Southwest Texas State offers Las Vegas M.O.L.D. seminar

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For Immediate Release

Southwest Texas State offers Las Vegas M.O.L.D. seminar

TEXAS, SAN MARCOS, Jun. 26 -/E-Wire/-- With concerns about mold infestation and remediation at all-time highs, the International Institute Environmental Risk Management (I2ERM) at Southwest Texas State University has announced a bold new initiative to address the needs of risk management personnel and related fields.

The "MoneyâOpportunityâLitigationâDilemma" (M.O.L.D.) seminars are comprised of a two-day, 16-hour program that explores the real and perceived issues about mold. I2ERM at SWT developed the M.O.L.D. program with key input from a wide spectrum of industry experts. The program qualifies for continuing education credits in most states, and addresses such pressing issues as medicine, law, facility design and construction, operations and maintenance, abatement, the use of specialized environmental insurance policies and overall effective environmental risk management.

"Mold has been around since the days of dinosaurs," said Gregg Roberts, Chairman and Course Director of I2ERM. "Suddenly though, mold is being questioned as the 'new asbestos.' News media reports on the alarming rate at which mold claims are occurringâ$2.3 billion in 2002! Articles like these are appearing in almost every newspaper and on a regular basis."

The next M.O.L.D. seminar will be held July 28-29 in Henderson, Nev., at the Green Valley Ranch Resort, five minutes from McCarran International Airport and about 15 minutes from the famous "Las Vegas Strip." Initial response has been strong and space is limited although there are still seats available, Roberts said.

A selection of specific M.O.L.D. course content topics include mold history, litigation trends, EPA and state regulations proposed and/or enacted, residential vs. commercial issues, lease agreements, facility design, real and perceived medical risks with associated claim strategies; and cleanup, mitigation, and avoidance recommendations.

"Businesses now have the added concern of protecting against a new area of environmental liability; some may turn to environmental insurance," Roberts said. "Although the various environmental insurance companies differ slightly in their appetite for risk based on class of business and policy type, their overall underwriting attitude on covering mold can be summed up in one word: Cautious. Coverage can be restrictive in scope and limits."

For more information, call (773) 774-6758 or visit the I2ERM website at http://www.environmentalriskmanager.com.

Media Relations and Publications at Southwest Texas State University

601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666, Contact: Julie Vasilevich #773/774-6758

http://www.environmentalriskmanager.com

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