2015

Registration, Breakfast & Networking

Introduction & Opening Remarks

• Maureen Furlong Weber, Director of the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (SRM), The Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University

M&A trends and issues

What to expect in 2015 and beyond.

• David Bradford, President – Research & Editorial Division, Advisen

Getting the Deal Done

A Focus on Due Diligence. This session will address the M&A due diligence process, the issues that may arise, and some of the contractual provisions that traditionally have been used to address those issues.

• Matthew Heinz, Managing Director, National Practice Leader – Transactional Liability, Aon Transaction Solutions (Moderator)
• Neil Krauter, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Krauter & Company
• Patrick Ryan, Assistant Vice President, North American Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Allied World
• Christopher Tutoki, Partner, M&A Transaction Services, Deloitte
• Joseph Verdesca, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Transactional Insurance Products

Insurance products are increasingly used to facilitate M&A transactions. This session will explain how products such as representations & Warranties insurance, contingent liability insurance, and tax indemnity insurance work, as well as the current state of the transaction insurance market and its potential for growth.

• Steven Boughal, Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer, The Hartford (Moderator)
• Jay Rittberg, SVP and Americas M&A Manager, AIG
• Craig Schioppo, Managing Director, Marsh
• Deborah McBrearty, Transaction Risk Insurance Manager, HCC Global
• Howard Spilko, Partner & Co-Chair, Corporate Dept., Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Closing Remarks