Location & Accommodations
JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa
3800 W Starr Pass Blvd | Tucson, AZ 85745
Website
Conference booking link below
Book Your Room Now
Reservations Center: 888-527-8989
You’ll need to note you are with a/e ProNet.
One night deposit will be held, and you can cancel up to 72 hours in advance and not lose your deposit.
Room Cut Off Date Is March 11, 2025
Room rates are significantly higher if you book after that date.
Golf: 9 Hole Shotgun Tournament
Tuesday April 8th, Tee Off @2:00 PM…Bring Your A Game!
Flight Option – Southwest® Business Assist™
As advised, we have struck a deal with SW to offer a discount to our attendees flying to Tucson. Dates include April 7 through April 12. You’ll note as you complete your Flight request our discounted airfare is noted in green.
SWABIZ®: Southwest Airlines is pleased to offer a/e ProNet Spring 2025 Conference attendees discounted fares. To utilize the discount, book via SWABIZ® using this link. Discount valid for travel 4/7/2025 to 4/12/2025. The link is set up to depart from Las Vegas but obviously change the depart city to any airport SW flies to and from. SW does not charge flight change fees, only any difference in airfare. Tucson’s city code is TUC.
Schedule of Events
Times noted are in Mountain Standard Time Zone
Tuesday April 8th
Golf Tournament
2:30 to 4:30pm – 9 Hole Shotgun Tournament
5:30 to 7:00pm
Welcome Reception – Evening open afterwards to sponsor carrier dinners, etc.
Wednesday April 9th
7:00 to 8:00am – Breakfast Buffet – All welcome
8:00 to 9:30am – Members Only meeting & separately an Associates Only Meeting
9:30 to 10:15am – American Association of Arbitration (AAA) Presentation
- Ericka Kleinschmidt, Esq., Director of ADR Services, AAA
10:15am – Break
10:30 to 11:15 am – Mock Debate
Arbitrate or litigate?
Arbitration Debate Team:
- FOR: David Kosakoff, Esq. & Erika Kleinschmidt (AAA)
- AGAINST: David Benjamin, Esq. & Erica Holzman (Beazley)
11:15 to Noon – Arbitration Panel Discussion
Panel:
David Kosakoff – Kosakoff & Cataldo
Erika Kleinschmidt – American Arbitration Association
David Benjamin – Benjamin, Vana, Martinez & Cano
Erica Holzman – Beazley
Noon to 1:00 pm – Lunch (co-sponsored by First Insurance Funding)
1:00 to 1:30 pm
- First Insurance Funding – Premium Financing
- Roundtable Housekeeping and Rules. What to expect tomorrow.
1:30 to 2:15 pm – Presentation: “What is the Standard of Care?”
Frank Harrison – Pierson Ferdinand
Allen West – Hamilton Stephens Steele + Martin
Bruce Furukawa – Furukawa & Castles
2:15 to 2:45pm – PANEL: The Existing and Evolving Standard of Care
- Eileen Carlton – Arch
- Laila Santana – Berkley
- Everest – Ed Stitz
- Katie Jones – O’Hagan Meyer
- Voytek Jackowski – Offit Kurman
2:45 to 3:00pm – BREAK – Local Arizona Cocktail
3:00 to 3:30pm – PANEL: Construction Delays and Unforeseen Issues
- Peter Fogerty – Everest
- Martin Cole – Liberty
- Margie Donnell – Hartford
- Laura Foster – Sompo
- Jonathan Shoemaker – Lee/Shoemaker
3:30 to 4:00pm – PANEL: Evolutionary changes firms face with technological advancements. AI/Software programs and the blind reliance on technology can be an issue.
- Dan Brown – Beazley
- Brandon Perry – Victor
- Anthony Carolei – Hanover
- Eric Stubenvoll – O’Hagan Meyer
4:00 to 4:30pm – PANEL: Recruiting Talent/Staffing Issues facing A&E firms. Balancing Revenue & Talent/Efficient administration. The financial challenge. Suing for Fees is not the answer.
- Millie Koppean – Great American
- Diane Mika – Berkley
- Larry Treglia – Murtaugh Treglia
- Rich Davies – Milburn Makris Plousadis & Seiden
5:30 to 8:30 pm – Cocktail Reception and Dinner Event
- On site @JWMarriott Resort – Tash Lawn.
- Much fun in store with our Cowboy Games.
Thursday April 10th
7:00 to 8:00 am – Breakfast Buffet – All welcome
8:00 to 4:30pm
- Roundtable Discussions – Members, Associate Members & Carriers
Round 1 – Standard of Care & AI Impacts/Challenges
Round 2 – Public Works Projects: Love Them or Hate Them?
Round 3 – Claims Cost Escalation
BREAK
Round 4 – Mergers & Acquisitions
Round 5 – Underwriting Concerns & Realities
Round 6 – Limits/Deductible Appetite and Philosophy
Noon to 1:00 pm – Lunch
Round 7 – Coverage Exclusions & Claim Impacts
Round 8 – Assumed Liability Exclusions
Round 9 – Cyber Coverage
BREAK
Round 10 – Pre-Claim Assistance
Round 11 – Waivers of Liability & Damages
Round 12 – Collaboration for Insured & Client Support
Wrap up and Conclusions.
All Members, Associate Members and Carrier sponsors are involved in the Roundtable activity all day as you rotate from table to table. The
Conference concludes at 4:30pm on Thursday April 10th. If you are staying, enjoy Tucson.
We strongly request you do not book any flights prior to 6:30 pm on Thursday evening. The Roundtable Discussion format requires your presence throughout the 12 rotations.
Thank you for coming. Safe Travels home.
See you at the Fall Conference in Colorado Springs September 23-25, 2025!