2025 - Topics and Presenters:

Reps & Warranties Underwriting Trends

Moderator/Panelist: Navine Aggarwal
CEO
Ethos Specialty

Vincent Bruno,
Underwriting Director of R&W, North America
RP Underwriting, Inc.

Kathryn Healy
Director
Ironsides Advisory

George Pita
Partner
Holland & Knight

Bryan M. O'Keefe
Partner
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Reps & Warranties Claims Trends: Hot Button Issues

Moderator: Kevin Mattessich
Partner
Kaufman Dolowich

Victor Corbo
Mgmt Solutions Grp Claims Mgr-Public D&O
Zurich North America

Anthony Dragone
Senior Vice President
M&A and Transaction Solutions
Aon

Kelsey Bond
Senior Claims Counsel
Travelers

Brenda D. Jeknavorian
Senior Vice President, Head of NA Claims
Ryan Transactional Risk

Tax Liability Insurance Update - State of the Market

Moderator/Panelist: Kyle Reiter
Assistant Vice President
Euclid Transactional

Michael Saitta
Head of Tax Insurance
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

Joe Volk
Partner
Leo Berwick

Daniel Russell
Vice President
Aon Transaction Solutions

Jeffrey S. Korenblatt
Partner
Holland & Knight LLP

Case Law Relevant to R&W Insurance Recovery

Moderator: Jane A. Horne, Esq.
Head of Transactional Risk Claims | Align Claim Services
DUAL North America, Inc.

Amos Friedland
Partner
Freedman Normand Friedland LLP

A. Neil Hartzell
Partner
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

Emily Gilbert
Director, Advisory
KPMG LLP

Arthur H. Aufses III
Counsel
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.

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Large Global Losses, Lessons Learned from Insureds and Insurers

Vanessa Pellettier
Senior Vice President, Transaction Liability
Lockton Companies

Ann Gittleman
Managing Director & Co-Head Expert Services, North America
Kroll

Meghan Cardell Altenhaus
Managing Director, Disputes and Investigations
Alvarez & Marsal

Nicholas A. Ritrivi
Divisional/Subsidiary Vice President – Head of Claims, Mergers and Acquisitions Liability
Great American Insurance Group

Katie Friel
Associate
Freedman Normand Friedland LLP

The Ideal Risk - Pricing, Process and Perspective

Ken Mathieu
Managing Director
BRG

Alexandra Casagrande
Head of M&A Insurance
Archer Transactional, a Balance Partners Program

Thomas Sallah
Partner, M&A Insurance Advisory
CohnReznick

Pierce J. Krauland
Assistant Vice President
Great American Insurance Group

David E. Barrett
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Contingent Risks

Moderator/Panelist: Jason Bertoldi
Global Team Leader
Litigation & Contingent Risk Insurance
Alliant Insurance Services

Daniela Raz
Senior Vice President, Contingent Liability Practice Leader
Marsh USA

Stephen Kyriacou
Head of Litigation and Contingent Risk
Willis Towers Watson

Allen Yancy
Head of Contingent Risks, US Transactional Risk
RP Underwriting Inc

Ankit Patel
Head of IP Underwriting
Ignite Specialty Risk

Have Terms and Competition Gone Too far?

Adequacy of Pricing, Retentions and General Coverage on R&W Deals

Randy Hein
President
Berkley Transactional

Mary Guzman
CEO & Founder
Crown Jewel Insurance

Tim Dawe
President
Distinguished Transactional Risk

David Tucciarone
Vice President and Underwriter
VALE Insurance Partners

Richard French
Founding Partner
Atlantic Global Risk

Health Care M&A: Current Trends and Market Update

Gena B.Usenheimer
Partner
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Jason R. Zivkovic
Director, AAIS Industry Group
Willis Towers Watson

Matthew Flug
Senior Vice President
Sands Point Risk

Brian Thede
Senior Vice President, M&A
Ethos Specialty

Ai Tajima
Partner
Goodwin Procter LLP

RWI Trends and Outlook in the Middle Market

Justyna Kuczynski
Senior Manager, Legal Litigation
BDO

Roy G. Locke
Managing Director
Marsh USA LLC

Jared J. Bourgeois
Partner
PwC

A.J. Kritzman

Michael A. Mora
Founding Partner & CEO
Fusion Specialty Americas

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