GlobalOptions Group’s James Lee Witt Associates, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. and Anderson Kill Loss Advisors to Present "Natural Disaster Preparedness: Insurance Coverage and Emergency Response Planning''
GlobalOptions Group's James Lee Witt Associates, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. and Anderson Kill Loss Advisors to Present "Natural Disaster Preparedness: Insurance Coverage and Emergency Response Planning''
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GlobalOptions Group (OTCBB:GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that its James Lee Witt Associates unit, along with Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. and Anderson Kill Loss Advisors, will present "Natural Disaster Preparedness: Insurance Coverage and Emergency Response Planning" on Thursday, November 9, 2006 at The Harvard Club, New York City.
The conference will begin at 3:30 p.m. with opening remarks made by Finley T. Harckham, Shareholder of Anderson Kill & Olick, followed by a presentation on "Understanding FEMA and its Role on Natural Disasters" by Mark Merritt of James Lee Witt Associates. John N. Ellison and Richard P. Lewis, Shareholders of Anderson Kill & Olick, will then present on the "Fundamentals of Property and Business Interruption Insurance for Natural Disasters," immediately followed by Finley Harckham speaking on the "Developments in the Law and Key Issues from 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina."
After a short break, the "Preparation for Catastrophes" session will begin with Marvin Milton of Anderson Kill Loss Advisors speaking about Insurance Coverage issues, after which Barry Scanlon and Mark Merritt of James Lee Witt Associates will review Logistical and Practical Concerns.
The presentations will conclude with Ron Papa of the National Fire Adjustment, speaking on "Valuation of Catastrophic Losses."
About James Lee Witt Associates
Founded in 2001, James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), a part of the GlobalOptions Group, is a public safety and crisis management consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Little Rock, and Sacramento. Led by James Lee Witt, the FEMA Director under President Clinton, JLWA has unrivaled experience and hands-on knowledge of public safety, disaster response, continuity of operations, and emergency management issues. JLWA's management team and staff include some of the nation's most notable and experienced disaster management experts, such as General Wesley Clark, one of the nation's most distinguished retired military officers, who formerly served as NATO Supreme Allied Commander; and Rodney Slater, who formerly served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
JLWA's clients include the nation's premier universities, hospitals, governments, and a variety of Fortune 500 companies including those in the insurance, transportation, entertainment, finance, utilities, and emergency management industries. Most recently, JLWA was retained by the State of Louisiana to help Governor Blanco on disaster recovery matters in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. JLWA has advised government leaders, including governors, members of Congress, administration officials, and state and local elected officials, on emergency management policies and programs. www.wittassociates.com
About GlobalOptions Group, Inc.
GlobalOptions Group, with headquarters in New York City and offices in 16 cities, is a provider of high-end risk assessment and mitigation services to Fortune 1000 corporations, governmental organizations and high-profile individuals throughout the world. GlobalOptions Group's services currently include risk management and security, investigations and litigation support, and crisis management. These engagements take GlobalOptions Group staff around the world and are typically highly-sensitive engagements where GlobalOptions Group is interacting with senior leaders in corporations and governments. Its overall mission is to identify, evaluate, assess, prevent and correct issues that may threaten people, organizations or strategic initiatives for corporations or governments. Additional information can be found at www.globaloptionsgroup.com
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