsored by CompResults Managed Care

“Metro Transit’s Aurora Bridge Bus  Tragedy: A Risk Management Case Study”

This presentation shares “lessons learned” from King County Metro Transit’s 1998 Aurora Bridge bus tragedy in Seattle.  Hear about successful strategies used to respond immediately, effectively handle litigation issues, and negotiate fair settlements.

Speaker:

Linda M. Gallagher, senior deputy prosecuting attorney, King County Prosecutor’s Office, Civil Division, Tort Section, Seattle, WA

Break

Sponsored by Arthur J. Gallagher & Company

Risk Management Committee Meeting

Risk Management Committee members will meet to discuss plans for next year, including the seminar location and its program content.

Chair:

Al Gorski,chair, APTA Risk Management Committee, and risk manager, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA

City Tour

Enjoy a fully-narrated tour of the highlights of Kansas City, with a taste of the famous fountains.

BADGES REQUIRED; RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS, EITHER PRIOR TO THE SEMINAR OR AT REGISTRATION.  SEATING IS LIMITED.

Sponsored by Veolia Transportation

Tuesday, June 17

Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by Arch Insurance Group and APTA

Insurance Market Update

This is a comprehensive review of the status of the insurance market.  Use this opportunity to benchmark your insurance program.

Speaker:

Patrick D. Meyers, senior vice president, Lockton Companies, Inc., Kansas City, MO

Break

Domestic Preparedness – How to Build Your Community Emergency Response Program

This session is intended to show participants synergies between safety, emergency planning, and risk management.  A national model program will be featured, with public transit as a prominent member of the team.

Moderator:

Michael S. Nyren, ARM, ARM-P, director, risk management, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, TX

Panelists:

Russ Rakestraw, director of safety and security, Transit Authority of River City, Louisville, KY

A.J. Bud Fekete, cem, president, and ceo, CTaP, LLC, Louisville, KY

APTA Luncheon

Transitional / Light Duty Programs – Measuring Their Value

The panel will focus on how to measure the success of light duty programs.  Please participate in this interactive discussion.

Moderator:

Darlene Arnett, AIM, ARM, loss prevention and control manager, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, Kansas City, MO

Panelists:
Nanci Eksterowicz, risk manager, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, San Jose, CA

Oscar Figueroa, manager, safety and loss control, Bi-State Development Agency (Metro),
St. Louis, MO

Risk Managers’ Roundtable

Participants are invited to share ideas, innovations, and best practices.  Roundtable topics include:

• Who chose OCIPs after using a feasibility study? Were the projected losses/savings realized?
• How are alternative risk financing methods being used by transit operators?  With constant fluctuations in commercial markets and rising insurance costs, how have transit organizations managed their insurance and what options were considered? What was shown as “best practices” or approaches in this area?
• Risk management audits
• Reporting for risk management – Who do you report to? Where does risk management belong in your agency?
• How to impact upper management
• How can risk management implement organizational change
• Technology and risk management: what programs are being utilized – the good, the bad, the ugly; in-house programs; surveillance for buses/property; etc.
• Safety and security programs: risk management involvement and oversight, where is our “fit”?
• Enterprise risk management in the public sector – How does it work? Is it effective?
• Self-administration of workers’ comp
• Litigation management philosophy: early disposition vs. putting plaintiff to prove

Moderator:
Al Gorski, chair

Break

Driving Simulators – Do they really reduce the number of accidents and in turn lower insurance costs?

Public transit operators are discovering that driving simulators can help cut insurance costs while also reducing the number of traffic accidents.  Listen to your peers as they describe the pros and cons of this equipment.

Moderator:

Steve Mentzer, manager, transit simulations, FAAC, Incorporated, Ann Arbor, MI

Panelists:

Lew Jetton, manager, mobile driver training simulator, Paducah Area Transit System, Paducah, KY

Robert J. Duffy, Sr., assistant manager, transportation training, Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA

Wednesday, June 18

Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by MARSH USA Inc. and APTA

Accident Reconstruction and Biomechanical Issues in the Transit Industry – Part II

Even if you did not experience Part I at last year’s seminar, do not miss this presentation from an expert in biomechanics and accident reconstruction.

Speaker:

Bryan Randles, biomechanical engineer, Biomechanical Research Testing, LLC,
Long Beach CA

Crime Prevention and Crime Reduction on Transit Buses

Panelists will discuss different approaches being used to prevent and reduce crime on transit vehicles.

Moderator:

Joe R. Larson, risk manager/in-house counsel, Pierce Transit, Lakewood, WA

Panelists:

Tim Kriner, director of risk management, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Houston, TX

Daniel Hall, vice president – safety and security, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, IL

Jeri KaVon Lee, deputy chief, Transit Police, Protective Services Bureau, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC

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