Broker pay, TRIA top conference agenda as risk managers head to Philadelphia.(RIMS 2005)(Terrorism Risk Insurance Act)

Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ

Broker compensation arrangements and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act will feature prominently on the agenda of the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.'s 2005 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia April 17-21.

When developing its conference program, RIMS typically reserves openings for hot-topic sessions devoted to the major industry events of the past year, said Janet Barnes, RIMS vp-conference and risk manager and security administrator for Snohomish County Public Utility District No. 1 in Washington state. "This year, it was quite easy to fill all three hot-topic slots,'' Ms. Barnes said.

The first hot-topic discussion will examine whether policyholders affected by the insurance placement practices of Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. should participate in Marsh's $850 million settlement with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. The session will explore the factors policyholders need to consider in making their decisions, whether there are other options for policyholders and whether the settlement resolves all the issues for Marsh. It will take …