At the 2019 Executives in Workers’ Compensation conference, Jeff Rush from California JPIA discussed pending legislation impacting workers’ compensation and liability claims in California.  California has single party rule, with a Democratic governor and Democrats having a super-majority in both houses of the California legislature. This single party system makes it very easy for the […]

At the 2019 Advisen Casualty Insights Conference, a panel discussed the causes of the increasing frequency of high severity losses. The speakers were: Jonathon Drummond – Head of Casualty Broking North America, Willis Towers Watson (moderator) Gregory Katz – New York Managing Partner, Lewis Brisbois Russell Smith – SVP North America Casualty Claims Leader, Chubb […]

At the 2016 Advisen Casualty Insights Conference, an panel discussed how predictive analytics are being used in casualty lines of business including workers’ compensation, general liability, and D&O. The panel was: Mark Moitoso – Senior Vice President, Analytics Practice Leader – Lockton Companies (moderator) Vinny Armentano – Senior Vice President, Business Insurance Claims – Travelers […]

At the 2016 Advisen Casualty Insights Conference, a panel discussed some of the concerns of casualty underwriters. The panel was: Debbie Weiser – President of Excess Casualty – Travelers (moderator) Connie Germano – SVP, Head of Specialty Casualty – Everest National Insurance Michael Hudzik – SVP, Head of Casualty Treaty Underwriting, Global Clients – Swiss […]