Over 100 firms will attend the 2015 ABA Insurance Risk Management Forum at The Roosevelt New Orleans in New Orleans, LA from January 25 – 28. REGISTER by Friday December 19 to guarantee the discount ABA hotel rate. Review the agenda highlights and the speaker list here.
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ABA Insurance Risk Management Forum
January 25-28, 2015
The Roosevelt New Orleans in New Orleans, LA
Register by Friday December 19 to guarantee the discount ABA hotel rate
Fresh Ideas, New Approaches
Gain fresh ideas and new approaches at the ABA Insurance Risk Management Forum. Use insurance in new, more cost-effective ways to mitigate costly risks in a rapidly changing landscape. Join worldwide insurance management industry experts for four days that will deliver the practical solutions and new approaches today’s new ways of doing business demand.
27 Confirmed ABA Speakers & Presenters so far
- Damian Brew, Managing Director, Marsh
- James Brownell, Divisional Directors, FINEX Global
- Zenobia Carlton, Risk Financing Manager, Wells Fargo & Company
- Carmelo Casella, Managing Director, Corporate Insurance, Bank of New York Mellon
- Jill Combs, Senior Vice President, Risk & Insurance Management, Wells Fargo & Company
- Patricia Dennis, Vice President, Corporate Insurance Risk Manager, Zions Bancorporation
- Woody Dwyer, MS, CPE, CIE, 2nd Vice President – Workers Compensation Risk Control, Travelers
- Nicholas Economidis, Underwriter, Technology, Media and Business Services Group, Beazley
- Larry Goanos, CEO Andros Risk Services
- Linda Gualtieri, ARM, AIS, AINS, VP, Corporate Insurance Officer, FirstMerit Bank
- Carla Harris, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
- Annette Hopkins, Vice President, ERM/Corporate Insurance, State Street Corporation
- Susan Horsfall, SVP, Corporate Operational Risk, Northern Trust Corporation
- Doug Johnson, VP, Senior Advisor Risk Management, American Bankers Association
- Jim Knight, former head School of Hard Rocks, Hard Rock International and Partner, PeopleForward
- Frank Lagerstedt, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
- Edward (Ted) Muldoon J.D., Director, Safety and Injury Prevention, Insurable Risk Management, Corporate Treasury, Bank of America
- Roberta Nebel, Director, Barclays
- Michael O’Connell, Managing Director, Aon Financial Institutions Practice
- William Passannate, Shareholder-NY, Anderson Kill
- Bruce Plummer, ARM, Director of Insurable Risk Management, MidFirst Bank
- Jodi Ramsey, Senior Insurance Risk Manager, Bank of America Corporation
- Larry Reback, JD, Managing Principal, Integro Insurance Brokers
- Aaron Seiter, ARM, Senior Vice President, Corporate Insurance Executive, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
- Michael Sullivan, Vice President, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services
- Gary Warner, Chief Technologist, Co-Founder, Malcovery Security and Director of Research in Computer Forensics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Christine Wartella, Vice President, Worldwide Manager – Banking Practice, Chubb Specialty Insurance
Program & Agenda
Learn more about 2015 ABA Insurance Risk Mgmt Forum January 25 – 28, 2015
Special Session Highlights
Among the 19 unique sessions, forums and panels offering fresh ideas and new approaches to D&O; E&O; EPL and Business Interruption/Pandemic Preparedness…
Strategize to win
Wall Street powerhouse and author of Strategize to Win Carla Harris offers a new way to conceptualize career strategies and provides proven tools to get “unstuck” from bad situations and redirect momentum. Ms. Harris will offer lessons to identify and make the most of your work profile, hone essential leadership skills and thrive through change.
- Carla Harris, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley and Chair of the National Women’s Business Council
Cyber and Data Breaches – New Threats, New Vulnerabilities
The cybersecurity threat facing the financial services industry gets bigger by the day, as attackers become more sophisticated and attacks continue to increase exponentially. The cyber threat landscape is evolving at a much faster rate than corporate cyber defenses are, and one misstep can cost a company billions in lost data, lawsuits, fines, as well as damage to reputation. Our expert will identify new threats and discuss what questions risk manager should be asking to help limit vulnerability.
- Bruce E. Plummer, ARM, Director of Insurable Risk Management, MidFirst Bank (moderator)
- Gary Warner, Chief Technologist, Co-Founder, Malcovery Security and Director of Research in Computer Forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lessons from the Evolving use of Social Media
Now that personal and organizational social networking is pervasive in our operating environment, it’s time to take a look at the associated risks that have actually developed, their potential impact on reputational risk and the lessons learned from implementing use policies for employee social networking and the internet; BYOD and share policies. We’ll also discuss the impact on EPL and hiring practices.
- Jodi L. Ramsey, Senior, Insurance Risk Manager, Bank of America Corporation (moderator)
Cyber Breach Scenario – What Do We do Now?
Recent high-profile security breaches and media commentary surrounding cyber-attacks have generated fear and uncertainty about banking and technology solutions like the cloud. In this session, you will experience the dilemmas and decision points of the online security battlefield during a realistic cyber breach scenario. The exercise will illuminate best practices and the complex issues that accompany cyber-attacks as panelists reveal how they would confront various sides of the hypothetical scenario with a focus on what makes an effective response plan, who are the responsible parties and what coverages can come into play to address liabilities.
- Patricia Dennis, Vice President, Corporate Insurance Risk Manager, Zions Bancorporation (moderator)
- Nicholas Economidis, Underwriter, Technology, Media and Business Services Group, Beazley
- Doug Johnson, VP, Senior Advisor Risk Management, American Bankers Association
