Fourth Annual TRENDS Symposium – June 3, 2011

McKonly & Asbury, LLP and McConkey Insurance & Benefits are pleased to sponsor 2011 TRENDS IV. This symposium will take place at the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel & Convention Center at 1150Camp Hill Bypass in Camp Hill, PA on June 3rd! The $50 fee includes 6.5 CPE credits, a continental breakfast, breaks and lunch. To reserve a seat, please contact Erin Hench at ehench@macpas.com or by calling 717-761-7910.

We have an exciting array of speakers and topics planned which are based on comments we received from previous year participants. The following provides the agenda for the day and more information on the speakers and their presentations.

Session Agenda

Session Details

PA Insurance Department Update

Once again, we have the popular Stephen J. Johnson, CPA, Deputy Insurance Commissioner, Office of Corporate and Financial Regulation and David G. DelBiondo, CPA, Director, Bureau of Financial Examinations from the PA Insurance Department. They will provide updates on the current happenings in the insurance industry. The topics will be timely and cover relevant local and national insurance issues.

Professional Ethics

Covering the popular topic of Professional Ethics is Elaine Nissley, CISA, PMP, CRISC, Principal, McKonly & Asbury. Ms. Nissley leads McKonly & Asbury’s Risk Management group and has over 20 years experience in the insurance industry. She will cover the topic of Professional Ethics by highlighting the ethics requirements from several industry organizations followed by a review of ethical scenarios. This session will qualify for one ethics CPE credit.

Cloud Computing and Social Media

Samuel BowerCraft, MIS, CISA, Senior Manager, McKonly & Asbury will MC this seminar and present on, The Cloud, Internet Applications, & Social Media. He will cover the impact to the organization, key risks that the organization should be aware of, what auditors should look for, and what controls should be implemented to mitigate those risks.

Tax Update

Mark Heath, CPA, Partner and Carrie Booth, CPA, Tax Senior Manager, McKonly & Asbury, will present a tax update. They will present tax topics that will be timely and cover relevant local and national tax issues. This session will qualify for one tax CPE credit.

Reinsurance

Jane C. Taylor, FCAS, MAAA, J, Consulting Actuary, Huggins Actuarial is responding to the request for an update on reinsurance. Ms. Taylor is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (AAA). She has over thirty-seven years of experience in the reinsurance and insurance industry encompassing pricing and reserving for both primary and reinsurance companies.

Legislative Update

Senator Patricia H. Vance will cover the latest happenings on Capitol Hill. Senator Vance is the only member of the Legislature who is a professional nurse. She has been a member of the Senate since 2005 after serving 14 years in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In the Senate, she is chair of the Public Health and Welfare Committee and a member of the Appropriations, Banking and Insurance, Finance, Communications and Technology, and Policy committees. She also serves on the Capitol Preservation Committee and Intra-Governmental Council on Long Term Care.

Safeguarding Confidential Data

John V. Dormuth, CPCU, ARM, Account Executive, McConkey Insurance & Benefits has over 15 years of risk management and insurance experience. Mr. Dormuth is presenting on the timely topic of Network Liability and privacy breaches of personally identifiable data. He will answer the question, “Why do companies need to safeguard such data?” In addition, he will discuss methods of managing risks if a breach does occur.

McKonly & Asbury is an approved continuing professional education program sponsor through the Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy. We look forward to seeing you on June 3rd!