| Monday, October 26th | |
| 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Registration & Event Information Desk |
| 1:30 – 1:35 p.m. | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 1:35 – 2:30 p.m. | Keynote: State of the Industry - Neil Alldredge, President and CEO | NAMIC Kick off the 2026 Annual Conference with a timely look at the forces shaping the insurance industry. Neil Alldredge will share insights on key trends, emerging challenges and developing issues affecting insurers and loss control professionals, helping attendees better understand what lies ahead for the industry. |
| 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. | Networking Break |
| 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. | General Session |
| 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. | Networking Break |
| 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Beyond the BASICs: Turning CSA Data into Better Auto Liability Decisions - Cindy Medford, PhD, CSP, Assistant Professor | Slippery Rock University, Safety Management Publicly available FMCSA safety data contains valuable insights, but turning data into meaningful loss control decisions requires more than identifying violations. This session introduces a practical methodology for transforming publicly available CSA and SAFER data into actionable auto liability loss control priorities. Through real-world examples, attendees will explore practical methods, including AI-assisted pattern recognition, to identify emerging trends, prioritize site visit activities, develop targeted recommendations, evaluate legal defensibility, and measure improvement over time. Participants will leave with a repeatable framework that combines publicly available data, AI-assisted analysis, and professional judgment to support more informed underwriting and loss control decisions. Closing Remarks |
| Dinner on your own | |
| Tuesday, October 27th | |
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Electrical Hazards in the Workplace – How to Identify and Avoid These Hazards to Provide Workers with a Safe Working Environment - Bobby Lindsey, MBA, CESCP, President | Mitchell & Lindsey Each year, our buildings are getting older and the maintenance teams tasked with maintaining them are less experienced. It is now more important than ever to make sure that we identify and mitigate the risks that are associated with electrical work in the workplace. NFPA 70E has always been the standard for accomplishing this. This presentation will give an overview of NFPA 70E with a strong emphasis on the risks associated with electric shock and arc flash hazards, how to quantify those risks, and ultimately, how to eliminate them. |
| 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Conference Partner Presentation |
| 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. | Networking Break |
| 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Equipment Breakdown Loss Control - Milton Simmons, Loss Control Director, Senior | The Hartford Steam Boiler |
| 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Networking Break |
| 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. | Conference Partner Presentation |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | ILCA Business Meeting |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Attendee Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Wait! We Didn’t Retaliate: Understanding an OSHA Whistleblower - Todd Logsdon, Partner and National Workplace Safety Practice Group Co-Leader | Fisher & Phillips Facing an OSHA whistleblower investigation can be daunting for employers unfamiliar with the process. OSHA's notice letters cite various statutes, summarize the claimant's allegations, and demand extensive information on a tight timeline. Employers must respond and may need to produce employees for witness interviews. This session offers a digestible roadmap to help employers navigate the process. Additionally, this presentation includes strategies for creating and implementing discipline policies without creating a retaliation claim and an employee misconduct defense. |
| 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Networking Break |
| 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Fit For Hire Testing - Jason Hinson, MS, OTR/L, CEAS, Workers' Compensation Program Manager, VPCO - Leyteam | Athletico Musculoskeletal disorders cost businesses in the United States more than $20 billion every year, but many of these injuries can be prevented with a proactive approach to workplace safety. New employees are three times more likely to get injured within the first few weeks on the job due to lack of training, performing unfamiliar tasks, or not being able to handle the demands of position. Companies using ADA/EEOC compliant protocols prior to hire experience decreased recordable injuries and MSK spend. |
| 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Conference Partner Presentation |
| 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. | Networking Break |
| 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Commercial Cooking / Loss Control - AJH / Inspector Top Ten List - William Doornbos, MS, Senior Safety and Loss Control Consultant | Encova Insurance The information all fire, life safety & code officials should reference.
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| Dinner on your own | |
| Wednesday, October 28th | |
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Non-Metal IBC Hazards: Risks, Controls, and Safe Storage and Handling - Robb Slawski, CPCU, CFPS, ARM, ALCM, Senior Loss Control Field Director | The Cincinnati Insurance Companies The presentation describes the present history of non-metallic IBC containers, their original intention as a shipping container and how they present hazards due to their construction, how they increase the surface area for a fire when the leak, and the limited number of ways to store them inside manufacturing buildings and warehouses. Objectives
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| 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Networking Break |
| 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | Getting Started in Property & Casualty Insurance Loss Control: A Conversation Between Experienced Loss Control & Safety Professionals and Emerging Professionals |
| 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Networking Break |
| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Distilleries – Evaluating Property Risks - Corey McIlvoy, ARM, CFPS, MS, Technical Specialist - Property | The Cincinnati Insurance Companies The distilled spirits industry has grown significantly over the last few years. The distillation process remains complex and presents significant hazards to the safety of people and the loss of property. The process of converting ethyl alcohol into vapor and condensing it back into a liquid has associated risks such as combustible dust, flammable vapors, and storage. |
| 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. | Closing Remarks |