2017

Speakers Info

The content, agenda & speakers for each Advisen Insights Conference is planned by an Advisory Board that represents industry thought-leaders and influential marketplace participants. Each Advisory Board is unique for each conference event.

Advisory Board meetings and conference calls are led by Advisen’s Rebecca Bole, EVP, Editor-in-Chief.

Advisory Board:

• Christopher Cavallaro, Chief Executive Officer, ARC Excess & Surplus, LLC
• Ash Kilada, Senior Director, Treasury Risk Management, PepsiCo Inc.
• David Lewison, Senior Vice President, Professional Lines National Practice Leader, AmWINS
• Ann Longmore, Managing Director, Marsh [2017 Conference Co-Chair]
• Stephen Prymas, Vice President, Hartford Financial Products, The Hartford
• Rob Yellen, Executive Vice President, FINEX, Willis Towers Watson
• Carol A.N. Zacharias, Senior Vice President, Underwriting Counsel, QBE [2017 Conference Co-Chair]

29 Confirmed Speakers:

• David Allen, Vice President, Gen Re
• Darin Bielby, Managing Director, Navigant
• Oliver Brew, Chief Underwriter, Symantec
• Charles Clark, Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
• Mercedes Colwin, Managing Partner New York Offices, Gordon & Rees LLP
• Kari Ann Costa, Fidelity Thought and Product Leader, Willis Towers Watson
• Andrew Doherty, Head of Thought & Product Leadership & Middle Market Segment Leader, FINEX North America, Willis Towers Watson
• Beth Goldberg, Chief Underwriting Officer, Financial Lines, Starr Companies
• Doug Greene, Partner, Lane Powell
• Sean Hoar, Partner, Lewis Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP
• Bill Jennings, Crime Manager, Beazley
• Joseph Kelly, EPLI National Practice Leader, Sompo International Insurance
• Paul King, National Practice Leader - Management and Professional Services (MPS), USI
• Carrie Kurzon, National EPLI Product Leader, Hartford Financial Products
• Ann Longmore, Managing Director, Marsh [2017 Conference Co-Chair]
• John McCarrick, Partner and Chair of the D&O Practice Group, White and Williams LLP
• Howard Mills, Global Insurance Regulatory Leader, Deloitte
• Steve Outerbridge, Senior Vice President - Professional Lines, Bermuda, XL Catlin
• Winston Paes, Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
• Carole Lynn ("CL") Proferes, Managing Director, Marsh
• Carolyn Rosenberg, Partner, ReedSmith LLP
• Ray Santiago, Senior Vice President, Underwriting - Executive Liability, XL Catlin
• Paul Schiavone, SVP, Regional Head of Financial Lines and Liability North America, Allianz
• Michael Schraer, Senior Vice President, Chubb
• Samantha Siddiqui, Management Liability Claims Manager, CBRE
• Daniel Simnowitz, Vice President - Product Development, QBE
• Edward Smerdon, Partner, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP
• Henry Stoever, Chief Marketing Officer, National Association of Corporate Directors
• Carol A.N. Zacharias, Senior Vice President, Underwriting Counsel, QBE