2016

Breakfast & Registration

Welcoming Remarks

• David Bradford, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Advisen

Opening Remarks by 2016 Conference Chairs

• Joe Peiser, Executive Vice President, Head of Casualty Broking, Willis Towers Watson
• Debbie Weiser, President of Excess Casualty, Travelers

Keynote Address

• Raymond W. Kelly, Vice Chairman, K2 Intelligence

Advisen Excess Casualty Loss Data

• Jim Blinn, EVP & Global Product Manager, Advisen

The Risk Manager’s Perspective

The session will feature a panel of leading risk managers to discuss the ‘new’ risk manager and how the role has changed.

• Stephen Kempsey, Managing Director, US Casualty Practice Leader, Marsh (Moderator)
• Ray Abromitis, Director of Risk Insurance, BlueScope Steel North America Corporation
• Benjamin J. Gibbons, Insurance Risk Manager, SAP
• Ash Kilada, Senior Director, Treasury Risk Management, Pepsico Inc.
• Judy McInerny, Director, Risk Management, Corning Incorporated

Morning Break

Track 1: Insurance Issues

Track 2: The Risk Landscape

11:30am-12:15pm / Predictive Analytics and Casualty Modelling

How can predictive analytics assist with loss prediction in casualty lines? This panel will assess current usages in Workers Comp, GL and D&O and look at how predictive analytics is transforming casualty claims.

• Mark Moitoso, Senior Vice President, Analytics Practice Leader, Lockton Companies (Moderator)
• Vinny Armentano, Senior Vice President, Business Insurance Claim, Travelers
• Mark Brissman, National Predictive Analytics Practice Leader, Aon Risk Solutions
• Jinsook Han, SVP, Global Head of Business Solutions and Architecture, AIG
• Toby Unwin, Chief Innovation Officer, Premonition

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12:15pm-12:45pm / TPA’s Changing Roles

How is the role of the Third Party Administrator (TPA) being shaped by new technology? This session will look at the shifting responsibilities of TPA’s in light of new tools and methods of doing business. How do (or should) new technologies impact a risk manager’s decision to go bundled or unbundled?

• Debbie Rodgers, Sr. Vice President, Global Risk Management, Aramark (Moderator)
• Matt Merna, President, Chubb Global Casualty
• Dave North, President and CEO, Sedgwick

11:30am-12:00pm / Autonomous Vehicles

How is the technology around motor cars changing the exposure landscape in casualty? Driverless cars will drastically change the risk profile of businesses. This speaker will look at some of the fundamental changes that technology drives in casualty lines. He will address such questions as ‘where does auto coverage end and product liability begin?’

• William Burrows, Product Development Lead, Incubator – New Strategic Markets, Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.

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12:00pm-12:45pm / The On-demand Economy

The popularity of the Sharing Economy continues to grow. While these Platforms make transportation and accommodations more affordable, do they also come with increased risk? Risk Managers are often faced with questions about employee use of these Platforms. Underwriters struggle with understanding the risk profiles of these Companies. This panel of leaders from the most popular Sharing Economy Companies will discuss the regulatory environment, insurance coverage and trust and safety considerations.

• Kate E. R. Sampson, Managing Director, Marsh (Moderator)
• Alex Benn, COO, Turo
• Melissa Gale, Sr. Manager, Insurance Solutions, Lyft
• Greg Hohman, Senior Vice President – West Region, Zurich Global Corporate – Casualty
• Brad Nail, Senior Manager of Insurance and Public Policy, Uber Technologies, Inc.

Conference Luncheon

Track 1: Insurance Issues

Track 2: The Risk Landscape

1:45pm-2:30pm / The Underwriters Viewpoint

What are the main concerns that keep carriers up at night? This session will hear from a panel of casualty carriers on the key drivers shaping their business today.

• Debbie Weiser, President of Excess Casualty, Travelers (Moderator)
• Connie Germano, Senior Vice President, Head of Specialty Casualty, Everest National Insurance Company
• Michael Hudzik, Senior Vice President, Head of Casualty Treaty Underwriting – Global Clients, Swiss Re
• Patrick Kenahan, Senior Vice President, General Casualty Manager – Bermuda, Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd.
• Don Pickens, Chief Underwriting Officer, Global Corporate, North America, Zurich

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2:30pm-3:00pm / How is Big Data changing the broking dynamic?

Increasingly, policyholders have access to more data on their exposures and are demanding more analysis from their broker when placing insurance programs. How is the insurance market responding? Is their response adequate for today’s data-hungry environment?

• Debbie Weiser, President of Excess Casualty, Travelers (Moderator)
• Erica Dougherty, Senior Vice President, ZOOM Sales Leader, Beecher Carlson
• Ben Fidlow, Global Head of Core Analytics, New York, Willis Towers Watson
• Kelly O’Shea, Director, Risk Management, Xylem Inc.

1:45pm-2:30pm / Product Recall: How Social Media, Activist Regulators and Complex Supply Chains Have Changed the Risk Landscape

Today’s CEO knows brand is everything. However, what takes years to build can be tarnished in a few “tweets” or a video gone “viral”. Our panel will examine the challenges that multi-nationals face in controlling reputational risk from quantification of risk to risk transfer solutions. The panel will address:

1. Emerging issues developing as a result of Social Media, Activist Regulators and Supply Chain Complexity.
2. Solutions being offered by Underwriters and Brokers to mitigate, quantify and transfer risk.
3. The latest developments in the Product Recall Insurance Market.  Does the breadth of coverage, including Crisis Response, adequately address a Multinational’s needs?

• Todd Germano, Executive Vice President, Global Crisis Management Division, Allied World (Moderator)
• Denise Balan, Crisis Management Head, Americas, XL Catlin
• Paul Primavera, Executive Vice President, National Risk Control Services – Practice Leader, Lockton Companies
• Dawn H. Puro, Senior Vice President, Ironshore
• Andy Steinbach, Director of Global Risk Finance & Supply Chain Strategy, Yum! Brands, Inc.

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2:30pm-3:00pm / Workers’ Comp

What are the emerging trends in Workers’ Compensation? How is the workplace changing and what effect is this having on risks? How is the workforce changing, with the arrival of the Millennials? This session will address the forces at work in Workers’ Comp.

• Paul Horgan, Chief Executive Officer, Zurich, Global Corporate in North America (Moderator)
• Mike Fenlon, Sr. Director of Global Risk Management, UPS
• Maureen McCarthy, SVP and Manager, WC Fields Claims, Liberty Mutual Insurance

Afternoon Break

2016 Disruptors: The Casualty View

What casualty market developments will keep insurance CEO’s awake at night in 2016? Renowned economist Bob Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute, will bring his unique perspective to the afternoon keynote address, tackling some of the major issues shaping the market in the coming months.
Technology continues to move apace – with application both within and outside the insurance marketplace. Will Big Data and analytics be as transformative as people think? What impact will insurance industry consolidation really have in 2016? What effect will the Presidential election race have on the industry and the risk landscape, including the tort environment? How influential is the economic landscape on pricing, capacity and coverage?

• Bob Hartwig, President & Economist, Insurance Information Institute

The View from the Top

A rare opportunity to hear top insurance executives discuss their perspectives on the casualty insurance market with a debate on the role that millennials have on the industry

• Joe Peiser, Executive Vice President, Head of Casualty Broking, Willis Towers Watson (Moderator)
• Alexander Baugh, President, Liability and Financial Lines, AIG
• David Bresnahan, Executive Vice President, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
• Duane Hercules, President, Safety National
• Chris Maleno, Senior Vice President, Chubb Group, Division President, Chubb North America Major Accounts
• Timothy W. Turner, Chairman and CEO, RT Specialty

Closing Remarks & Reception