Program Details
2026-07-31 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-07-31 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session examines how insurers are systematically excluding AI-related risks from professional liability and E&O policies — through ISO standardized endorsements, carrier-specific absolute exclusions, and silent coverage gaps — and what coverage counsel must do to protect clients at renewal and in claims. Attorneys will analyze specific exclusion language from W.R. Berkley, Hamilton Insurance Group, and the ISO CG 40 47/48 and CG 35 08 forms, assess how the ‘arising out of’ standard operates in AI contexts, and identify how emerging affirmative AI coverage products can be structured to close gaps. By the end of this session, attendees will be able to audit a client’s existing policy stack for AI exposure, characterize claims to maximize coverage, and advise on program restructuring through endorsements, captive structures, and nascent standalone AI liability policies.
Tamara BrunoAshley Bennett JonesHadhy H. Ayaz 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTAs AI tools move into design, engineering, construction, and project-management workflows, they create new legal, operational, professional-liability, intellectual property, and data-related risks that traditional contract language may not adequately address. This session explores practical approaches to identifying, mitigating, and allocating AI-related risks through thoughtful contract drafting so attorneys can position clients strategically in light of the emerging “AI coverage gap.” Attendees will be provided practical drafting examples for allocating AI-related risk and will learn how to develop appropriate contractual safeguards before a claim exposes an uninsured hole.
Alana M. McMullinMichael GonzalesAlana McMullin is a partner in Lathrop GPM’s Kansas City office, where her practice pairs complex insurance recovery with significant civil rights litigation. Her clients range from Fortune 500 companies and manufacturers to nonprofits, regional cooperatives, real estate firms, retailers, franchisors and franchisees, and individuals. She handles insurance disputes involving property damage, natural disasters, environmental contamination and toxic torts, product liability, organizational misconduct liability, constitutional claims, and general liability exposures, and she counsels policyholders on risk assessment, policy interpretation, and the claims process. As a key leader of the firm’s Civil Rights Insurance Recovery team, she litigates § 1983 claims for wrongfully convicted individuals and has helped secure millions of dollars in settlements for exonerees.
Partner Tamara Bruno leads the Texas section of Pillsbury’s Insurance Recovery & Advisory practice, named a 2023 “Insurance Practice Group of the Year” by Law360, from Houston, though her practice spans the nation.
She advises companies and institutional policyholders on complex and cutting-edge issues involving insurance and risk, and represents clients in high-stakes litigation involving insurance coverage disputes. Her experience spans a wide range of business insurance, including property and casualty coverage and a variety of liability coverages. Her primary focus is on specialized insurance coverages, including Directors & Officers liability, Cyber, Commercial Crime and Professional Liability insurance. Bruno advises and represents policyholders in all industries, including energy, technology, hospitality and consumer products.
Ashley Bennett Jones is Senior Vice President of AI Risk and Advisory within Lockton’s U.S. Cyber and Technology Practice, where she operates at the intersection of AI-related risk, coverage interpretation and development, governance, and executive-level client advisory. A lawyer by training and a longtime member of Lockton’s Professional and Executive Risk team, Ashley leads the firm’s AI risk efforts in collaboration with its Risk Solutions teams across all lines of coverage. She brings a proactive, cross-coverage approach to a rapidly evolving risk landscape—engaging and educating clients while driving AI-informed advisory and insurance solutions through carrier and consultant relationships.
Michael Gonzales is counsel in Lathrop GPM’s Dallas office, where he combines courtroom, corporate, and insurance-industry experience in a practice centered on commercial litigation, insurance recovery, and coverage counseling for corporate policyholders. He handles coverage disputes across commercial general liability, professional liability, first-party property, business interruption, commercial crime, and pollution liability policies, as well as primary, excess, and umbrella coverages and complex long-tail liability claims. He works as a strategic partner to in-house legal teams and risk managers, helping companies assess coverage positions and pursue recovery efficiently.
Hadhy H. Ayaz focuses his practice on representing private and public policyholder clients from a wide range of industries in insurance recovery matters across the country. Hadhy’s experience includes navigating complex, multiparty and multi-insurer civil litigations and contesting denials and underpayments in connection with a wide variety of policies, including commercial general liability, errors and omissions, professional liability, D&O liability, cyber, and liability policies. Hadhy has litigated disputes on behalf of policyholder clients in state and federal courts and has represented clients in state and federal appellate courts, including the representation of amicus parties before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Alana McMullin is a partner in Lathrop GPM’s Kansas City office, where her practice pairs complex insurance recovery with significant civil rights litigation. Her clients range from Fortune 500 companies and manufacturers to nonprofits, regional cooperatives, real estate firms, retailers, franchisors and franchisees, and individuals. She handles insurance disputes involving property damage, natural disasters, environmental contamination and toxic torts, product liability, organizational misconduct liability, constitutional claims, and general liability exposures, and she counsels policyholders on risk assessment, policy interpretation, and the claims process. As a key leader of the firm’s Civil Rights Insurance Recovery team, she litigates § 1983 claims for wrongfully convicted individuals and has helped secure millions of dollars in settlements for exonerees.
Partner Tamara Bruno leads the Texas section of Pillsbury’s Insurance Recovery & Advisory practice, named a 2023 “Insurance Practice Group of the Year” by Law360, from Houston, though her practice spans the nation.
She advises companies and institutional policyholders on complex and cutting-edge issues involving insurance and risk, and represents clients in high-stakes litigation involving insurance coverage disputes. Her experience spans a wide range of business insurance, including property and casualty coverage and a variety of liability coverages. Her primary focus is on specialized insurance coverages, including Directors & Officers liability, Cyber, Commercial Crime and Professional Liability insurance. Bruno advises and represents policyholders in all industries, including energy, technology, hospitality and consumer products.
Ashley Bennett Jones is Senior Vice President of AI Risk and Advisory within Lockton’s U.S. Cyber and Technology Practice, where she operates at the intersection of AI-related risk, coverage interpretation and development, governance, and executive-level client advisory. A lawyer by training and a longtime member of Lockton’s Professional and Executive Risk team, Ashley leads the firm’s AI risk efforts in collaboration with its Risk Solutions teams across all lines of coverage. She brings a proactive, cross-coverage approach to a rapidly evolving risk landscape—engaging and educating clients while driving AI-informed advisory and insurance solutions through carrier and consultant relationships.
Michael Gonzales is counsel in Lathrop GPM’s Dallas office, where he combines courtroom, corporate, and insurance-industry experience in a practice centered on commercial litigation, insurance recovery, and coverage counseling for corporate policyholders. He handles coverage disputes across commercial general liability, professional liability, first-party property, business interruption, commercial crime, and pollution liability policies, as well as primary, excess, and umbrella coverages and complex long-tail liability claims. He works as a strategic partner to in-house legal teams and risk managers, helping companies assess coverage positions and pursue recovery efficiently.
Hadhy H. Ayaz focuses his practice on representing private and public policyholder clients from a wide range of industries in insurance recovery matters across the country. Hadhy’s experience includes navigating complex, multiparty and multi-insurer civil litigations and contesting denials and underpayments in connection with a wide variety of policies, including commercial general liability, errors and omissions, professional liability, D&O liability, cyber, and liability policies. Hadhy has litigated disputes on behalf of policyholder clients in state and federal courts and has represented clients in state and federal appellate courts, including the representation of amicus parties before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
Formats
