Wheaton, Ill., Feb. 5, 2009—Insurers can now register for the 2009 AAIS Main Event, an executive conference for property/casualty insurers sponsored by the American Association of Insurance Services. (To register online, go to www.AAISonline.com.)

This year's Main Event is April 26-28 at The Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, Calif. The speakers include:

·         Howard Mills, former New York insurance superintendent, now chief advisor to Deloitte LLP's insurance industry group. He will give the opening address to the conference, addressing the economic, political, and regulatory challenges facing property/casualty insurers in this year of transition.

·         Lamont Boyd, insurance market director for global scoring solutions for Fair Isaac Corporation, the nation's leading developer of credit-based insurance scoring. He will address questions regarding the validity of credit scores in a credit crisis, and the reactions of regulators to the use of scoring.

·         Mark Gorman, a well-known insurance industry consultant, who will provide findings from his survey research into what insurers are doing to implement predictive analytics in their operations.

·         James Barber, North American market director for Information Builders, who will speak on the "data mastery" companies have to achieve with their information systems and their personnel.

·         Gerry Finley, senior vice president for casualty treaty underwriting for Munich Re America, who will address emerging underwriting exposures for insurers.

The Main Event will also feature a presentation from AAIS staff on how AAIS is incorporating multivariate analysis, catastrophe modeling, predictive analytics, and other techniques to expand the number of price points in its rating plans. Attendees will also have an opportunity to participate in roundtable discussions led by AAIS staff members on personal lines, inland marine, farm and agriculture, and executive topics.

Conference events include a golf outing, an optional tour to the newly renovated California Academy of Sciences, and a guest/spouse winery tour, in addition to meals and receptions.

For information and to register, go to www.AAISonline.com.

AAIS is a national advisory organization that develops policy forms and rating information used by more than 600 property/casualty insurers throughout the U.S.