Mr. Wrynn has more than 35 years of professional experience as an attorney, regulator, executive and strategic advisor in the domestic and global insurance and regulatory sectors. In his previous role as the 40th and last Superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department, he managed and streamlined the operations of both the New York State Insurance Department (NYSID) and the New York Liquidation Bureau (NYLB) and oversaw multi-million-dollar budgets that included hundreds of employees and thousands of agents, brokers and other producers. He has also served as the first Deputy Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), the Executive Director of the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF), and played an integral role within both the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS).

Prior to joining NAM, Mr. Wrynn most recently served as Senior Managing Director and one of the leaders in the Global Insurance Services practice at FTI Consulting; Managing Director and Vice-Chair in the U.S. for Guy Carpenter’s Global Strategic Advisory Group; and Senior Partner at the law offices of Goldberg Segalla, LLP in New York where he led the firm’s Global Insurance Regulatory Practice and helped facilitate the opening of its New York and London offices (where he served as a Registered Foreign Lawyer). Additionally, he has an international presence as a member of Insurance Boards in the United States, European Union and Bermuda.

Representing the United States as a member of the IAIS, he participated in international issues such as Solvency II; systemic risk; the development of a common framework for the supervision of internationally active insurance groups (known as “COMFRAME”); group supervision; and numerous other issues and initiatives.

Mr. Wrynn earned a BS in accounting from St. John’s University, College of Business Administration and a JD from St. John’s University School of Law.

Jim holds an “AV” Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating in legal ability and professional ethics that a lawyer can achieve. Jim is a designated “Super Lawyer” based on a vote of his peers in New York.