Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Claims

Overview

DRI’s Life Health, Disability and ERISA Claims Seminar returns to Chicago and offers practical guidance for claims and legal professionals. This seminar provides unparalleled presentations by distinguished inside and outside counsel, as well as a member of the judiciary and medical experts. The expert faculty will focus on practical pointers, checklists and best practices that can be utilized daily. The 2010 seminar offers more continuing legal education than ever before. The first day of this program includes three parallel tracks of focused programming (Life, Health and ERISA). Attendees may choose to attend one track or move between them at one-hour increments. Networking opportunities will abound. Nine insurance companies plan to hold invitation-only counsel meetings in conjunction with this seminar. Meet the chief counsel for the Illinois Department of Insurance, who will speak at a breakfast meeting for inside counsel.

Registration

The registration fee is $745 for members and those who join DRI when registering and $875 for non-members. The registration fee includes CD-ROM course materials, continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, and networking receptions. If you wish to have your name appear on the registration list distributed at the conference and receive the CD-ROM course materials in advance, DRI must receive your registration by April 8, 2010 (please allow ten days for processing mail registrations). Registrations received after April 8, 2010 will be processed on-site.

Hotel

A limited number of discounted hotel rooms have been made available at the Swissôtel,323 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. For reservations, contact the hotel directly at 312.565.0565. Please mention DRI's Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Claims Seminar to take advantage of the group rate of $299 Single/Double. The hotel block is limited and rooms and rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis. You must make reservations by March 30, 2009 to be eligible for the group rate. Requests for reservations made after March 30 are subject to room and rate availability.

Travel Discounts

DRI offers discounted meeting fares on various major air carriers for DRI seminar attendees. To receive these discounts, please contact Hobson Travel Ltd., DRI’s official travel provider at 800.538.7464 or you can book your travel on online at RESX.com. If you are a first time user use dri as company, your first initial and last name as Member ID and leave password blank the first time you login to enter a password. As always, to obtain the lowest available fares, early booking is recommended.

Special Discounts

No special discounts are provided for the Diversity for Success or Young Lawyers Seminars, Fidelity and Surety Roundtable, Defending Drug and Medical Device Litigation Young Lawyer Primer, the DRI Annual Meeting, or any non-CLE DRI meeting. For all other seminars, the first and second registrations from the same firm or company are subject to the fees outlined above. The registration fee for additional registrants from the same firm or company is $50 off the member rate, regardless of membership status. All registrations must be received at the same time to receive the discount.

CLE Information

CLE Accreditations

Refund Policy

Refund Policy: The registration fee is fully refundable for cancellations received on or before April 8, 2010. Cancellations received after April 8 and on or before April 15, 2010, will receive a refund, less a $50 processing fee. Cancellations made after April 15 will not receive a refund, but the course materials on CD-ROM and a $100 certificate good for any DRI seminar within the next 12 months will be issued. All cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing. Fax to DRI’s Accounting Department at 312.795.0747. All refunds will be mailed within four weeks after the date of the conference. Substitutions may be made at any time without charge and must be submitted in writing.