The Alliance said U.S., Bermuda and London reinsurers will examine the outlook for the reinsurance market during a panel discussion entitled "The Future of the Catastrophic Risk Markets."

Representatives of old players and relative newcomers to the reinsurance market will be on the panel including ACE Ltd., Montpelier Reinsurance Ltd., PartnerRe Ltd. and XL Re, the Alliance said.

Another panel, "The Property/Casualty Landscape in the Wake of 9/11," will examine the future of the primary insurance segment.

Participants will include: Terri Vaughan, National Association of Insurance Commissioners president and Iowa insurance commissioner; Alice Schroeder, managing director of Morgan Stanley; Mark Puccia, managing director of financial services at Standard & Poor's and John Andre, a vice president at A.M. Best Co.

Set to talk on the future of the economy are securities analysts, Doug Cliggott, chief equity strategist and managing director at JP Morgan, and economist Bob Dederick of Northern Trust Co.

Democratic political strategist James Carville and conservative Newsweek journalist Howard Fineman will face off in an energetic point-counterpoint keynote session that will give insights on what insurers can expect from "Inside the Beltway."

The Alliance said registration information is obtainable from Tom O'Dowd at 630.724.2187 or todowd@allinace ai.org.

Alliance of American Insurers based in Downers Grove, Ill. reports a national membership of 326 property-casualty insurance companies.