Be sure to mark your calander to attend our 2009 Professional Liability Seminars!

Wednesday March 25, 2009

Grand Valley State University

Eberhard Center

301 W. Fulton

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Thursday March 26, 2009

Michiagn State University

Management Education Center

811 W. Square Lake Road

Troy, Michigan

Speakers: James Case, Tom Porterfield, and Drew Seaman

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2008 Seminar!  With our knowledegable speakers bringing enthusiastic topics to discuss, your attendance resulted in our biggest and best Seminar to date!

If you were unable to attend, please contact our office for a free DVD.

Or, coming soon, watch it right from our website.

2008 Seminar Topics

  • The New 2007 AIA Documents presented by Judy Mendoza - Victor O. Schinnerer

  • The New 2007 AIA Documents   presented by Jim Case - Kerr, Russell and Weber Law Firm

  • Minnesota Bridge No. 9340 - What Can We Learn From its Failure? and
    Internal Risk Management     presented by Drew Seaman - Straub, Seaman & Allen Law Firm

Presented by: Professional Underwriters, Inc.

Brett Coleman joined Professional Underwriters, Inc. in September 2005. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Eastern Michigan University. He spent the summer of 2004 working with underwriters from the St. Paul Travelers Architects and Engineers division in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2005 he interned in the Architects and Engineers department of Victor O. Schinnerer/CNA. Brett holds a license for Property and Casualty Insurance, as well as for Life & Health Insurance. He is also a member of the Michigan Young Agents Council.

Robert L. Coleman’s life-long commitment to the insurance industry spans four decades, from claims adjuster for State Farm Insurance in 1962, to agent/owner of Professional Underwriters, Inc. from 1974 to the present with offices in Arizona, Colorado and Michigan. Bob's commitment to specialized insurance for the design professional began in 1974; since then, he has worked closely with his clients and the insurance markets focusing on the unique exposures and risk management solutions for architects and engineers. Bob serves on the board and is President-elect of A/E ProNet, a national organization of insurance agents specializing in design professionals.  Bob also has been an active member of the AIA, MSA, NSPE, MSPE, ACEC/MI. He has served on the insurance and risk management committees for various associations, insurance companies, and the State of Michigan. He currently serves on the ACEC/MI, Risk Management Committee. Bob has been a participant in over 225 national, regional, and in-house design firm loss control and risk management seminars across the country over the last 37 years.

Marianne M. Mitchell came to Professional Underwriters, Inc. in 2003 with 32 years experience in the insurance industry. Her vast knowledge includes commercial lines, personal lines and accounting.  She has worked for an insurance company, brokerage firm and independent insurance agents. Marianne is currently a licensed producer with Professional Underwriters, Inc. and is responsible for servicing our commercial account customers. This includes assisting and directing new and existing clients with their insurance needs and claims handling.

Stephanie Mulligan is an Account Executive at Professional Underwriters, Inc.  With over 29 years experience in the insurance industry, the last 17 years spent with Professional Underwriters, Inc., Stephanie’s extensive knowledge of commercial lines insurance, bonds, claims and account handling has been invaluable to our agency and our customers. Licensed as a Michigan Resident Agent since 1981, Stephanie received her Certificate of Insurance from the Insurance Institute of America, Lawrence Technological University in 1984. She is currently licensed as a Non-Resident Agent in Arizona, Illinois, Ohio and Wisconsin and is a licensed Surplus Lines Producer. Since joining Professional Underwriters, Inc. in 1991, Stephanie has specialized in recognizing and providing for the insurance and bond needs of professional design firms.

Speakers at the 2008 Professional Underwriters, Inc. Seminar will be:

 

James R. Case is a graduate of St. John’s University, is a member of the Kerr, Russell and Weber law firm. Jim belongs to the Michigan and Detroit Bar Associations, the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, and the International Association of Defense Council.

Judith Lanehart Mendoza; Judy Mendoza is a senior risk management consultant at Victor O. Schinnerer & Company’s west coast regional office in San Francisco. She has more than 25 years of risk management experience, including service as a regional claims manager, managing the defense of professional liability claims against design professionals in ten western states. She has been with Schinnerer since 1997. She has been a presenter at the national conventions of The American Institute of Architects, National Society of Professional Engineers, and American Council of Engineering Companies, and sits on the risk management committees of various local engineers’ and architects’ organizations. Judy is the revision editor of Schinnerer’s Concepts in Risk Management and a contributor to Schinnerer’s website. She has a B.A. from Vassar College. Judy’s email address is judy.l.mendoza@schinnerer.com.

Drew Seaman; a graduate of Washington University, is with the law firm of Straub, Seaman & Allen. Drew concentrates his practice in the area of Architects & Engineers Malpractice, Construction Claims, Product Liability, and Environmental Claims. Drew is a member of the State Bar Association of Michigan, the Federal Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.