Lockton's 2015 Mining Summit to Address Unprecedented Industry Pressures

ST. LOUIS, March 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockton Companies' Mining Practice will host its fourth annual Mining Summit on March 24-25, 2015 at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Louis, Mo. The Summit brings together leading experts and forward thinkers in the fields of property and casualty insurance, surety, insurance claims, workers compensation, and risk management to discuss current trends and topics directly affecting firms in the mining, metals, and natural resources industry.

"Those in the mining industry face unprecedented pressures due to a protracted, depressed market cycle for many commodities," said Ryan W. Brown, Mining Practice Leader with Lockton Companies. "These pressures are driving intense scrutiny on operating costs and capital decisions, while creating a 'zero-tolerance' appetite for surprises by all stakeholders. We've designed this year's Mining Summit agenda with these pressures in mind."

The Mining Summit will feature speakers from the National Mining Association, AIG, ACE USA, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty, Munich Re, Behre Dolbear, Travelers, Zurich, SCOR Re, Aspen Insurance, Gallagher Bassett, and many more. Breakout session topics include, among others:

• Changes in workers compensation best practices
• Environmental liability
• Property insurance market update
• Surety
• Contractual liability
• Business interruption

Setting the Summit's tone this year will be keynote speaker, Simon T. Bailey, a leadership advocate whose presentation will equip attendees with tips, tools and techniques on how to unleash potential in the world's greatest asset: people. He is the former leader of the world-renowned Disney Institute and founder of the Brilliance Institute, Inc.

The event will also feature an important economic update by Thomas Holzheu, Chief Economist, Americas, Swiss Re, on Tuesday, March 24, followed by a roundtable on March 25 with prominent leaders who will look at the key issues, concerns and challenges of executive liability:

• David E. Wood, co-managing shareholder, Anderson Kill
• Andrew B. Clubok, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
• William A. Boeck, Senior Vice President, Insurance and Claims Counsel, Lockton

For the full agenda and to register, visit the Mining Summit website or contact Ryan Brown at [email protected].

About Lockton
More than 5,300 professionals at Lockton provide 41,000 clients around the world with risk management, insurance, and employee benefits consulting services that improve their businesses. From its founding in 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri, Lockton has attracted entrepreneurial professionals who have driven its growth to become the largest privately held, independent insurance broker in the world and 10^th largest overall. Independent researcher Greenwich Associates has awarded Lockton its Service Excellence Award for risk management for large companies. For six consecutive years, Business Insurance magazine has recognized Lockton as a "Best Place to Work in Insurance." To see the latest insights from Lockton's experts, check Lockton Market Update.

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