2025 Topics & Presenters:

EPL Claims Trends

Moderator: Dove A. E. Burns
Managing Partner, Connecticut Offices
Kaufman Dolowich LLP

Robert Nash
VP/Head of EPL & Ancillary Lines Claims
Axis Capital

Joanne Varias
President
ClaimsFirst Services

Raymond Cashman, Esq. CPCU
Director, Professional & Specialty Claims
Nationwide

Patrick M. Barnett
Managing Director
Bond & Specialty Insurance
Travelers

EPL Market Place & Underwriting Trends

Justin J Blacklock
Assistant Vice President
North America Financial Lines
Chubb

Laura Zaroski, JD, RPLU
Managing Director, Law Firms Practice
Gallagher

Eden Stark, Esq.
Vice President, Financial Lines Claims
QBE

Joseph Kelly
SVP - EPL, ERISA Liability & Fidelity National Practice Leader
Sompo International, North America

Ron Goldstein, Esq.
Managing Director, Financial Services
Aon

DEI in the Trump Era

Robyn Silvermintz
Partner
Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP

Laura Lapidus
Management Liability (EPL) Risk Control Director
CNA

Moire L. Morón, Esq.
Vice President,Claims Advocacy
NFP, an Aon Company

Sheralyn Pierre
Claims Manager
Starr Insurance Companies

Seth B. Brickman, CPCU, RPLU
Managing Director
Business Risk Partners

EPL and Navigating the New Trump Administration

Moderator: Claudia Costa
Partner
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

Sandra M. Tata
VP Product Manager Lead Specialty Liability
Hartford Steam Boiler

Eric Marler
Head of Claims
Counterpart, Inc.

Robert T. Bernstein
Partner
Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Melisa C. Zwilling
Shareholder
Carr Allison

Adverse Employment Actions - Ever Expanding Scope

Moderator: Sunshine Fellows
Partner
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

Matthew D. May
Divisional Assistant Vice President, Claims

Company Adjuster, Executive Liability Division
Great American Insurance Group

Karli Moore, J.D., RPLU
Senior Claims Manager – Management Liability
Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions

Brian D. Smith, Esq.
Senior Vice President
Gallagher Bassett

Shantel Dixon
Senior Claims Specialist
Markel Service Corp

Employer Use of AI – Regulations, Rule Making and Realizing Advantages

Moderator: Wendy Mellk
Partner
Jackson Lewis P.C.

Dianna D. McCarthy
Partner
Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP

Anne Ray
Lead Counsel of D&O and EPL Claims
Bowhead Specialty Underwriters, Inc.

Linda Fisher, RPLU, CPLP
Managing Director - Law Firms
Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC

Investigations and Documentation – from Accusation to Adjudication

Alina Klimkina
Partner
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Pandora Kwao
Specialty Claims Consultant
Management Liability
The Hanover Insurance Group

Michael R. Miller
Partner
Margolis Edelstein

Amy Jordan Wilkes
Partner
Burr & Forman LLP

Gregory R. Bennett
Partner
Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP

AI Required Bias Audits and Litigation for Adverse Impact

Ye Zhang
Director
Resolution Economics, LLC

Brian Leinhauser
Partner
MacMain Leinhauser PC

Gurkan Ay
Director
Resolution Economics, LLC

Daniel J. Finerty
Shareholder
Lindner & Marsack, S.C.

Managing Claims Stemming from Leave Requests

Based on Mental Health Conditions

Moderator: Susan Fahey Desmond
Member
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC.

Lindsey M. Blackwell
Partner
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

Cameron D. Turner, Esq.
Senior Claims Examiner
Global Management Liability
Markel

Stacy Joseph  
EPLI Practice Manager
Littler

Emerging and Developing Issues Stemming from

Employers’ Increasing Use of Technology

Sarah Y. Cho
Senior Claim Consultant, Management Liability
Woodruff Sawyer

Ryan J. Kohler
Attorney at Law
COLLINS + COLLINS LLP

Eliot Hellman, J.D.   
Area Senior Vice President & Claims Advocate Manager
Executive Risk & Cyber Claims – Midwest Region
Gallagher

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