2019 Spring Topics & Presenters                         

EPL Market Place & Underwriting Trends

Clinton J. Wesolik, Esq.
Director/National Product Leader, EPL
CNA Specialty, Management Liability, Financial Institutions & Technology

Jessica Cardoso
Vice President, Professional Liability
Markel Assurance

Chris Lavelle
Second Vice President/EPL Product Leader
Underwriter, Professional Lines
USLI

Lisa Nabipour-Sheldon
Vice President, Claims Advocate
FINEX - Willis Towers Watson

EPL Claims Trends

Moderator: Mercedes Colwin
Partner
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP.

Ron Goldstein, Esq.
Managing Director, FSG Division
Aon Risk Solutions

Carrie Graziani
Manager, Specialty Claims
Hanover Insurance Group, Management Liability

Kelly B. Thoerig
Senior Vice President, EPL Coverage Leader
Marsh

Sharlene Jooste
Underwriter, US Executive Risk - London
Cyber & Executive Risk
Beazley

The Ever Expanding Universe of Wage and Hour Claims

Samantha J. Manfredini, Esq.
Assistant Vice President, EPLI
Aon Risk Solutions

Kevin J.  O’Connor
Partner
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Todd S. Aidman
Partner
FordHarrison

Robert J. Sniffen
Founder & Managing Partner
Sniffen & Spellman, P.A.

#MeToo Monsoon – Moving Past the Lurid Headlines Toward Real Change

Moderator: Dove A.E. Burns
Partner
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Sandra M. Tata
Assistant Vice President, Specialty Liability  
The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company

Mark L. Simons
Senior Vice President - FINPRO
Bowring Marsh

Laura R. Lapidus ,Esq.
Management Liability Risk Control Director
CNA

Pay Equity –

New Legislative Landscape Creates Added Challenges for Employers

Wendy J. Mellk
Principal
Jackson Lewis P.C.

Christine Coyne
Senior Claims Specialist
AXA XL

Joseph Kelly
Vice President | U.S. CML
Sompo

Brian Wolosky
Claims Manager
Starr Companies

Accommodations and Leaves of Absence – Disabilities are Just the Beginning

Anne Jarrell, Esq.
VP Executive Risk
Hiscox USA

Jacqueline K. Gallagher
Partner
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Matthew J. Connell
Partner
The MacMain Law Group LLC

Women in the Workplace - What is Taking Place at the Federal and State Levels

Robyn Silvermintz

Partner
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP

Heidi Roll
Regional Claims Manager
Starr Companies

Jessenia L. Vazcones-Yagual, Esq.
Claims Examiner – Management Liability Claims
OneBeacon Insurance Group

Jennifer Stivrins
Partner
Kissel Hirsch & Wilmer LLP

Keeping Damages Down

Benton J. Mathis, Jr.
Managing Partner
Freeman Mathis & Gary

Elizabeth A. Roussel
Partner
Adams and Reese LLP

Rachel L. Freedman, Esq.
Assistant Vice President, Claims Counsel
Sompo International

Miles R. Afsharnik, Esq.
Senior Vice President | National Practice Leader
Executive & Professional Risk Solutions (EPS)
USI Insurance Services

Joint Employment Juggernaut -

From the NLRB and the EEOC to the SEC and Beyond

Michael Pepperman
Partner
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Justin J. Blacklock
Executive Underwriter, EPLI Specialist
North America Financial Lines
Chubb

Alex J. Hargrave
Southeast Managing Director
Middle Market Management Liability (D&O, EPLI, Fiduciary, K&R and Crime)
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and it's Effect on the Workplace

Dianna D. McCarthy
Partner
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP

Faith C. Whittaker
Partner
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Scott R. Green
Partner
Rivkin Radler LLP

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