This webinar provides an overview of the 2026 Edition of NFPA 850, Standard for Fire Protection for Electric Generating Plants and High Voltage Direct Current Converter Stations, highlighting the comprehensive revisions that elevated it from a Recommended Practice to a formal Standard.

Who Should Attend

Key personnel and professionals, including risk management specialists, fire protection engineers, individuals responsible for designing fire protection systems, power plant managers, operations staff, safety managers, compliance officers, and anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the newly revised code and its implications for the industry, are encouraged to attend this webinar.  

What is Covered

This webinar will primarily focus on the Fire Protection Design Basis Document (DBD), which institutionalizes the fire risk evaluation methodology. The session will also discuss the prospective integration of the new Standard into related codes, standards and legislative frameworks.  

About the Presenters

Mark Boone has led Property Loss Control at AEGIS since 2020, overseeing a national team of property loss control professionals who support Underwriting and Members. A registered Fire Protection Engineer, Mark began his career in 1986. His background includes fire protection, machinery, and risk engineering across power generation, natural gas, LNG and related energy sectors. Prior to joining AEGIS, Mark led the Corporate Risk Engineering team at Dominion Energy. Before that, he spent 17 years in fire protection and safe shutdown engineering at nuclear power stations. Mark holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, and currently chairs NFPA 850 and 853, serves NFPA 72 and 715, and contributes to UL standards for energy storage. His previous roles include leadership positions with EEI, NEIL, AEGIS and the Virginia Down Syndrome Association.

We look forward to your participation!

Expert witnesses often serve as invaluable assets in providing specialized knowledge and expertise to persuade the fact finder. At this Roundtable, we will review the best strategies for winning litigation’s classic “Battle of the Experts.” We will discuss expert selection, scene investigation and management, as well as preparation for deposition and trial testimony.

The speakers will present case study examples of utilizing experts to assist judges and juries in interpreting complex evidence, while also examining how experts can significantly influence case outcomes.

James Ordeneaux
Partner
Plauche Maselli Parkerson

Brent Inabnit
Partner
Sopko Nussbaum Inabnit

Steve Pugh
Shareholder and CFO
Richardson Plowden

We are excited to welcome you, your families and guests to Calgary from July 13 to July 16, for the AEGIS 2026 Policyholders' Conference.

Registration will open in late April 2026.

Who can attend: Conference registration is complimentary and attendees are invited to bring guests. Brokers must be connected with a current AEGIS member policy written through AEGIS in New Jersey to attend.

AEGIS will reimburse lodging for one representative from each member company with a current AEGIS Excess Liability or D&O policy written through AEGIS in New Jersey. Reimbursement covers three nights at Fairmont Palliser, Hyatt Regency Calgary or Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel. We do not reimburse lodging at other hotels. Member companies are welcome to send additional representatives to learn more about AEGIS and industry issues. If you have any questions about your eligibility or would like a fellow risk management employee to receive an invitation, please contact Heidi Gossett by e-mail or by phone at 201.693.2667.

See you in Calgary!

The AEGIS 2026 Claims Seminar will be held Monday, October 12, through Wednesday, October 14, at the Loews Chicago Hotel.

Who Should Attend

Claims, risk and litigation professionals won’t want to miss this much-awaited opportunity to once again gather in-person, network with their peers and learn more about important issues facing AEGIS members in the management and defense of their claims. Registration is limited to AEGIS members, members’ dedicated outside counsel and members’ brokers.

Program Highlights

The AEGIS 2026 Claims Seminar will focus on important issues facing AEGIS members in the defense of their claims.

In addition to the traditional gas and electric case studies, an impressive group of industry litigators and experts will share their insights on Nuclear Verdicts and Mega Settlements, preparing utility cases for today’s jurors, and a variety of other topics pertinent to our industry. The seminar will also provide ample opportunity to network with your industry colleagues. We hope to see many of our members’ Claims, Legal and Risk Management professionals in attendance. Please spread the word within your respective companies.  

Registration Information

Registraton will open as we get closer to the event date.

The registration fee for the AEGIS 2026 Claims Seminar is $250 for AEGIS member company employees and $500 for all other attendees.

Further details, along with the full agenda, will be updated here once available. For more information, please contact Mark Bluestein., Vice President/Senior Counsel, by e-mail or by phone at 201.508.2635.