On April 19, Jones Walker's Insurance and Financial Services Practice Group hosted a program for group members in New Orleans featuring Peter Bondy of Bondy & Associates, Inc., an insurance actuarial and consulting firm based in South Florida. The program topics included: Global Social Security privatization, Life and Viatical Settlements, developing insurance products for the U.S. Hispanic Market, and Re-rating and Claim Reserves.

Bondy & Associates advises U.S. and foreign financial services clients in connection with mergers and acquisition and joint ventures; reinsurance design and negotiation of capacity; strategic planning projects, general actuarial consulting, due diligence reviews, insurance regulatory and examination reviews, and audit support work. The event was attended by attorneys from New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Miami, and Washington, D.C.