M&A, RWI and Transactional Risk Insurance 2019 | American Conference Institute | 10 October 2019 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan - New York City, 569 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA

Re-launched in 2018, this conference is where the “who’s who” of the industry contemplate key questions and strategic considerations for carriers, brokers, counsel, and insureds relating to reps and warranties, tax liability, contingent liability, and other insurance policies that ease M&A transactions.

The October 2019 conference will address these developments, controversies, challenges and help you prepare for the emerging legal paradigm governing these insurance products.
We will examine the future state of play for Reps & Warranties Insurance/Transactional products within in the M&A arena, and consider the benefits the insurance products afford. We will discuss areas of coverage, underwriting trends, identify risks and offer solutions to mitigate threats, and much, much more.

As a transactional insurance stakeholder, you simply cannot afford to miss this industry-revered event. This conference will provide practitioners with the clarity and conviction they need to face the industry’s budding and unrelenting challenges. Check back for more information as the conference materializes.

2019 Speakers

CHAIR:

Peter N. Flocos
Partner, K&L Gates LLP

SPEAKERS:

Navine Aggarwal
Executive Vice President & Head of M&A Insurance, ETHOS M&A Insurance

Jeffrey Anderson
Director, ASQ Underwriting

Arthur H. Aufses III
Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Justin Pierce Berutich
SVP & Head of Tax, Euclid Transactional

Scott T. Brady
Managing Director, Marsh USA Inc.

Phil Casper
Principal, Euclid Transactional

Chris Russ Christon
Vice President, Arch Insurance Group

Elizabeth Cunnane
Senior Vice President, Willis Towers Watson

Lidore Alexandra DeRose
Senior Vice President, Transaction Liability Group, Lockton Companies

Jennifer Drake
Vice President, M&A and Transaction Solutions, Aon

Joseph Ehrlich
President, Owens Group | Insurance

Bruce A. Ericson
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Bryce Guingrich
Chief Underwriting Officer, VALE Insurance Partners

Randy Hein
President, Berkley Transactional

Fred E. Karlinsky, Esq.
Shareholder, Co-Chair, Insurance Regulatory & Transactions Practice, Greenberg Traurig, P.A.

William R. Kucera
Partner, Mayer Brown LLP

Joseph Laws
Head of M&A Insurance, North America Mergers & Acquisitions at XL Catlin

Corey Lewis
Vice President, Aon Transaction Solutions

Deborah McBrearty
Global Head of Transaction Risk Insurance, Tokio Marine HCC

Bryan M. O’Keefe
Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Julia Papastavridis
Director, Willis Towers Watson Mergers & Acquisitions Group

Roy H. Reynolds, JD, MBA, RPLU
Senior Vice President – Mergers & Acquisitions Liability Division, Great American Insurance Group

James D. Rosener
Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP

Jodi Rosensaft
Senior Vice President, Transactional Risk Solutions, Marsh USA, Inc.

Jeremy S. Salzman, Esq.
Senior Vice President, Head of CML and FI Claims, Sompo International Insurance

John W. Shaw
Partner, Berkowitz Oliver LLP

David Taubenfeld
Partner, Haynes Boone

Brian E. Thede
Senior Vice President, Healthcare, ETHOS Specialty Insurance Services LLC

Paul M. Tiger
Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Marc Tortora
Divisional Assistant Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions Liability, Great American Insurance Group

Nick Tuliebitz
Senior Vice President, Transaction Liability Group, Lockton Companies

Rikki Usinger
Complex Claims Director, AIG

Benjamin Welch
SVP & Underwriter, Blue Chip Underwriting

Elisa Zurlini
Assistant Vice President Financial Institutions, Mergers & Acquisitions, AIG

2019 Sponsors

• Euclid Transactional
• Seyfarth Shaw
• Kramer Levin