2025 Legal Seminar Agenda
All times are in EDT / Agenda Subject to Change
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Wednesday, June 25th
| 9:30 - 11:30 |
NCIGF Legal Committee Meeting (Members Only) |
Thursday, June 26th
| 7:30 - 4:30 |
Registration & CLE Sign-in |
| 7:30 - 8:30 |
Breakfast
Sponsored by Bressler Amery & Ross |
| 8:30 - 8:40 |
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Doug Fahringer - General Counsel, Pennsylvania P&C Insurance Guaranty AssociationVaishnavi (Vee) Arshanapally - Associate General Counsel, Pennsylvania P&C Insurance Guaranty AssociationLorrie Brouse - Legal Committee Chair, and Executive Director, Tennessee Insurance Guaranty AssociationKatherine Bender - Associate Legal Counsel, National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds |
| 8:40 - 9:40 |
Hot Topics in Receiverships
Laura Slaymaker - Deputy Insurance Commissioner, Pennsylvania Insurance DepartmentDarren Ellingson - Managing Partner, Ellingson & AssociatesJoe Holloway - Chief Executive Officer of the Conservation & LiquidationBrad Roeber - Executive Director, California Insurance Guarantee Association |
| 9:40 - 9:55 |
Break
Sponsored by Pierson Ferdinand |
| 9:55 - 10:55 |
Impact of Recent Developments in Privacy Laws
Doriann Cain - Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath |
| 10:55 - 11:55 |
Succession Planning for State GA Counsel
Mark Tallmadge - General Counsel & Principle, Bressler Amery & RossCynthia Borrelli - Managing Principal, Bressler Amery & RossJoe DellaFera - Chief Executive Officer, New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Association |
| 11:55 - 1:00 |
Lunch
Sponsored by Faegre Drinker |
| 1:00 - 2:00 |
Statute Amendments - Updating Process
Tim Schotke - Executive Director, Illinois Insurance Guaranty FundEric Madiar - Principal, Madiar Government RelationsPat Hughes - Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & ReathKim Decker - Head of State Legislative Affairs, Farmers Insurance |
| 2:00 - 2:15 |
Break
sponsored by Troutman Pepper Locke |
| 2:15 - 3:15 |
Panel of Local Department of Insurance (DOI) Legal Counsel
Moderator:Barbara Law - President and CEO, Guaranty Fund Management Services, Inc. Presenters:Jane Callanan - General Counsel, Connecticut Insurance DepartmentChris Joyce - Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel at Massachusetts Division of InsuranceBob Wake - General Counsel, Maine Bureau of Insurance |
| 3:15 - 4:15 |
Cultivating Kindness, Respect, and Civility in Legal Practice: The Role of Inclusion
Lloyd Freeman - Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Buchanan Ingersoll & RooneyAlexis Graziano - Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & RooneyVaishnavi (Vee) Arshanapally - Associate General Counsel, Pennsylvania P&C Insurance Guaranty Association |
| 4:15 - 4:45 |
Evolution of NCIGF
Thomas Jenkins – General Counsel, IIGF & CIGA |
| 4:45 |
Announcements
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| 5:30 - 7:00 |
Reception
Sponsored by IR+M |
Friday, June 27th
| 7:00 - 12:00 |
Registration & CLE Sign-in/Out |
| 7:00 - 8:00 |
Breakfast
Sponsored by Duane Morris
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| 7:55 - 8:00 |
Announcements
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| 8:00 - 9:00 |
Case Law and CMS Updates
Julie Young - Partner, Troutman Pepper Locke
Kurt Mullen - Partner, Pierson Ferdinand |
| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Embracing AI in the Law
Andrew Perlman - Vice President for Academic Innovation, Suffolk University and Dean & Professor of Law, Suffolk University of Law School |
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Break
Sponsored by Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney |
| 10:15 - 11:15 |
Effective Investment Management Agreements and Guidelines
Erinn King - Chief Strategy Office, Co-Head of Client Team, Income Research + ManagementMatt Cannata - Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Income Research + Management |
| 11:20 |
Closing Remarks
Lorrie Brouse - Executive Secretary, Tennessee Insurance Guaranty AssociationDoug Fahringer - General Counsel, Pennsylvania P&C Insurance Guaranty Association
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