Other 2009 Insurance Excecutive Forum speakers:

Scott H. Beckman

Scott H. Beckman is the vice president of claims for ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company, the largest medical malpractice insurance company in Illinois. He was the vice president of risk management and insurance for Advocate Health Care Network for 19 years and served as chairman of Advocate Insurance SPC, Illinois Masonic Insurance Company, Ltd., and Certus Indemnity Company, Ltd. He received his B.A. from Loyola University, Chicago, in 1981 and his J.D. from Loyola University Law School, Chicago, in 1983. He has been a licensed practicing attorney in state and federal courts since May 1984.

Beckman was honored as the 2008 Risk Manager of the Year and is a member of the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management, member and past president of the Chicagoland Healthcare Risk Management Society, member of the Risk Insurance Management Society, former board mem­ber of the Chicago Chapter of RIMS, chair of the Legislative Committee for Chicago-RIMS, member of the Conference Programming Committee for RIMS and member of the Finance Committee for RIMS. Additionally, he is a board mem­ber of the Captive Insurance Companies Association. During his career, he has served as a lecturer for health law courses at Loyola University School of Law, as well as legal/health care finance courses at Rush University.