Colleagues and Friends,

 

The New England Claim Association is happy to announce the return of the ANNUAL LEGAL YEAR IN REVIEW, which will take place virtually on April 25, 2024 from 11am to 1pm EST.  This event is sponsored by our vendor partner, Nawrocki Smith.

 

Please join us for this always popular and well attended Legal Year in Review presentation by Joe Hamilton, Chris Collins and other members of their team to explore current trends in local and national litigation that impact the life, health and disability arenas.

 

• Joseph M. Hamilton,  Partner at Mirick O’Connell and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Litigation Group.  He concentrates his practice in life, health and disability insurance defense, and ERISA.  Mr. Hamilton serves as counsel for numerous life, health and disability insurers and self-insureds at all levels of the state and federal courts.  Mr. Hamilton is a past Chair of the ABA’s Life Insurance Law Committee.

 

• J. Christopher Collins, a member of Mirick O’Connell’s Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Litigation Group. Prior to joining the Firm, Chris was Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Unum US, the largest provider of group and individual disability insurance in the U.S. and a fast-growing voluntary insurance business with over $6B in annual revenue.   In that role he provided counsel and managed all of the legal resources serving Unum’s largest business sector.  Chris focuses his practice on life and health insurance matters with a concentration on disability and life insurance.

 

Please register by April 18, 2024 by clicking this link:  CLICK TO REGISTER

***This event is free to attend!***

 

Login details will be sent to registered participants prior to the event.  In the meantime, please feel free to add the attached iCalendar event to your calendar as a placeholder.

 

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Colleagues and Friends,

 

Swing on by for happy hour before the annual NECA golf outing!

 

Sponsored by The New England Claim Association, Research Service Bureau (RSB), & Nawrocki Smith

 

DATE:

Thursday, June 6, 2024

 

TIME:

4:30 PM

 

LOCATION:

UNO Pizzeria Bar & Grill

820 Hall of Fame Avenue, Springfield, MA 01105

 

COST:

No Charge for NECA Members

 

HOW DO I SIGN UP?:

VENDOR HAPPY HOUR - REGISTER HERE

 

Colleagues and Friends,

 

The New England Claim Association Annual Golf Outing will take place on Friday, June 7, 2024, starting at 8:30 am at Pine Ridge Country Club in North Oxford, MA 01537.

 

2024 NECA Annual Golf Outing

 

DATE:

Friday, June 7, 2024

 

TIME:

Tee time PROMPTLY at 8:30 am ET

 

LOCATION:

Pine Ridge Country Club

28 Pleasant Street

North Oxford, MA 01537

 

COST:

$75 per person (includes greens fees, cart, 2 drink tickets, and lunch)

 

HOW DO I SIGN UP?:

ANNUAL GOLF OUTING - REGISTER HERE

 

This golf event will be a shotgun start, 4 members per team, best ball/captain and crew style of play.

Lunch is included with the round. Lunch includes 1 bag of chips, 1 soda and a choice of 1 of the following: hamburger, cheeseburger, sausage with peppers/onions, or 2 hotdogs.  The grill will open at 12 pm.

Contests included within the round are closest to the pin and longest drive. There is a women’s and a men’s prize for each contest.

There are also 3 team prizes for 1^st place, 2^nd place and 3^rd place finishers:

• First place (4 players): $100 each
• Second place (4 players): $50 each
• Third place (4 players): $25 each

Please note, there is no claims educational session during this gathering – golf and networking are the focus for this event!

Should you be interested in a leadership or board member position with NECA, please reply for further details.

 

We look forward to seeing everyone there!