WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (TNSconf) — The American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued the following news release:
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) announces the 2023 class of Emerging Leaders, representing 144 insurance professionals from across a broad spectrum of the industry. The rising stars are invited to attend the 2023 Emerging Leaders Conference February 5-7 in Charleston, South Carolina, which is held in conjunction with Insurance Careers Month in February.
The conference, hosted by APCIA, the Insurance Careers Movement (ICM), and AM Best, is designed to bring together and recognize exceptional rising stars in the property casualty insurance industry. The highly competitive program includes a vibrant event that provides insights into executive leadership, unique networking opportunities, and a focus on professional as well as personal development.
“The 2023 Emerging Leaders Conference brings together many of the insurance industry’s best and brightest leaders during a transformative era,” said David A. Sampson, president and CEO of APCIA. “As the program enters its 5th year, we are grateful for the on-going support of AM Best and we celebrate the many leaders who have been recognized for their outstanding work within their companies, the industry, and their communities. The 2023 class of Emerging Leaders is another remarkable group of professionals who will continue to help lead the industry now and in years to come.”
“Attracting new talent and developing strong leaders is critical to maintaining a strong and sustainable insurance industry to protect and support economic growth,” said Matt Mosher, president and CEO of AM Best. “AM Best is thrilled to support the Emerging Leaders Conference and the development of leadership in the insurance industry.”
The 2023 Emerging Leaders Conference features a dynamic line-up of speakers that will provide insights on industry trends, best practices, leadership, soft skills, and innovation. Executive speakers for the 2023 Emerging Leaders Conference include:
Marc Adee, Chief Executive Officer, Crum & Forster Insurance
Mahshameen Ahmad, Senior Vice President, Middle Market Solutions & Risk Management, Crum & Forster Insurance
Juan Andrade, President & Chief Executive Officer, Everest Re Group, Ltd.
Mike Barry, Chief Communications Officer, Head of Media Relations and Public Affairs, Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I)
Scot Barton, Vice President, Commercial Products, Carpe Data
Nancy Bewlay, Chief Executive, Reinsurance, AXA XL
Judy Busby, Senior Vice President, Executive Search and Corporate Strategy, The Jacobson Group
Susan Comparato, Chief Administrative Officer, Argo Group
Greg Crawford, Managing Editor, P&C Specialist
Katerina Garavito, President, Rising Insurance Star Executives, LLC
Jessica Hanna, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, APCIA
Tamra Johnson, Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs, APCIA
Andrea Keenan, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, AM Best
Mitch Livingston, President & Chief Executive Officer, NJM Insurance Company
Kirstin Marr, Chief Analytics Officer, Insurity
Javier Naranjo, LAAIA National President, Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies, National Association, Inc.
Tandeka Nomvete, Director, External Engagement, Spencer Educational Foundation
Rich Poirier, Chief Executive Officer, Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.
Andrew Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group
David A. Sampson, President & Chief Executive Officer, APCIA
Margaret Spence, Founder, The Inclusion Learning Lab, Chief Executive Officer, C. Douglas & Associates, Inc.
Marguerite Tortorello, Managing Director, Insurance Careers Movement
John Weber, Senior Associate Editor, AM Best
“The 2023 Emerging Leaders program received a record number of outstanding nominations this year, which reflects executive level commitment to supporting rising stars and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within the insurance industry,” said Marguerite Tortorello, Managing Director of the Insurance Careers Movement. “The 2023 class of Emerging Leaders represent a broad range of industry leaders who are at the forefront of innovation, collaboration and impact in their companies and communities around the world.”
The insurance industry is demonstrating their commitment and investment in rising stars through their support of the Emerging Leaders Conference. The Emerging Leaders are from 80 insurance organizations. Emerging Leaders Conference 2023 sponsors include American Contractors Insurance Group, Argo Group US, Assurant, AXA XL, CSAA, Crum & Forster, Everest Re Group, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, Insurance Information Institute, the Jacobson Group, Johnson Lambert, Munich Re Specialty Insurance, NJM Insurance Group, RLI, Sentry, Society Insurance, and Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies. For information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ashley Solovy at [email protected].
During the 2023 Emerging Leaders Conference, there will be a new philanthropy event to support our military and veterans and highlight how the industry is hiring veterans. Follow the conversation on social media with #ELC2023 and #ELCrisingstar.
Class of 2023 Emerging Leaders
Tyler Hauck, Ally Insurance
David Richter, Ally Insurance
Stacey Smith, ALPS
Connor Brach, AM Best
Krystle Garcia, American Family Insurance Group
Trevor Kroll, American Family Insurance Group
Daniel Malone, American Family Insurance Group
Blaze Rodriguez, Amerisure
Colette Turner, Amerisure
Brian Higdon, APCIA
Bridget Sewell, APCIA
Tirzah Bartley, Argo Group
Mitchell Valadez, Argo Group
Lon Chang, Ascot Group
Elena Ageeb, Assurant
Matthew Sevcik, Assurant
Dan Ellis, AXA XL
Jeffrey Fletcher, AXA XL
Patricia Pollard, AXA XL
Diana Lister, BITCO Insurance Companies
Christian O’Brian, BITCO Insurance Companies
Grant Phillips, Branch Financial Inc.
Angela Agan, Builders Insurance Group
Temo Gutierrez, Carpe Data
Dawn Bernatz, Church Mutual Insurance Group
Rodney Maye, Church Mutual Insurance Group
Kendra Osness, Church Mutual Insurance Group
Leigh Anne Apke, Cincinnati Financial Corporation
David Johns, Cincinnati Financial Corporation
Arturo Espinoza, CNA Financial
David Klinger, CNA Financial
Sarah Moore, CNA Financial
Sarah White, CNA Financial
Crystal Chaudhry, CopperPoint Insurance Companies
Tom Kluge, CopperPoint Insurance Companies
Veronica Riggs, COUNTRY Financial
Craig Stokowski, COUNTRY Financial
Andy Clark, Crum & Forster Insurance
Jiayue “Jack” Hu, Crum & Forster Insurance
Carly Julio, Crum & Forster Insurance
Maheswaran (Mahesh) Sudagar, Crum & Forster Insurance
Kristine Le Du, CSAA Insurance Group
Durrana Nejat, CSAA Insurance Group
Kyra Peyton, CSAA Insurance Group
Allison Torain, CSAA Insurance Group
Esayas Wureta, CSAA Insurance Group
Cameron Alford, CSL Behring
Brian Tague, Diamond Insurance Company
Kelly Hardner, Erie Insurance Group
Kim Thomas, Erie Insurance Group
Marion Townes, Erie Insurance Group
Kortney Williams, Erie Insurance Group
Erin Bouren, Everest Re Group, Ltd.
Hui Chu, Everest Re Group, Ltd.
Lina Delgado, Everest Re Group, Ltd.
Risa Kleiner, Everest Re Group, Ltd.
Megan Fitzgerald, Everspan Insurance Group
Daniel L. Lewallen, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Sara Clasen, Farm Bureau Financial Services
Andrea Oustimov, FCCI Insurance Group
Jennifer Thompson, FCCI Insurance Group
Rachael Klinski, Frankenmuth Insurance
Tristan Warmels, Frankenmuth Insurance
Frank Bartoszak, Granada Indemnity Company
John Bohrer, Great American Insurance Group
Diana Casieri, Great American Insurance Group
Rick Herbig, Great American Insurance Group
Andrew White, Great American Insurance Group
Kathy Nguyen, GSFSGroup
Mason Ortiz, GSFSGroup
Christine Ehresman, Hartford Steam Boiler Group
Laura Holley, Hartford Steam Boiler Group
Kaileigh Bowe, Highland Insurance Solutions
Amanda Fagan, Illinois Casualty Company
Avalon Thomas-Roebal, Illinois Casualty Company
Rick Bushur, Independent Statistical Service, Inc. (ISS)
Jennifer Geelan, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions
Maira Kaja, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions
Kilauren McShea, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions
Rachel McColister, Jacobson
Alex Murray, Johnson Lambert LLP
Kathryn Taylor, Lancer Insurance Company
Ashley Melancon, Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
Eric Weinstein, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Leigh Kuhn, Michigan Farm Bureau Group
Matthew Moran, Michigan Farm Bureau Group
Bridget Rush, Munich Re US
Danielle Naspinski, National Insurance Crime Bureau
Christina de la Garza, Next Insurance Company
Kate Lyons-Murzenski, NJM Insurance Group
Christine Schmidt, NJM Insurance Group
Justin Shuy, OST Global
Matthew Kienholz, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company
Ashley Varland, Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Stephanie Verbraken, Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Malenis Aponte-Davila, PMA Companies
Annie Devlin, PMA Companies
Sarah Deming, Progressive Insurance Group
Bridget Resnik, Progressive Insurance Group
Charlene DeMers, Questpro Consultants
Darren Bardell, Rathbun Agency
Jeremy Doyle, RLI
Adam Kotara, RLI
Jeff Layer, RLI
Jack Brown, SECURA Insurance Companies
Justin Gunderson, SECURA Insurance Companies
Christopher Mleczko, Sentry Insurance Group
Dan Zastava, Sentry Insurance Group
Kathy Arp, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group
Amy Klatt, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group
Heather Friedl, Society Insurance – a mutual company
Stephanie Williams, Society Insurance – a mutual company
Allen Bares, Southern Farm Bureau Group
Paulette Holland, Southern Farm Bureau Group
Charity Baxter, Swiss Re Americas
Allen Kwan, Swiss Re Americas
Simin “Sunny” Liu, Swiss Re Americas
William Porter, Swiss Re Americas
Justin Curran, Talcott Resolution
Craig Daughtery, Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Felicia Burton, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
Kari Corser, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
Josh Gay, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
Melissa Green, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
Kelly Sullivan, The Hartford
Melanie Wright, The Hartford
Elizabeth Benhart, The National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research
Kenneth Vass, The Redwoods Group
Sheitzer Lafontant, Transverse Insurance Group
Conner Billings, Transverse Insurance Group
Michael Krackov, United Educators Insurance, A Reciprocal Risk Retention Group
Yaseen Samara, United Educators Insurance, A Reciprocal Risk Retention Group
Greg Peed, United Educators Insurance, A Reciprocal Risk Retention Group
Jenna Goldband, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company
Lisa Daniel, Universal Shield Insurance Group
Antoinette Hardy-Manyfield, Universal Shield Insurance Group
Amber Nielsen, Utah Business Insurance Company
Nick Haslam, Vermont Mutual Insurance Company
Katie Moorby, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group
Jeff Worthington, WCF Insurance
Shawn Leonard, Westfield
Randy Pollock, Westfield
Bryant Green, Zelle LLP
Michael Goodin, Zurich North America
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2022 Emerging Leaders Attending the 2023 Emerging Leaders Conference
Ryan Hill, Builders Mutual Insurance Group
Latisha Vann, Builders Mutual Insurance Group
Kyle Wilson, Church Mutual Insurance Group
Megan Slominski, Crum & Forster Insurance
Shana Keeley, Frankenmuth Insurance
Matthew Hardiman, NJM Insurance Group
Stephen Hicks, Pennsylvania Lumbermans Mutual Insurance Company
Gina Helmers, Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Group
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Original text here: https://www.apci.org/media/news-releases/release/74351/
