Wednesday, November 10th

11:00am-11:05am

Welcoming Remarks by Stacie Lilien, Global Head of Event Programming at Advisen

11:05am-11:07am

Opening remarks by Jeff Cohen, SVP at Advisen/Zywave

11:07am-11:45am

Spotlight Speakers: The Imperative of Ensuring Resiliency

This keynote covers the challenges and opportunities facing the commercial property insurance market as it responds to the imperatives of resiliency and the evolving expectations of its customers.

• Hemant Shah, CEO, Archipelago / former Co-Founder and CEO of RMS
• Jeff Cohen, SVP, Zywave/Advisen

11:45am-12:30pm

State of the Market: New Approaches to Property Insurance

Hurricanes, wildfires, and secondary perils all took a tremendous toll in 2021 and show no signs of letting up in the future. What do these rising costs and changing exposures mean for property insurance buyers and their brokers? Our panel will evaluate the state of the property insurance market at every level, discussing pricing, terms and conditions, product innovation, and strategies for all stakeholders. How will the coverage keep up? What options are available for buyers and sellers alike?

• Lori Seidenberg, Director – Global Real Assets Insurance, BlackRock [Moderator]
• Martha Bane, Property Practice Leader, Arthur J. Gallagher
• John Lavin, Executive Vice President, E&S Property, Sompo International
• Michael Nardiello, Senior Vice President, Global Property Business Unit Head, C N A

12:30pm-1:15pm

ESG Considerations for the Property Market

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is becoming a key concern for corporations and their insurance partners. How businesses manage climate risks, political unrest, and the social impact of their operations offers valuable risk insight for insurers. Insurers are also reviewing the industries they do or do not want to insure. At the same time, businesses want to know their insurance partners understand their sustainability efforts and product needs. What impact does a greater focus on ESG have on property insurance?

• Roy Saliba, Managing Director, Head of Product, ISS Corporate Solutions [Moderator]
• Karen Clark, Co-Founder & CEO, Karen Clark & Company
• Lou Gritzo, VP, Research, FM Global

Thursday, November 11th

11:00am-11:05am

Opening Remarks by Vincent Reyda, Staff Senior Vice President, Client Service and Market Relations, FM Global

11:05am-11:50am

Underwriting Challenges for Property Insurance

Accurate property valuation remains an obstacle for insurers and buyers and can impact both balance sheet understanding, reinsurance, and risk accumulation. What are the ramifications of inadequate values on not only replacement costs but other coverage and ultimate loss totals? How can stakeholders on both sides find common ground? Has any headway on this issue been made amid a hard market, a pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and higher construction costs?

• Michele Sansone, President & CUO, Americas Property, AXA XL [Moderator]
• Peter Caminiti, Property Technical Director, Zurich North America
• Theresa Purcell, Director of Risk Management, Kushner Companies
• Michael Rouse, US Property Practice Leader, Marsh

11:50am-12:35pm

Property Insurance and Loss Development: Overcoming Uncertainty

With 1:100 events occurring more frequently and loss creep from previous years’ events persisting, property insurers face more uncertainty than ever. Litigation over property coverage and wordings has also tested how policies respond to more frequent catastrophes over the last decade. How can risk managers achieve contract certainty with new exposures evolving every day?

• Mike Andler, Executive Vice President/US Property Practice Leader, Lockton Companies [Moderator]
• Duncan Ellis, Head of Retail Property, AIG
• Gary Marchitello, Head of Property Broking, Willis Towers Watson
• Erik Nikodem, Head of Global Property, Everest Insurance

12:35pm-1:05pm

Spotlight Speakers: An Overview of the E&S Market by RT Specialty

• Brenda Austenfeld, President – National Property/Managing Director, RT Specialty
• Timothy W. Turner, Chairman & CEO of RT Specialty, Director & President of Ryan Specialty Group