Cyber, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media and Insurance: Managing and Assessing Risk

Carrie E. Cope is the president and managing shareholder of Cope Ehlers, P.C. and Ms. Cope is head of the firm’s insurance regulatory and specialty lines claims and coverage consulting practices. She handles commercial lines’ claims arising under a wide variety of insurance policies including D&O liability, cyber risk, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, errors and omissions, and trade credit. Ms. Cope is the coauthor of the New Appleman Illinois Insurance Law Practice Guide (LexisNexis 2020 Edition), as well as numerous book chapters, articles and blogs written on a wide variety of insurance topics. She is the General Counsel of USPlate Glass Insurance Company and has been a Director on its Board since 2009.

Dirk E. Ehlers is a shareholder at Cope Ehlers, P.C., with oversight of a broad range of insurance matters in the firm’s specialty lines claims consulting and litigation practice areas. For over 25 years, Mr. Ehlers has provided counsel to clients in the insurance industry in connection with liability insurance products including D&O/management liability, and professional liability policies, as well as first party and hybrid insurance product such as financial institution/commercial crime bonds and mortgage impairment policies. His work in these areas of business insurance has necessitated an expansion of his practice to include insurance for cyber and technology risks.

Keith W. Mandell is a partner at the law firm of Cope Ehlers, P.C. He is a member of the firm’s specialty lines & claims, coverage consulting and regulatory practices. Mr. Mandell has extensive experience handling a wide variety of liability insurance claims including those involving directors’ and officers’ liability, errors and omissions, employment practices and fiduciary liability, as well as cyber liability and media/technology claims.