(Malvern, PA, December 18, 2003)-Start the new year off right with one of the CPCU Society's January educational events. All workshops are open to CPCUs and other insurance professionals, and provide the opportunity for professional development and networking. Most workshops have been filed for continuing education credits.

The Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Policy
An Inside Look at a Policy Often "Taken for Granted"!
This half-day workshop will be presented by the CPCU Society and co-sponsored by the CPCU Society's Greater Milwaukee Chapter.

When:
January 21, 2004
8:00 - 11:45 a.m.

Where:
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Maggiano's Little Italy
2500 N. Mayfair Road
(414) 978-1020

What:
Richard G. Rudolph, Ph.D., CPCU, risk management consultant with Seaver, Rudolph & Associates, will:

• Explain the historical and legal background of workers compensation and employers liability coverages.
• Identify issues of covered employments, and types of injuries or illnesses covered by these policies.
• Discuss federal workers compensation and employers liability exposures and how to provide coverage.
• Explore the details of the policy conditions and how to structure workers compensation coverages.
• Explain how to coordinated the workers compensation and employers liability policy with other liability policies.
• Discuss the rationale and mechanics of the experience modification rating process.

Registration for The Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Policy workshop is $89 for CPCU Society members and $99 for nonmembers.

For more information about this workshop, contact John Kelly, CPCU, the Society's continuing education coordinating manager, at (800) 932-2728, ext. 2773.

Alternative Risk Financing Techniques
A Practical Primer
This half-day workshop will be presented by the CPCU Society and co-sponsored by the CPCU Society's St. Louis Chapter.

When:
January 22, 2004
8:00 a.m. - Noon

Where:
St. Louis, Missouri
Junior League of St. Louis
10435 Clayton Road
314) 569-3117

What:
Richard G. Rudolph, Ph.D., CPCU, risk management consultant with Seaver, Rudolph & Associates, will:

• Explain the basic concepts of alternative risk financing techniques.
• Identify relative strengths and major weaknesses of each technique given the variables present.
• Recommend appropriate alternatives for consideration.
• Explore the details of the policy conditions and how to structure workers compensation coverages.
• Discuss factors to consider in working with underwriters to obtain cost estimates for each technique under consideration.
• Identify and avoid mathematical pitfalls associated with the various alternative risk management techniques.

Registration for the Alternative Risk Financing Techniques workshop is $99 for CPCU Society members and $109 for nonmembers.

For more information about this workshop, contact John Kelly, CPCU, the Society's continuing education coordinating manager, at (800) 932-2728, ext. 2773.