RISKWORLD 2025
May 4 – 7, 2025
Chicago, IL
We are looking forward to seeing those attending the RISKWORLD® 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition. Our product and service leaders will be available throughout the week to engage and discuss the exciting new developments at Safety National. Stop by our booth at the Marketplace Expo to learn more about our specialty insurance solutions, value-added risk control services, and extensive claims expertise. You can keep up with all of our conference activities below!
McCormick Place Convention Center – Booth 225
Where to Find Us
Monday, May 5
- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Marketplace, Booth 225
- 9:00 - 9:30 AM: Executives at the Booth:
- Duane Hercules, Tom Grove, Nick Kriegel
- 9:30 - 10:00 AM: Executives at the Booth:
- Mark Wilhelm, Gus Aivaliotis, Cyndee Morton
- 9:00 - 9:30 AM: Executives at the Booth:
- 1:30 - 2:00 PM: Educational Session (Innovation Stage, Booth 1291)
- The Bridge from Current Tech to AI
- 2:45 - 3:45 PM: Educational Session (Industry Track, Room 187AB)
- Public Entity Industry Panel: Identifying Challenges and Finding Solutions
- 5:30 - 8:00 PM: Cocktail Reception - (River Roast)
- Please bring your RIMS badge, a business card, or proof of RiskWorld registration.
Tuesday, May 6
- 6:30 - 8:30 AM: Spencer & Sedgwick 5k Fun Run
- 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Marketplace, Booth 225
Wednesday, May 7
- 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM: Marketplace, Booth 225
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Educational Session (Room 186ABC)
- Risk Unscripted: Tackling Claims Handling Challenges
Who's Attending
Mark Wilhelm
Title: Executive ChairmanMarketplace: Monday, 9:30 - 10:00 AM
Duane Hercules
Title: Chief Executive OfficerMarketplace: Monday, 9:00 - 9:30 AM
Gus Aivaliotis
Title: Deputy Chief Executive OfficerMarketplace: Monday, 9:30 - 10:00 AM
Cyndee Morton
Title: PresidentMarketplace: Monday, 9:30 - 10:00 AM
Tom Grove
Title: Chief Client OfficerMarketplace: Monday, 9:00 - 9:30 AM
Nick Kriegel
Title: Chief Operating OfficerMarketplace: Monday, 9:00 - 9:30 AM
Leslie Barton
Title: Senior External Communications Manager
Stephanie Beatty
Title: Director of Conferences & Events
Don Bedford
Title: Senior Vice President, Excess Workers' Compensation Underwriting
Joe Braun
Title: Vice President, Credit Risk
Steve Cotnoir
Title: Executive Director of Casualty Field Underwriting
Tammy Daniels
Title: Client Executive
Lucy Dolya
Title: Account Executive
Don Enke
Title: Vice President, Risk Control
Tanya Fox
Title: Events Coordinator
Rich Gilmore
Title: Senior Vice President, Client Engagement
Christina Hayes
Title: Assistant Vice President, TPA Governance
Pat Hiles
Title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Workers’ Compensation Claims
Jeffrey Hunter
Title: Business Development Leader
Ariel Jenkins
Title: Assistant Vice President, Risk Control
Steve Kappel
Title: Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Libby Kelley
Title: Client Executive
Tara Klemm
Title: Client Engagement Manager
Tom Leahy
Title: Vice President – Northeast and Strategic Broker Engagement
Robert Leitner
Title: Executive Vice President of Business Development
Jeffrey Levans
Title: Vice President – Insurance Underwriting
James Lile
Title: Assistant Vice President, Underwriting
Dan Maradei
Title: Account Executive
Colleen Mattaline
Title: Events Manager
J.R. Maxfield
Title: Director, Talent Acquisition & Recruitment
Justin McCormack
Title: Assistant Vice President – Business Development
Matt McDonough
Title: Assistant Vice President, Risk Control
Todd McMillan
Title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Liability Claims
Rob Miller
Title: Client Engagement Manager
Michael Myers
Title: National Director of Contracting and Construction
Tim O’Grady
Title: Vice President – Underwriting
Tanya Parker
Title: Assistant Vice President, Client Engagement
Steve Peacock
Title: Assistant Vice President, Client Engagement
John Phillips
Title: Executive Director – Business Development
Vikrum Ramaswamy
Title: Risk Control Director
Ryan Rathje
Title: Vice President, Liability Claims
Curt Reno
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Underwriting Officer Insurance Underwriting
Matt Riccio
Title: Assistant Vice President – Insurance Underwriting
Chris Roche
Title: Executive Director – National Growth Leader
Angie Schaefer
Title: Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Jeremy Schumacher
Title: Director of Cyber Underwriting
Matt Sekula
Title: Vice President, Workers' Compensation Claims Strategy & Operations
Gina Shanfeld
Title: Events Director
Andrea Shopher
Title: Assistant Vice President, Underwriting
Andrew Smith
Title: National Director – Defense Base Act & Multinational Solutions
Tim Stanger
Title: Senior Vice President, TPA Governance
Scott Thompson
Title: Vice President – Underwriting
Spencer Timmel
Title: National Director, Cyber & Technology
Christie Tucci
Title: Assistant Vice President, Communications
Mark Walls
Title: Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing OfficerLearn More
Safety National® is a multi-line specialty insurance carrier that offers a variety of risk solutions for large commercial and public entity clients.
The company has built a loyal client base by practicing a relationship-focused approach to customer service – listening closely to customer needs and designing flexible programs to address them, providing complimentary risk management resources to help improve safety and compliance programs, and offering specialized claims management proficiency to help produce the greatest possible outcomes.
A market leader since 1942, the company is a member of the Tokio Marine Group and is rated "A++" (Superior), FSC XV by A.M. Best.
Learn more about our insurance solutions here.
The company has built a loyal client base by practicing a relationship-focused approach to customer service – listening closely to customer needs and designing flexible programs to address them, providing complimentary risk management resources to help improve safety and compliance programs, and offering specialized claims management proficiency to help produce the greatest possible outcomes.
A market leader since 1942, the company is a member of the Tokio Marine Group and is rated "A++" (Superior), FSC XV by A.M. Best.
Learn more about our insurance solutions here.