AM Best Webinar—Sudden Impact: How Insurers Are Dealing with the Rise in Head Injury Claims

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OLDWICK - JANUARY 08, 2019 10:25 AM (EST)
AM Best will host a webinar on Jan. 30, 2019 at 2 p.m. (EST) on how concussions and head injuries are becoming more common in high school and youth sports. From the threat of death to a misdiagnosis, coaches and youth sport administrators have been put on high alert. In an hour-long webinar, a panel of legal and insurance claims experts will explore the ramifications of traumatic brain injuries and what insurers, as well as, school administrators should be aware of when it comes to the issue. Register at http://www.ambest.com/webinars/impact19 .

Panelists include:

• Al Goldberger, attorney, Law Offices of Alan S. Goldberger;


• Eric Nussbaum, athletic trainer/clinical instructor, Colts Neck High School;


• David Feigley, Ph.D., founder and director, Rutgers Youth Sports Research Council;


• Dixon Gillis, chief executive officer, A-G Administrators, LLC; and


• Jon Butler, executive director, Pop Warner Little Scholars, INC.

Attendees can submit questions during registration or email webinars@ambest.com. The event will be streamed in video and audio formats, and playback will be available to registered viewers shortly after the event. For more information, please call (908) 439-2200, ext. 5673, or email john.czuba@ambest.com .

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