NFI: 15th Annual Insurance Summit Agenda
Common Goals & Divided Government: Insurance Public Policy After the Midterms
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 | 7:30am – 3:00pm
Ronald Reagan Building, Rotunda Room, Washington, DC
Look for us on social media #IPPSummit
This is a tentative agenda and subject to change without notice
7:00 - Registration Starts
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. - Welcome Breakfast with District of Columbia Commissioner Taylor
8:00 - 8:25 a.m. - Opening Remarks
Stephen Taylor, Commissioner, DC Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking
Deborah Curtis, President, Indiana State University
Christopher Graman, Gongaware and NFI Scholar, Scott College of Business, Indiana State University
8:25 - 8:55 a.m. - Capitol Hill Perspectives
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL), House Ways and Means Committee
Introduction: The Honorable Luke Messer, Principal, Faegre Baker Daniels Consulting
8:55 – 9:45 a.m. - Team USA: Capital, Comframe, and Consultations in a Pivotal Year
Mike Consedine, CEO, National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Steven Seitz, Director, Federal Insurance Office, U.S. Department of Treasury
Tom Sullivan, Associate Director, Division of Supervision and Regulation, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
Moderator: Roger Schmelzer, President, National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds
9:45 - 10:00 a.m. - Break
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - Beyond the Hype, How Big Data is Revolutionizing the Insurance World
Jeff Beck, Senior Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Selective Insurance
Paige Freeman, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Munich Re
Jigar Gandhi, Associate, Faegre Baker Daniels
Tim Jones, Director of Innovation, Transamerica
Moderator: Scott Kosnoff, Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. - FSOC at the Crossroads: A Conversation with the Independent Member
Tom Workman, Independent Member, Financial Stability Oversight Council
Moderator: Peter Gallanis, President, National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations
11:15 – 12:00 p.m. - Life & Annuities: New Leadership for the Challenges Ahead
Wayne Chopus, President & CEO, Insured Retirement Institute
Susan Neely, President & CEO, American Council of Life Insurers
Moderator: Julie Herwig, Senior Vice President, Head of Government Affairs, New York Life
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. - Lunch & Recognition of the NFI Summit Advisory Committee
Brien Smith, Dean, Scott College of Business, Indiana State University
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. - A Conversation with NAIC President Eric Cioppa
Eric Cioppa, Superintendent, Maine Bureau of Insurance & President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Moderator: John Huff, President & CEO, Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers
Introduction: Pat Hughes, Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. - Politics and Policy: Intersection of Federal and State
Dean Pappas, Vice President, Federal Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, Nationwide
Moderator: Alison Watson, Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels
1:30 – 2:15 p.m. - Property & Casualty: Critical Issues in 2019
Chuck Chamness, President & CEO, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
Brady Kelley, Executive Director, Wholesale and Specialty Insurance Association
David Sampson, President & CEO, American Property Casualty Insurance Association
Moderator: Deirdre Manna, Senior Vice President, Head of Government & Industry Affairs, Zurich North America
2:15 – 3:00 p.m. - Federal Judicial Outlook: Appointments, Philosophies, and Potential Impacts
Eugene Scalia, Partner, Gibson Dunn
Moderator: Ann Kappler, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Head of External Affairs, Prudential
Introduction: Peter Gallanis, President, National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations
3:00 p.m. - Conclusion
* This page has been edited as one of the participants asked for their name to be removed.