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The 2024 Insurance Forum Panels

Meet The Speakers

The 2024 Insurance Forum will bring together leading industry experts to share insights and expertise on the evolving landscape of insurance.

Event Agenda

9:00 – 9:15 a.m

Welcome and Introduction

Kenneth Weine – Chief Audit Officer, American Agricultural Insurance Company;
President, Insurance Forum Foundation

9:15 – 10:15 a.m

Panel 1: Best Practices for Financial Examinations

Paige Waters (Moderator) – Partner, Locke Lord LLP
Vanessa Ramirez-Vollmar – VP & Senior Counsel, Kemper
Michael Rohan – Senior Director, Ethics & Compliance, Centene Corporation

10:15 – 11:15 a.m

Panel 2: AI Developments at the NAIC

Scott Kosnoff (Moderator) – Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Elaine Gibbs – CEO, Bell Analytics
Hareem Naveed – AVP Integrated Analytics, Munich Re

Break | 11:15 – 11:30 a.m 

11:30 – 12:15 p.m

Panel 3: Commissioner Discussion One on One

Fred E. Karlinsky (Moderator) – Insurance Regulatory and Transactions Practice
Group Chair, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Jon Godfread – North Dakota Insurance Commissioner, NAIC President Elect

12:15 – 12:30

Natural Catastrophe Presentation

Fred E. Karlinsky

Lunch | 12:30 – 1:30 p.m

1:30 – 2:30 p.m

Panel 4: You Don’t Want a Cyber Criminal as Your Next Client; Emerging Cyber Risks and Solutions for Firms

Yosha R. DeLong (Moderator) – Global Head of Cyber, Mosaic Insurance
Laura Zaroski – Managing Director, Gallagher Law Firms Group
Christa Johnson – Cyber Lead, Gallagher Bassett

2:30 – 3:30 p.m

Panel 5: Vulla SCOTUS Decision

Daniel Cotter (Moderator) – Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC
Michael Kasdin – Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Pieter Williams – General Counsel & COO, Regulatory Insurance Advisors

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