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Recorded September 15 Agenda | Panelists | Who should attend | Get log-in Overview The insurance industry continues to see challenges on many different fronts, from the recent downgrade of the U.S. credit rating and the unremitting economic turmoil to the impending government regulations stemming from the Dodd-Frank act. Yet stakeholders – including Wall Street, regulators and the public – continue to bring pressure for their agendas of growth, soundness and stability. Join SNL Financial and a roundtable of top insurance experts as we take a look at the headwinds and opportunities within the industry, and what to expect in Q4 and beyond.
Learning Objectives
Jeffrey Berg As Group Credit Officer, Jeff has responsibility for monitoring ratings quality as well as assisting in the development and implementation of rating methodologies and practices across all insurance groups. Jeff joined Moody's in 2003 as the accounting specialist supporting the insurance sectors and was one of the founding members of Moody's Accounting Specialists Group, whose role is to also publish research on complex reporting topics. In 2004, Jeff changed his primarily role to that of a fundamental credit analyst within the US property and casualty insurance team. Prior to joining Moody's, Jeff spent 12 years in public accounting, most recently with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was a Senior Manager in the Insurance Audit Practice in New York City. Jeff's previous experience included a tour in the Accounting Consulting Services Group of PwC's National Office. Jeff is a Certified Public Accountant and graduated magna cum laude from Skidmore College in New York.
Jukka Lipponen, CFA Jukka Lipponen, of Independent Insurance Analysts, is an analyst, investment banker and executive with more than 20 years of experience in insurance and financial services. He currently provides independent investment analysis and credit research on life and P&C companies to institutional investors, as well as buyers and distributors of insurance company products. Mr. Lipponen's prior positions include Senior Vice President at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods and President and Managing Director at The Townsend & Schupp Company. He is a CFA charter holder and holds a BBA and MBA from Florida Atlantic University.
John Pruitt John is co-chair of Dewey & LeBoeuf's Insurance Regulatory Department where his experience includes insurance company acquisitions and restructurings, formation and licensing of insurance companies and producers, advice and assistance on insurance Holding Company Act compliance (including multistate Form A filings), purchases and sales of specific blocks of business, insurance insolvency proceedings, formation and licensing of managing general agencies and negotiation of agency agreements, and general advice on compliance with insurance laws and regulations. In addition, he has been extensively involved over the years in the review, negotiation, and drafting of reinsurance agreements and has advised clients and drafted documentation in connection with structured insurance programs. John has also advised and assisted clients with the drafting of various commercial property and casualty policy forms, including general liability, directors and officers liability, professional errors and omissions, and property forms. In recent years, he has been actively involved in internal investigations and regulatory enforcement actions relating to a variety of matters, including relating to broker compensation practices, finite risk insurance and reinsurance and sales and marketing practices.
Tim Zawacki, (moderator)
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