NASBP is pleased to announce that Michelle Stegmann, pictured below left, of NASBP Affiliate Crum & Forster Insurance Company, and Adam Friedman, pictured below on right, of the NASBP Attorney Advisory Council firm Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, will be leading a panel titled “Insurance and Surety Bonds—How to Gain Protection for the Unexpected” during the Legal & Insurance session of the Risk Management in Underground Construction Course on March 11.

The course, which is organized by Ozdemir & Associates, Microtunneling Inc., and Benjamin Media Inc., will take place March 10-11, 2020 in Houston, TX, and provide informative panels and presentations addressing issues affecting large-scale underground projects.

This is the second year in a row that a NASBP representative will be speaking for the Risk Management in Underground Construction Course that reaches an audience consisting of underground contractors, engineers, project owners as well as insurance companies, law firms, and vendors. Rusty Lear, Executive Vice President of Flood and Peterson, said “I’m pleased that Michelle and Adam agreed to present at this year’s course.” Lear, who currently serves as Chair of the NASBP Industry Relations Committee, participated on a panel for the course last year. “NASBP is fulfilling its PR Campaign mission by explaining and creating awareness around the benefits of the surety product to construction organizations and influential groups like this,” he said. “Everyone involved with NASBP needs to help educate all project parties about the benefits of our product.”

Stegmann, SVP of Surety, Credit and Programs at NASBP Affiliate Crum & Forster Insurance Company, is an attorney and claims professional with experience in complex litigated liability claims and coverage issues. Prior to becoming SVP, she was Vice President, Construction Defect, Environmental and Surety Claims at Crum & Forster. Earlier in her career, she represented insurance carriers, including Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, in property damage/construction coverage litigation. She previously served as Chair of the Environmental/Toxic Tort Committee for the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance and she was a member of the Coalition for Litigation Justice. Currently, she is a faculty member for Cardozo’s Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, teaching trial practice to law students.

Friedman’s practice is concentrated in the fields of surety, construction, subcontractor default insurance, and other complex commercial matters throughout New York and New Jersey where his more than 25 years in practice (almost all with CSG) has focused primarily upon litigation involving surety bonds and policies of fidelity insurance in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey. He is a frequent author and presenter on topics related to fidelity and surety law and is a past Chair of the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section. His firm is represented on the NASBP Attorney Advisory Council.

Visit www.undergroundriskmanagement.com to learn more about the course. Register today!