(In-Person/Live) Current Issues in Insurance Regulation 2022

Friday, September 23, 2022 | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Keynote Speaker:
Adrienne Harris
Superintendent, New York State Department of Financial Services
Program Co-Chair:
Sapna Maloor
North American Regulatory Counsel, Chubb
Program Co-Chair:
JillAllison Opell
Foley & Lardner LLP

  • The 32nd annual program on Current Issues in Insurance Regulation features regional and national leaders exploring topical issues of importance to the insurance industry, with opportunities for questions and interaction with the faculty. As in prior programs, we will address up-to-the-minute, cutting edge regulatory and other emerging issues affecting the insurance industry and consumers alike, with a focus on New York and national issues. The program will begin with a keynote address by Adrienne Harris, Superintendent, New York State Department of Financial Services, led by Jim Wrynn, Senior Managing Director, FTI.

    Among the topics for this year’s program are:

    •  Private Equity in Insurance: Industry Impact and Regulatory Response

    •   Insurance Industry General Counsel Current Issues Roundtable

    •   A Commissioners’ Roundtable showcasing the vantage point of state-insurance regulators

    Program Fee:
    $299 for Members | $399 for Nonmembers; In-House Counsel: Free to Members | $349 Nonmembers; Government, Nonprofit, Academic, Recent Law Graduate, Newly Admitted Lawyer, Student, Judiciary and their Staff: Free to Members | $199 Nonmembers

  • Keynote Address with NYS Department of Financial Service Superintendent Adrienne Harris

    Panel Leader:
    Jim Wrynn
    Senior Managing Director of FTI

    Keynote Speaker:
    Adrienne Harris
    Superintendent, New York State Department of Financial Services

    Panel 1: Private Equity in Insurance: Industry Impact and Regulatory Response

    Panel Leader:
    Leah Campbell
    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

    Speakers:
    Kathy Belfi, CPA
    Special Advisor to the Commissioner, Connecticut Insurance Department

    Rudy Dimmling
    Senior Managing Director, Business Transformation & Performance Improvement, Global Insurance Services, FTI Consulting

    Maria Filipakis
    Managing Partner, Topside Group

    Samuel Ramos
    Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary, Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited


    Panel 2: Insurance Industry General Counsel Roundtable on Current Issues

    Panel Leader:
    Scott Fischer
    Head of Government Relations & Co-General Counsel Lemonade

    Speakers:
    Kermitt Brooks
    Chief Legal Officer, Guardian Life

    Lisa M. Proch
    Interim Co-President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Talcott Resolution

    Scott Sanpietro
    General Counsel, Chubb North America


    Panel 3: Commissioners Roundtable

    Panel Leader:
    Francine Semaya
    Legal Consultant

    Speakers:
    Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer
    Rhode Island Superintendent of Insurance

    Kevin Gaffney
    Vermont Commissioner of Financial Regulation

    Michael Humphreys
    Pennsylvania Acting Insurance Commissioner

  • 9:00 am – 9:20 am   
    Keynote with NYS Department of Financial Service Superintendent Adrienne Harris
    , led by Jim Wrynn, Senior Managing Director of FTI

    9:20 am – 10:20 am
    Private Equity in Insurance: Industry Impact and Regulatory Response
    Panel Leader: Leah Campbell
    Speakers: Kathy Belfi, CPA, Maria Filipakis, Rudy Dimmling, Samuel Ramos

     10:20 am – 10:35 am
    Coffee Break

    10:35 am – 11:35 am
    Insurance Industry General Counsel Roundtable on Current Issues
    Panel Leader: Scott Fischer
    Speakers: Lisa M. Proch, Scott Sanpietro, Kermitt Brooks 

    11:35 am – 11:40 am
    Short Break

    11:40 am – 1:00 pm
    Commissioners Roundtable: A panel of commissioners showcasing the vantage point of state insurance regulators
    Panel Leader: Fran Semaya
    Speakers: Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer, Kevin Gaffney, Michael Humphreys

     

  • New York: 4.0 Professional Practice
    New Jersey: 4.0 General
    California: 4.0 General
    Pennsylvania: 3.0 General

  • Sponsoring Association Committee:
    Insurance Law, Frederic M. Garsson, Chair

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org