2026 ICA AEC Agenda
Start TimeEnd TimeSession TitleLocation
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1
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
23:00 PM5:00 PM
Board of Directors Meeting (by invitation only)
San Saba 1
3
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
41:00 PM8:00 PM
Registration
Vineyard Prefunction
53:00 PM3:30 PM
Committee Chairs Meeting
Escondido 1 & 2
64:00 PM5:30 PM
First Time Attendees Reception
Mission Plaza
76:00 PM9:00 PM
Welcome Reception
Tate Prefunction & Terrace
8
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
97:30 AM6:00 PM
Registration
Vineyard Prefunction
108:00 AM6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Hours
Tate B & Corridor
118:00 AM8:30 AM
Morning fuel (coffee & tea only)
Tate B & Corridor
128:30 AM9:00 AM
General Session: ICA Business Meeting
Tate C
139:00 AM10:00 AM
General Session: Kathryn Childers
Tate C
1410:00 AM11:00 AM
Networking Break with Exhibitors
Tate B & Corridor
1511:00 AM12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions 1
16
ABSENCE MGMT: Absence Management for Claims Professionals: Understanding Unpaid Leave
Mesilla 1
17
DISABILITY: From MSK to Mental Health: Rethinking Tolerance, Subjective Experience, and Disability Duration
Escondido 1 & 2
18
FRAUD & RISK: Motive, Rationalization, and the Path to Deception
San Saba 3
19
LAW: Dealing with Neuropsychological Testing In Disability Claims
Texoma 3
20
LIFE & ANNUITY: No More Surprises: Connecting Risk Decisions to Real Outcomes
Mesilla 2
21
SUPP HEALTH & LTC: Sustaining Excellence: Talent Strategy and Operational Readiness in a Changing LTC Landscape
Escondido 3
22
TECH: Going from AI that Talks, to AI that Works: Introducing Agentic AI in Claims
Texoma 1 & 2
2312:15 PM1:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions 2
24
ABSENCE MGMT: Absence Management: A Practical Guide to Paid Leave
Mesilla 1
25
DISABILITY: Leading Large Organizations Through Change: Lessons from Transforming Operations at Scale
San Saba 3
26
LAW: Ethical Considerations for In-House Counsel
Texoma 1 & 2
27
LIFE & ANNUITY: Counsel's Corner: Practical Answers for Life Claims
Texoma 3
28
SUPP HEALTH & LTC: The State of Insurance Fraud and How Cross-Industry Collaboration Can Elevate Awareness of Insurance Fraud in Long‑Term Care, Life, Disability, and Specialty Lines
Escondido 3
291:15 PM2:30 PM
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Tate B & Corridor
302:30 PM3:00 PM
Exhibitor Spotlights
31
Benekiva / Worldwide Resources
Texoma 1 & 2
32
Fast Track
Mesilla 1
33
Ethos / Medical and Life Care Consulting Services
Texoma 3
34
Diligence
Mesilla 2
35
MarketSphere Unclaimed Property Specialists
San Saba 3
36
EvolutionIQ / Nomad Data
Escondido 1 & 2
37
FINEOS / American Disability Advocates
Escondido 3
383:15 PM4:45 PM
Concurrent Sessions 3
39
ABSENCE MGMT: Absence Management in the Age of AI
Texoma 1 & 2
40
DISABILITY: Let’s Talk Claims: An Open Forum for Disability Professionals
Mesilla 1
41
FRAUD & RISK: Proactive Fraud Offense: How to remain proactive and diligent in an AI equipped world
Escondido 1 & 2
42
LIFE & ANNUITY (A): From Claims to Calendars: AI You Can Actually Use Today
Texoma 3
43
LIFE & ANNUITY (B): Advanced Death Claims Roundtable
Mesilla 2
44
REINSURANCE: Reinsurance Round Up
San Saba 3
45
SUPP HEALTH & LTC:Long-Term Care Claims Roundtable: Everything on the Table
San Saba 1
465:00 PM6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Happy Hour
Tate B & Corridor
47
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
486:45 AM7:15 AM
Morning Yoga Sponsored by Munich Re
Mission Plaza
498:00 AM3:00 PM
Registration
Vineyard Prefunction
508:00 AM2:15 PM
Exhibit Hall Hours
Tate B & Corridor
518:00 AM9:00 AM
Networking Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
Tate B & Corridor
529:00 AM9:30 AM
General Session: Martin O'Malley
Tate C
539:45 AM11:15 AM
Concurrent Sessions 4
54
ABSENCE MGMT: Where Policy Meets the Courtroom: FMLA, ADA, and PWFA
Mesilla 1
55
DISABILITY: ICA Roundtable: AI, Predictive Analytics & Case Law in the Disability Industry
Mesilla 2
56
LIFE & ANNUITY (A): Lassoing the Truth: Living Benefit Claim Risks
Texoma 3
57
LIFE & ANNUITY (B): Red Flags Without Borders: Fraud in Foreign Death Claims
San Saba 3
58
SUPP HEALTH & LTC: Fast vs. Automatic: Rethinking the Best Path to a Better Supp Health Claims Experience
Escondido 3
5911:30 AM12:45 PM
Concurrent Sessions 5
60
ABSENCE MGMT: Growth, Impact, and Prevention of Absence Fraud
Escondido 1 & 2
61
DISABILITY: Collaboration … Claims, SIU and Forensic Accounting
Mesilla 1
62
LAW: This Ain’t Our First Claims Rodeo - From greenhorns to grand champions, we've got a corral of claim scenarios and best practices.
Texoma 3
63
LIFE & ANNUITY: Annuity Roundtable
Mesilla 2
64
REINSURANCE: Wrangling Risk Together: Real Claims. Shared Lessons. Stronger Carrier-Reinsurer Partnerships
San Saba 3
65
SUPP HEALTH & LTC: Tools in Identifying and Addressing Red Flags and Fraud Rings in Supp Health
Escondido 3
6612:45 PM1:45 PM
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Tate B & Cooridor
671:45 PM2:15 PM
Exhibitor Spotlights
68
Berwyn Group
Texoma 1 & 2
69
Swiss Re
Mesilla 1
70
CoventBridge
Texoma 3
71
OWL.co
Mesilla 2
72
RGA
Escondido 1 & 2
73
DXC Technology Company
Escondido 3
742:30 PM3:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions 6
75
ABSENCE MGMT: Beyond Tracking Time: Making Sense of Modern Absence Management
Texoma 1 & 2
76
DISABILITY (A): The Power of Clear Communication
San Saba 1
77
DISABILITY (B): Coping with Copilot: Navigating the incorporation of AI in Claims
Escondido 1 & 2
78
LAW: Can You Spot the Fraud? A Real-World Litigation Challenge
Texoma 3
79
LIFE & ANNUITY: Roundtable on High-Impact Leadership Strategies
Mesilla 2
803:45 PM5:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions 7
81
DISABILITY: Evolving Risk in Mature & PTD Claims: Best Practices & Insights
San Saba 1
82
FRAUD & RISK: AI in Action: The Augmented Investigation - How Smart Tools Transform the Case Lifecycle
Texoma 3
83
LAW: The Interpleader Roundtable Discussing Basics and Current Issues
Texoma 1 & 2
84
LIFE & ANNUITY: Life Claims Fundamentals: Building the Foundation
Mesilla 2
85
SUPP HEALTH & LTC: When Supp Health Products Get Complicated: Building Claims Capabilities That Still Feel Simple
Escondido 3
86
TECH: New and Old Technology in Straight-Through-Processing: A Roundtable Discussion
San Saba 3
876:00 PM10:00 PM
Electric Rodeo Closing Reception & After Party
Glass Cactus