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2012 Railroad Claims Schools

Schedule: The AAR General Claims Conference (“GCC”) Advanced Claims School and Basic Claims School will be held in Overland Park, Kansas, May 14 through 18, 2012. Both schools will start promptly at 8:00 am on Monday, May 14 and conclude at 12:30 pm on Friday, May 18 and will meet in classrooms at the Regnier Center located on the Johnson County Community College (“JCCC”) campus.

Cost: The cost of each program is $400.00 per student which includes catered lunches and all curriculum materials, as well as, a group dinner on Monday evening and transportation to/from the group dinner, and both field exercises for the Basic school. Students are required to register by April 13, 2012 so we can ensure sufficient materials are made available for each student. Students must be employed by an AAR member railroad. All students should register through this website (http://aargcc.com/claims_school). Information related to the school, including but not limited to, the agenda, map of JCCC, and welcome packet will be sent to everyone who registers for the school. Dinners, lodging and transportation from the airport are the responsibility of each student.

Attire: Dress at the school is business casual. For Basic students, appropriate blue jeans may be worn on Tuesday and Wednesday for the field exercises.

Basic School: Basic Claims School students must bring steel toe safety boots, reflective safety vest, hard hat, gloves, safety glasses, tape/digital recorder and a digital camera. Topics covered include ethics, investigation basics, structured annuities, cumulative trauma investigations, digital photography, direct case handling, statement taking, case evaluation and negotiation techniques, as well as, numerous classes involving legal issues and concepts.

Advanced School: Advanced Claims School students do not need to bring any PPE with them. Advanced students will also learn about, evidence preservation, catastrophic claims handling, Medicare set-asides, satisfaction of verdicts, RRB Fraud, negotiating with plaintiff’s counsel, IICA, event data recorders, and joint facilities.

Transportation: Hawthorn Suites will provide van transportation between the hotel and JCCC. Due to the large number of attendees this year the hotel may be unable to shuttle everyone to and from JCCC. Please discuss the possibility of car-pooling or car rentals with your individual supervisor/railroad.

Lodging: Lodging is available at the Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Overland Park, 11400 College Boulevard, Overland Park, Kansas 66210. We have a block of rooms reserved for Claims School. The negotiated rate is $55.00 per night includes breakfast and an evening reception. The deadline for hotel reservations is April 13, 2012. Reservations may be made by emailing: grouptravel2@bnsf.com with the following information:

Group ID Code – G13MAY12KCI (in the subject line)
Employee ID # (if a BNSF employee)
Date of arrival ___________
Date of departure________
Hotel frequent guest # (if applicable)
Any special requests – i.e. bedding type
Cell Phone number ________________