Blank Rome partner James S. Carter will serve as a panelist at the American College of Coverage Counsel’s (“ACCC”) 2026 Annual Meeting, being held May 6 through 8, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois.

About the ACCC

The American College of Coverage Counsel, established in 2012, is an association of U.S., Canadian, and Bermudan lawyers who represent the interests of insurers and policyholders. The ACCC’s mission is to advance the creative, ethical, and efficient adjudication of insurance coverage and extracontractual disputes; to enhance the civility and quality of the practice of insurance law; to provide peer-reviewed scholarship; and to improve of the relationship between and among the members of the profession. The Annual Meeting is open to American College of Coverage Counsel Fellows only.

James’ session, “Coverage Issues for TVPRA/Human Trafficking Claims,” will take place on Friday, May 8, at 9:00 a.m.

About the Session

The panel will address coverage issues arising out of human trafficking claims under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (“TVPRA”). Topics include background on the TVPRA, common TVPRA fact patterns, policies/coverages potentially implicated by TVPRA claims, coverage issues, and recent decisions, including sexual misconduct exclusions, contractual liability exclusions, intentional act exclusions, etc.

Panelists:

  • James Carter, Blank Rome, LLP
  • Nancy Adams, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo PC
  • Gregory Gotwald, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

Other sessions include:

  • Lessons Learned from COVID
  • Extracontractual Exposure Through Unfair Claim Settlement Practices Act: Recent
    Developments in Rulings, Trends, and Strategy
  • Coverage for Pixel Litigation and Other Emerging Privacy Claims
  • The Erosion of the Mediation Privilege
  • Is Permitted Pollution really “Pollution”? The Illinois Supreme Court is About to Let Us Know
  • Insurance for Autonomous Vehicles: What Will Drive Those Risks?
  • Self-Care, AI, and Next-Gen Coverage Problems
  • Navigating the Tripartite Minefield: Tactical and Ethical Issues Posed by the Duties to Defend and Cooperate
  • Navigating Disclosures and Conflicts in Insurance Arbitrations and Mediations: Ethical and Practical Considerations to Ensure the Neutrality of Your Neutral and Enforceability of Your Award or Settlement

To learn more, please visit the event webpage.