Calendar of upcoming events

Risk & Insurance, March 3, 2003

March 9-11

Captive Insurance Companies Association's International Conference. Sessions at this year's meeting will address the tax front, international issues, corporate governance, U.S. business conditions, and will include industry roundtable discussions. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, Fla.

Captive Insurance Companies Association, 4248 Park Glen Road, Minneapolis, MN 55414; (952) 928-4655; www.captiveassociation.com

March 10-12

15th Annual NMHCC. The National Managed Health Care Congress will feature more than 110 conference sessions and workshops and include more than 300 exhibiting companies. Columnist George F. Will will give the keynote address. Sessions will address women health, reducing medical errors, disease management, case management, HIPAA, predictive modeling and behavioral health.

National Managed Health Care Congress, 703 3rd Ave., 4th Fl., New York, NY 10017; (888) 882-2500; www.nmhcc.com

April 4-10

41st Annual Risk and Insurance Management Society Conference & Exhibition. This year's conference theme is "New World--New Risks--New Solutions." Over 140 educational and industry specific sessions, more than 400 exhibitors and a more streamlined session length. Sessions include car p orate governance issues, and risk management trends, techniques and ideas. The conference will be held at McCormick Place, Lakeside Center, Chicago, Ill.

Risk and Insurance Management Society, 655 3rd Ave., New York, NY 10017; (212) 286-9292; www.rims.org

May 18-20

ACORD Annual Conference. The conference, held at Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, will feature speakers from various industries, including financial services cos., global and domestic firms, insurance executives, IT leaders and regulatory research firms and ACORD. There will be over 65 workshops covering a number of career tracks--executive, business, technical, advanced technical, implementation success, collaboration in industry standards, and distribution.

ACORD Customer Service, One Blue Hill Plaza, 15Th Floor, P.O. Box 1529, Pearl River, NY 10965-8529; (845) 620-1700 ext. 506; www.acordconference.org

May 18-21

Public Risk Management Association 25th Anniversary and Annual Conference. With a theme of "PRIMA Deals A Winning Hand," this four-day program consists of keynote a addresses, more than 80 concurrent education sessions covering all aspects of the public risk management profession, as well as educational site visits and evening social events. More than 150 exhibitors. This year's event will be held in Reno, Nev.

PRIMA, 1815 N. Fort Myer Dr., Ste. 1020, Arlington, VA 22209; (703) 528-7701; www.primacentral.org

May 18-21

CAS Spring Meeting. The Casualty Actuarial Society, a professional organization of actuaries in the insurance and risk management industries, will hold its annual general meeting at Marriott's Marco Island Resort in Marco Island, Fla. In addition, a risk and capital management seminar will be held July 29 and 30 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.

The Casualty Actuarial Society, 1100 N. Glebe Road, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201; (703) 276-3100; www.casact.org

June 1-4

IASA Educational Conference & Business Show. The Insurance Accounting and Systems Association Inc. will once again host more than 4,000 attendees and 200 exhibitors. Roughly 100 technical sessions will be featured. The event will be held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.

IASA, 4705 University Dr., Ste. 280, PO Box 51340, Durham, NC; www.iasa.org; e-mail address: info@iasa.org.

June 5-6

Product Safety & Liability Prevention. This two-day event will be held in Washington D.C. at the Crystal City Marriott. Taught by leading authors, experts and attorneys, it will focus on how manufacturing companies can spearhead an effective product safety and liability prevention program.

Goodden Enterprises, S95 W34660 Jericho Dr., Eagle, WI 53111 9; (262) 594-5715; e-mail address: rgoodden@go.com

June 16-18

AIRMIC Conference & Exhibition. Held at the Manchester International Convention Centre in Manchester, U.K., the event's theme is "The Pursuit of Excellence." Information may be obtained by visiting AIRMIC's Web site or by mail.

The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers, 6 Lloyd's Ave., London EC3N 3AX; e-mail ad dress: enquiries@airmic.co.uk; www.airmic.com

August 5-7

18th Annual Vermont Captive Insurance Association. The Vermont Captive Insurance Association will hold its annual meeting at The Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington, Vt. The VCIA conference will feature nearly 20 educational seminars led by many of the industry's preeminent captive executives and professionals from around the globe.

Vermont Captive Insurance Association, 1 Lawson Lane, Ste. 403, Burlington, VT 05401-8445; (802) 658-8242; e-mail address: leach@vcia.com; www.vcia.com.