2019 Annual Conference

Annual Conference

The Society of Insurance Financial Management

Highlights

Keynote Speaker: Monday, September 16, 2019, 9 am.
Russell Johnston, Former CEO, QBE North America

Panel: Telling a Company’s Story – Viewpoint of a Finance Professional

Moderator: Alessaandrea Quane, EVP, Chief Risk Officer, AIG

Panel Members:

Laurie Harris, Independent Director of IWG plc, Synchronoss Technologies, Inc and QBE North America
Kris Hill, President, Alternative Markets, QBE North America
Adriana Nivia, CFO-U.S., Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc
Lizelle Pell, Controller, Starr Insurance Companies

Tuesday Afternoon Networking options:

Golf Outing Scramble. Atlantic City Country Club, 1 Leo Fraser Drive, Northfield, NJ 08225

Includes 18 holes of golf, green fees, cart, lunch, prizes and transportation
Club rentals: $50
Team Prizes for 1st and 2nd place
Individual Prizes for Last Place or the Most Honest Golfer; Closest to the Pin for Men and Women

Borgata Spa options

A special selection of spa, salon or barbershop experiences to enjoy. Lunch is also included at the Bobby Flay Steak House in the Borgata.

Spa Toccare. Choose from one of these 50 minute experiences:

Borgata Glow Facial
Borgata Buster Massage
Deep Sea Renewal

The Salon. Offers a 90 minute session for a Mindful Manicure and Pedicure.

The Barbershop offers a 60 minute Signature Shave

Who Should Attend

Finance, accounting and tax professionals in the insurance industry or public practice attended. The sessions were relevant to those in accounting, capital management, finance, information technology, risk management and tax as well as compliance and reporting in the insurance industry.

Conference attendees were able to:

Discuss issues impacting the insurance industry from federal, state and international regulations
Understand the evolving landscape for cybersecurity, the new regulations and the requirements for compliance
Understand the implications of NAIC initiatives
How to implement FASB’s new credit loss standard

CPE Credits

Conference attendees can earn up to 15 CPE credits in Accounting, Specialized Knowledge and Taxes. Please sign-in and sign-out on the CPE attendance sheets to earn your credits.

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Time	Event	Speaker	Location
6:00 – 7:00 pm	*Welcome Reception*		Water Club, 2nd Floor Prefunction Area

Monday, September 16, 2019

Time	Event	Speaker	Location
7:00 – 8:45 am	*Breakfast*		Borgata Bobby Flay Restaurant
7:30 – 8:45 am	*Registration*		Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
8:45 – 9:00 am	Welcome, SIFM President	Erin Mulloy SIFM President	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
9:00 – 9:50 am	*Keynote Address*	Russell Johnston, Former CEO, QBE North America	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
9:50 – 10:40 am	Marketplace Realities - The State of the Property & Casualty Insurance Market	Steven Reiss, Head, Corporate Risk & Broking – Greater Philadelphia, Willis Towers Watson	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
10:40 – 11:10 am	*Refreshment Break*		Water Club, 2nd Floor
11:10 – 12:00 pm	Future of Finance	Kevin Hutchinson, Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting Gina Vargas, Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
12:00 – 1:00 pm	*Lunch*		Borgata Bobby Flay Restaurant
1:15 – 2:00 pm	Navigating the Haze of Cannabis Laws	Andrew Linden, Attorney, Co-Chair, Cannabis Law Group, Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Svetlana Ros, Attorney, Norris McLaughlin, P.A.	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
2:00 – 2:50 pm	CECL: Tactical Implementation Updates for Insurers	David Anderson, Director, Risk Consulting, KPMG LLP Scott Bain, Director, Deal Advisory, KPMG LLP	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
2:50 – 3:05 pm	*Refreshment Break*		Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
3:05 – 3:55 pm	Managing Change in a Rapidly Changing World	Jennifer Morelli, Senior Manager, Grant Thornton LLP Joy Taylor, Principal, Growth Solutions Leader, Grant Thornton LLP	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
3:55 – 4:50 pm	Telling a Company’s Story – Viewpoint of a Finance Professional	Moderator: Alessaandrea Quane, EVP, Chief Risk Officer, AIG Panel: Laurie Harris, Independent Director of IWG plc, Synchronoss Technologies, Inc and QBE North America Kris Hill, President, Alternative Markets, QBE North America Adriana Nivia, CFO-U.S., Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc. Lizelle Pell, Controller, Starr Insurance Companies	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
6:00 – 8:00 pm	*President's Reception*		Water Club, Main Level Indoor Pool

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Time	Event	Speaker	Location
7:00 – 8:15 am	*Breakfast*		Borgata Bobby Flay Restaurant
7:30 – 8:15 am	*Registration*		Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
8:30 – 9:20 am	Keynote Address: Recent Developments in Cross Border Securities Regulation and Litigation	Emre Carr, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Inc.	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
9:20 – 10:10 am	Latest Developments Impacting Tax Deals, Mergers and Acquisitions	Candice Turner, Principal, M&A Tax, Grant Thornton LLP Christine Watson, Partner, PwC	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
10:10 – 10:20 am	*Refreshment Break*		Water Club, 2nd Floor
10:20 – 11:10 am	Lessons learned investigating Cybersecurity Events	Bernard Regan, Director, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP Russell Sommers, Senior Manager, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
11:10 – 12:00 pm	Insurance Statutory Accounting Update	Saravanan Karuppusamy, Senior Manager, EY	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
12:00 – 5:00 pm	Lunch for non-golfers at Bobby Flays Networking Events
6:30 – 8:30 pm	*Mix and Mingle Reception*		Water Club, 32nd Floor Immersion Pool

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Time	Event	Speaker	Location
7:00 – 8:15 am	*Breakfast*		Borgata Bobby Flay Restaurant
7:30 – 8:15 am	*Registration*		Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
8:30 – 9:20 am	Evolving to a Continuous Risk Management Framework Through Technology Integration	Prashant Panavalli, Managing Director, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
9:20 – 10:10 am	Robotics & Intelligent Automation in Insurance	Timothy Williams, Principal, EY	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
10:10 – 10:20 am	*Refreshment Break*		Water Club, 2nd Floor
10:20 – 11:10 am	Using Software to Address the Tactical but Thinking About the Strategic	Charles McNulty Mattson, Senior Account Executive, Oracle	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
11:10 – 12:00 pm	Preparing for Your Next Cybersecurity Exam	Phil Schmoyer, Senior Manager, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP Russell Sommers, Senior Manager, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP	Water Club, 2nd Floor Tides Conference Rooms
12:00 pm	*Conference Wrap-up*	End of Conference Drawing