Steve Hoke spoke on “Do Science and Facts Matter Anymore? Runaway Verdicts and Junk Science” at the
2019 RIMS Chicagoland Risk Forum, September 23 2019
Steve Hoke spoke on “The Future of Mass‑Tort Long‑Tail Litigation” at the 2018 RIMS Chicagoland
Risk Forum, November 13 2018
Steve Hoke spoke on “Talc – the Next Asbestos? Analyzing the Recent Explosion of Talc Related
Claims” at the ACI Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation Conference, June 22 2017, Chicago
Steve Hoke spoke on “Is Talc the New Asbestos? Will the History of Asbestos and Silica Impact the
Answer to that Question?” at the ABA Annual Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Seminar,
March 2 2017, Tucson, Arizona
Steve Hoke chaired the first‑ever “Talc Insurance Coverage” webinar for Perrin Conferences,
July 20 2016
Steve Hoke spoke on “Insurance Coverage Issues: Loss Portfolio Transfers, Retroactive Reinsurance,
Legacy Liabilities, Long Tail Losses, Trigger, Allocation, Successor Rights After Mergers, and More”
at the ACI Asbestos Claims and Litigation Conference in Chicago, June 28 2016
Steve Hoke co‑chaired the ACI Insurance Allocation Conference in Chicago and presented on allocation
of toxic tort, asbestos and other long‑tail claims, June 25‑26 2015
Steve Hoke spoke on “Relationship Between Allocation and Trigger, With a Focus on Asbestos,
Environmental, and Other Long‑Tail Claims” at the 2015 RIMS Chicagoland Risk Forum, June 25 2015
Steve Hoke spoke on “Insurance Coverage Issues: Bankrupt, Dissolved, or Defunct Entities; Issues
Involving Joint Insurers, Establishing When Coverage is Triggered, and Nuances Related to Exclusions
and CUMIS Counsel” at the ACI Asbestos Claims & Litigation Conference in Philadelphia,
January 16 2015
Steve Hoke co‑chaired the ACI First‑Ever Allocation Conference in NYC and spoke on “A Focus on
Allocation of Toxic Tort, Asbestos and Other Long‑Tail Claims,” October 29‑30 2014
Steve Hoke spoke on “Policyholder/defense perspective on insurance issues impacting the litigation
and how to get past them while maintaining ethical standards” at the Perrin Asbestos Litigation
Conference: A National Overview & Outlook in San Francisco, September 16 2013
Steve Hoke spoke on “In the Trenches: How to Manage Liabilities Once They Hit” at the Perrin
Conference on Emerging Insurance Coverage & Allocation Issues, May 14 2013 in Philadelphia
