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Amanda McHale
Coverys
Amanda D. McHale is Vice President of International Underwriting at Coverys. With more
than twenty years in medical professional liability, Amanda has held senior leadership roles across US and London Markets, guiding complex‑risk underwriting and helping shape strategy and performance across the broader MPL market. Amanda’s underwriting acumen and strategic vision have enabled her to lead through significant growth and transformation.
She has played a key role in transitioning Coverys’ global operations, strengthening policies, pricing discipline, and culture across regions. Her leadership has supported significant growth initiatives and advanced the organization’s global footprint.
Amanda also serves on multiple boards within the Coverys group and her local community, reflecting her commitment to advancing both the insurance and healthcare.
Audrey Greening
Chief Broking Officer
Aon
Audrey is the Chief Broking Officer with Aon’s National Healthcare Practice. In this
role, she is responsible for maintaining consultative relationships with clients,
developing creative program solutions that are tailored to clients’ strategic initiatives,
and liaising with the healthcare markets and their senior leadership teams to
leverage the healthcare book on behalf of Aon clients. Audrey interfaces with our
teams throughout the U.S., London, and Bermuda, working closely with colleagues
to ensure a coordinated marketing approach to provide competitive terms and
conditions. She is responsible for the management of the healthcare brokerage team
located throughout the U.S., developing best practices and templates for the brokers
to use in presenting client risks to underwriters, and creating new products to provide
long-term solutions for clients’ evolving risks.
As the Chief Broking Officer, she works closely with the Account Service team to
ensure we develop a robust strategy, negotiates with the underwriters to secure
competitive terms, collaborates with the London and Bermuda healthcare broking
teams to ensure that our Global Marketing approach provides the best results for our
clients and their Total Cost of Risk
Avraham Schwartz
Vice President, Deputy Counsel
Northwell Health
I am the Vice President, Deputy Counsel, Medical Malpractice and General Liability Program in Risk Management at Northwell Health. I have been practicing since 1997 and prior to working at Northwell, I practiced medical malpractice defense and general liability defense at several metropolitan NY law firms where I handled cases from inception through resolution including trial and appeal. I have been at Northwell Risk Management since July 2012. I lead and oversee the strategy, development, integration and administration of the Medical Malpractice and General Liability Claims Program policies, services, and programs for the Health System. I participate in the development and implementation of financial, strategic and loss control activities and operates and manages departmental medical malpractice claims teams.
Ben Accardo
Underwriting Manager – US Executive Risk
Beazley
Ben is an Underwriting Manager on Beazley’s US Executive Risk team, with a focus on underwriting Beazley’s Safeguard product. Prior to becoming an Underwriter, Ben spent more than nine years as a member of the Executive Risk claims team handling employment practices liability claims and claims involving allegations of sexual abuse under the Beazley Safeguard product. Prior to joining Beazley, Ben worked as an Account Manager at a reputable personal lines insurance carrier in the northeast. Ben graduated in 2012 from the University of Hartford with a degree in Biomedical Engineering.
Benjamin Newman
Ben Newman maintains an active alternative dispute resolution practice through Newman ADR. Based in Orlando, Florida, he serves as a mediator throughout the state, with a primary focus on the resolution of medical malpractice and long-term care matters. Ben brings more than 25 years of experience as a medical malpractice attorney to his mediation work, having represented physicians, hospital systems, ambulatory surgery centers, and allied health professionals across Florida. Earlier in his career, he was a shareholder at GrayRobinson, a large statewide law firm. and later served as a partner with Wilson Elser, a national law firm, continuing his statewide representation of healthcare professionals.
In addition to his mediation practice, Ben acts as an arbitrator in both binding and non-binding matters throughout Florida. With a combined 32 years of legal and ADR experience, he provides proactive, practical, and insightful guidance in complex disputes.
Ben received his B.A. in Political Science from American University in Washington, D.C., and his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law.
Bill Bower
Executive Vice President and Healthcare Vertical Leader
Gallagher Bassett
Bill is Executive Vice President and Healthcare Vertical Leader for Gallagher Bassett Specialty. Bill is an attorney with more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry, starting his career as a trial lawyer for 12 years in Cook County, Illinois. He then assumed the role of Vice President and Head of the Strategic Claims Division at CNA Insurance, with oversight responsibility of CNA’s highest exposure matters. At CNA, Bill also served as the VP Technical Officer for Global Specialty Line Claims, and the line of business claims officer for CNA HealthPro Claims. From 2005-2019, Bill worked at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, where her served as Senior Vice President of Administration, Chief Risk Officer and President of Northwestern Memorial Insurance Company. Bill’s role included day-to-day operational responsibility for claims & litigation, clinical risk management, corporate insurance and various system key initiatives.
Bill Burns
Vice President of Research
MPL Association
Bio coming soon.
Bob Allen
President
Pro-Axis
Bob Allen has spent his 35-year career exclusively underwriting, brokering, and developing capital for the medical professional liability market. He is the founder and President of Pro-Praxis (a CRC/Starwind company), a managing general agency that specializes in healthcare liability risks. Since 2014, his group has underwritten $500M in healthcare professional liability premium for five (5) A+ rated carriers. The long-term vision of the group is to offer an array of P&C insurance products for the healthcare industry.
Bob leads a team that offers professional liability products for Hospitals, Allied Health, Physicians, Clinical Research and Senior Living, with an emphasis on large accounts. The team has authored industry reports regarding some of the more difficult trends in the market such as Sexual Misconduct in Hospitals and Correctional Medicine.
Prior to starting Pro-Praxis, Bob was the Global Head of Healthcare for Torus (now Core Specialty). Other underwriting positions included roles within Allied World, Zurich, and AIG. The first seven years of his career started with brokerage in 1990. He worked in Marsh’s New York Healthcare team and eventually became a team leader within Johnson & Higgins (now Marsh).
Bob is a University of Virginia graduate, a father of two, an MPL Association Affiliate Partner, and is a fundraiser for Autism, Epilepsy and Children’s Cancer. After a long insurance career, he plans to start a vocational program for adults with developmental challenges.
Brant Poling
Attorney
Poling Law
Mr. Poling has defended medical professionals, hospitals, dentists and extended care facilities for the past 30 years. While the POLING firm is located in Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Poling regularly tries cases across the state and nationwide. His practice focuses on catastrophic damage cases.
He is also regularly asked to assist in casualty cases with causation and damage mitigation. He has tried dozens of cases to verdict and frequently speaks on topics in the field.
Brian Kern
CEO
Deep Risk Management, LLC
Brian Kern, Esq. is the CEO of Deep Risk Management, LLC, a value-based financial risk brokerage and consulting firm. He is also a partner with Acadia Professional, LLC, a medical professional liability (MPL) insurance firm, and a licensed attorney. Mr. Kern focuses on helping medical practices understand and succeed in value-based risk programs by educating them on where new revenue sources exist and how to protect themselves from downside risk. He advises extensively on government, private payor, and employer models.
Candace Collins
Global Safeguarding Managing Director
Gallagher
Candace Collins serves as a cross-divisional subject matter expert on sexual abuse and molestation liability. She supports Gallagher’s strategy and development of integrated safeguarding solutions designed to meet the evolving nature of abuse risk, prevention and response frameworks, plus coverage and risk financing solutions.
Candace joined the Gallagher team in July 2025 with more than 20 years of experience, including 12+ years at Praesidium, where she most recently served as Senior Director of Strategic Alliances. In this role, she collaborated with insurance carriers, pooling arrangements, and captive partnerships to develop and deploy abuse prevention strategies in multiple countries. Previously, she also oversaw Praesidium’s higher education, schools, and crisis response segments. Prior to Praesidium, Candace practiced law for more than a decade, with a focus on insurance coverage. Earlier in her career, she served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas, prosecuting abuse and neglect cases in long-term care and behavioral health facilities.
Candace received her juris doctorate from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and a bachelors in business administration with honors from Texas A&M University. She is also a Certified Praesidium Guardian and regular contributor to national and regional association events across industries.
Catherine Jones
Chief Executive Officer | Principal Owner
Risk Transitions Healthcare Risk Management Company, LLC
Catherstine is a distinguished healthcare risk management leader with extensive experience in guiding healthcare organizations through complex regulatory and operational challenges. As Founder and Principal Consultant of Risk Transitions Healthcare Risk Management Company, LLC, she partners with healthcare systems and insurers to strengthen enterprise risk frameworks, elevate compliance strategies, and design patient safety programs that deliver measurable outcomes.
Catherstine’s expertise spans three decades in healthcare with specialized knowledge in systematic problem-solving methodology and Enterprise Risk Management program design. Catherstine is highly recognized for collaborating with healthcare leaders to proactively address risk exposures and strengthen organizational resilience.
During the conference, Catherstine will lead thoughtful and pragmatic panel discussion on overlooked clinical exposures that can erode or invalidate insurance coverage, leaving organizations vulnerable despite having policies in place.
Outside of her professional work, Catherstine enjoys traveling with her family, mentoring emerging nursing and healthcare risk management leaders, and engaging in community initiatives.
Caryn Lilling
Partner
Mauro, Lilling Naparty LLP
Caryn Lilling is a founding partner of Mauro Lilling Naparty LLP, the largest law firm in the Northeast that handles appeals and litigation strategy. As part of her practice, Caryn serves as coordinating counsel on damages strategy in catastrophic injury cases throughout the country. Caryn has earned Martindale Hubbell’s highest peer review rating of AV®, having been designated as Preeminent™ in appellate practice.
Christine Samuels
VP Claims
Berkley Healthcare
Christine joined the Berkley Healthcare Claims team in 2021. She is responsible for delivering superior claims results through execution of defined best practices while managing an inventory of high exposure and complex healthcare professional liability claims. She is a firm believer in a collaborative approach to successful defense and resolution of high-severity claims. Before becoming a member of the Berkley HealthCare Claims team, Christine served as Senior Director of Claims at a risk retention group where she managed a team working on complex medical malpractice and general liability matters from inception through resolution in multiple jurisdictions. Christine is a former trial attorney and has served as in-house counsel for both private and public hospitals in New York City. She brings a diverse background of experience in risk management, defense of medical malpractice claims, particularly in the academic teaching facility as well as litigation monitoring. Christine received her bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and her Juris Doctorate from Northeastern University School of Law. She enjoys spending time with her family, playing tennis, and working on her golf game.
Courtney Koch
Head of Excell and Healthcare Claims
Tokio Marine
Courtney Koch joined Tokio Marine HCC in June 2025 as Head of Excess and Healthcare Claims following the company’s launch into the healthcare professional liability market earlier that year. Guided by Tokio Marine HCC’s core purpose, “To Be a Good Company,” Courtney brings deep claims and litigation management expertise to the buildout of this new business unit, which provides excess professional and umbrella liability coverage to hospitals and health systems nationwide. In addition to her healthcare responsibilities, Courtney also leads the TMHCC Excess Casualty unit, which launched in 2025.
Prior to joining Tokio Marine HCC, Courtney held senior leadership roles at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance as Senior Vice President of Healthcare and Casualty Claims, and at ACE American Insurance as Senior Claims Director. She began her career as a Paralegal at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center working in their legal department. Courtney earned her Juris Doctor from New York Law School and her Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University.
Cynthia Robinson
Partner
Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP
Cynthia is an accomplished litigator who defends doctors, nurses, hospitals, and other healthcare providers in high-stakes medical malpractice litigation from case inception to trial. For the entirety of her career, she has focused my practice exclusively on medical malpractice defense.
Over thousands of hours, Cynthia honed exceptionally effective skills: defending clients at depositions, examining witnesses, and aggressively capturing success through oral arguments in the courtroom and beyond. These capabilities are complemented by shrewd legal writing and research, which has culminated in multiple wins in summary judgment motions, Frye motions, alternative dispute resolution, and trials.
Her approach to client service is centered on the belief that there’s more to successful advocacy than rote skills from law school. She brings to the table a unique manner of relating with all parties involved in a case: Cynthia listens to her clients; anticipates and avoids future potential risk; and she identifies not only the best legal arguments but the best manner in which those should be made based upon the circumstances and parties involved.
Super Lawyer 2021-2023
Member of the NY Bar Association, NJ Bar Association, Women’s Bar Association, Bronx County Bar Association
Publication:
Back to Basics: Fighting a Newly Emboldened Plaintiffs Bar – New York Law Journal 2023 https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2023/03/08/back-to-basics
Expert Ambiguity in the CPLR – New York Law Journal 2024 – https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2022/07/25
Speaking Engagements:
Crittenden 2024 – https://crittendenmedical.com/conference/
Daniel J. Huff
Dan is a founding partner of the law firm Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC. Dan has tried more than 140 civil jury trials in Georgia. In more than 120 of the trials, Dan represented physicians and hospitals against allegations of medical malpractice.
In 2023 Dan tried eight medical malpractice cases, seven in Georgia. In October 2022, Dan obtained a defense verdict for a Georgia hospital in a case where the jury found against two defendants for $75,000,000 and the Plaintiff sought $40,000,000 against the hospital alone. Dan is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been selected as a Superlawyer for more than 18 years. Founded in 2003, Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC has offices throughout Georgia and in North Carolina and South Carolina.
HPB prides itself on having a deep bench of diverse first chair medical malpractice lawyers. Huff Powell & Bailey tried 25 cases to verdict in 2023. With over 60 lawyers in three states HPB sets the standard for defending the healthcare industry in the southeast.
Dan Phillips
Dan Phillips is the Central Zone Healthcare Center of Excellence Leader for Marsh, based in Chicago. A 30-year veteran of the firm, Dan has dedicated his career to navigating the evolution of healthcare risk and remains a steadfast resource for the industry. He brings deep technical expertise to complex professional liability programs, specializing in alternative risk transfer, large self-insured retentions, and captive optimization. Dan focuses on aligning Marsh’s global specialized resources to solve the industry’s most intricate financing challenges. With three decades of experience, he remains a passionate advocate for innovation and partnership in the healthcare risk space.
Dave Ferrainolo
Founder and Attorney
Ferrainolo Allen
Dave Ferrainolo combines deep legal expertise with strategic insight to guide clients through high-stakes litigation. From medical malpractice to complex liability claims, Dave delivers results while protecting reputations.
Career Highlights:
- Founded Ferrainolo Law Group (2021) and co-founded Ferrainolo Allen, P.A. (2025).
- Former Partner at a national healthcare defense firm, expanding operations into Florida.
- Handles cases statewide from the firm’s Tampa office.
Areas of Expertise:
- Medical malpractice defense
- General liability & premises liability
- Negligent credentialing & contract disputes
- Administrative hearings & regulatory matters
- Allegations of sexual misconduct
- Negligent security & hiring cases
What Sets Dave Apart:
- Strategic Negotiator: Secured favorable settlements in cases from permanent disability to wrongful death.
- Trial-Tested: Extensive experience from case inception through jury verdict.
- Client-Centered: Prioritizes client goals, clear communication, and proactive case management.
Dominique Bartholet
Mediator
Bartholet Mediation
Dominique is a Fluent Spanish speaking attorney offering services in mediation, arbitration, neutral case evaluation, moderated settlement conferences and alternative dispute resolution.
Dominique is a native of Colombia, South America and is fluent in Spanish. She is able to conduct full mediations in Spanish if needed. She possesses the ability to communicate with all the parties and discuss all aspects of the mediation process fluently in Spanish. Dominique has an awareness of cultural diversity and knows that it is an important tool for a mediator in helping the parties feel comfortable during mediation, to trust the process and work towards resolution. Dominique knows and understands that Mediators not only need to use strong communication skills to understand a dispute and to connect to parties, but they also need to help the parties to engage in a constructive exchange when their own poor communication skills may be at the heart of the conflict. The fewer barriers to communication there are in a dialogue during mediation, the greater the likelihood that the parties will get their points of view across effectively, understand each other, and work toward a mutually beneficial resolution of their case. In mediation, Dominique makes certain that the facts, issues and law are heard, analyzed, and followed logically. With excellent communications skills she is able to find creative, professional and innovative solutions acceptable to the parties in order to solve the disputes. She goes beyond simply trying to help both parties reach an agreement, but instead looks to discover new and innovative ways to satisfy the needs of all parties to the dispute while helping to maintain the parties’ working relationship.
Dominique offers professional mediation and alternative dispute resolution services to both companies and individuals. Her fluency in the Spanish language and her excellent communication skills, help Dominique to effectively communicate with all parties involved in the case.
Her Scope of practice includes but is not limited to the following: personal injury – including all accidents, 18-wheeler accidents, commercial accidents, multiparty accidents, wrongful death, products liability, premises/slip and fall medical-malpractice, as well as contracts, commercial business, real estate and property, landlord/tenant, insurance, storm related damage, property disputes, and construction disputes.
Prior to founding her full-time mediation practice, Dominique was a civil trial attorney for over 20 years in Houston, Texas. Her areas of practice included commercial cases, 18-wheeler accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, products liability, premises/slip and fall accidents, automobile accidents and construction accidents. Dominique has extensive experience in personal injury litigation, ranging from the onset of the suit to resolution by mediation and arbitration as well as by jury trial and appeals. Throughout her career, Dominique has successfully resolved thousands of cases by way of mediation. As a result of her tenacity and never ending strive to resolve her cases, she was honored several years in a row with the “Best of The Bar” award in Texas. Dominique is a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals and a Credentialed Distinguished Mediator by the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association.
Douglas Shaw
Vice President, Risk Management and Insurance
RWJBarnabas Health
As Vice President for Risk Management and Insurance for the largest and most comprehensive academic health system in New Jersey, Doug Shaw oversees clinical risk management, claims and litigation management and risk financing including the organization’s captive insurance company.
Prior to joining RWJBarnabas Health, Mr. Shaw was the Chief Risk Officer at Nuvance Health where he was responsible for clinical risk management, internal claims management, self-insurance, and managing medical malpractice, general liability and other litigation. Before joining Nuvance Health, he was Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County, NY and then practiced law with a concentration on the defense of hospitals and physicians in complex medical malpractice litigation.
Mr. Shaw earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Syracuse University and a law degree from New York Law School.
Drew Graham
Shareholder Attorney
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Drew Graham started his practice with Hall Booth Smith, P.C. in 1992, developing expertise in traditional medical and professional negligence. In 1996, Mr. Graham created the firm’s Aging Services Practice Group in response to industry demand for specialist attorneys in the evolving area of healthcare litigation.
Mr. Graham is committed to making it the go-to resource for healthcare providers facing the challenges of a complex and highly regulated specialty. The group has grown to include over 40 attorneys, each with an in-depth appreciation of the industry. Mr. Graham is frequently called to assist with the management of batch claims, complex discovery, and trial.
He works with counsel across the country on developing strategies to address damages in all types of medical cases. Mr. Graham is actively involved in numerous professional organizations and is a frequent speaker at industry and legal meetings. He is peer rated AV by Martindale Hubbell. He lives in New York with his wife and daughters.
Drew Neckar
Principal Consultant
COSECURE Enterprise Risk Solutions
Bio coming soon.
Elizabeth Healy
Vice President, Government and Community Relations
The Doctors Company
Elizabeth Y. Healy is Vice President of Government and Community Relations at The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician owned medical professional liability insurer.
In more than 30 years in government relations, she has been involved in political campaigns and fundraising, grassroots organizing, state government, and legislative advocacy in the United States and the United Kingdom. Healy directs The Doctors Company Group’s award winning political and public policy advocacy strategies nationwide, and in Washington, DC.
Healy is also responsible for The Doctors Company’s corporate charitable giving program which is focused on addressing the social determinants of health, and is the Executive Director of The Doctors Company Foundation.
Healy holds a bachelor’s degree in social science from California State University, and studied international public policy at King’s College, University of London. Healy resides in Napa, California where she volunteers for her daughter’s Girl Scout troop, and serves as Board President of Community Health Initiative.
Erica Ladler
Risk Manager
Joseph M. Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center
Erica Ladler is a seasoned healthcare professional with nearly two decades of nursing experience, including critical care, progressive care, leadership, and expertise in risk mitigation. For the past 10 years, she has served as Lead Risk Manager at the Atlanta Veterans Administration Health Care System, where she is responsible for managing peer reviews, tort claims, institutional disclosures, and administrative investigations. Her strong clinical foundation and operational insight enable her to navigate complex risk scenarios with precision and effectiveness.
Erica earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Clark Atlanta University, her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of North Georgia, and her Master’s Degree in Organizational and Leadership Development from Post University. Erica is an active member of the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM), the Georgia Society for Healthcare Risk Management (GSHRM), and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. She also contributes to Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Incorporated, a nursing sorority where she helped organize a community seminar on opioid awareness and participates in health outreach events.
Her work reflects a deep commitment to patient safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement in healthcare risk practices.
Gina Kittek
System Director, Risk Management & Corporate Compliance
United Health Services
Gina Kittek, MJ, CHC, CPHRM has over 25 years of experience in the health care industry. She is an experienced health care risk manager managing corporate healthcare risk management functions.
As the System Director of Risk Management and Corporate Compliance, Gina currently manages all aspects of the healthcare risk management program and the corporate compliance functions as well as the Corporate Compliance Officer role.
Gina is a member of the ASHRM and maintains her Certified Professional Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM). Gina is also a member of the HCCA and maintains her Certificate in Healthcare Compliance (CHC). She is on the Board of the Association for Healthcare Risk Management of New York.
Graham Billingham
Chief Medical Officer
MedPro Group
Dr. Billingham has 40 years of experience as an emergency medicine physician. He speaks nationally and internationally and has lectured in more than 400 continuing medical education courses on risk management, operations, patient safety, documentation, information technology, emerging risk, and malpractice prevention.
As MedPro’s Chief Medical Officer, he is responsible for leading the company’s Risk Solutions department and working with other leaders to support clinical risk, claims, underwriting, and sales efforts. His team focuses on improving patient safety and outcomes, decreasing risk and preventing claims before they happen.
Prior to joining MedPro, Dr. Billingham served as president and CEO for EPIC RRG. He also served on the physician advisory boards of several technology companies and the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Medical Legal Committee and Coding and Nomenclature Committee. He is emeritus chairman of the Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation and has served on the Emergency Department Practice Management Association’s Board of Directors.
Dr. Billingham also founded and served as medical director for the Center for Emergency Medical Education and was a co-founder of the National Emergency Medicine Board Review Course.
Hala Helm
Managing Director and Strategic Healthcare Risk Advisor
Marsh
Hala Helm is Managing Director and Strategic Healthcare Risk Advisor for the Marsh national healthcare practice. Hala has worked in healthcare enterprise risk management for over twenty-five years and has demonstrated accomplishments in all aspects of enterprise risk management, corporate compliance, privacy, and patient safety and quality.
She has worked in a variety of healthcare settings, including large regional multi-hospital integrated health systems, academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, small independent community health systems, and ambulatory clinics and physician groups. Hala holds BS, MBA and JD degrees and is a member of the California and Tennessee Bar Associations. She holds several risk management designations and certifications.
Hugh Harris
Partner
Wicker Smith
Hugh B. Harris, a partner in Wicker Smith’s Birmingham, Alabama office, joined the firm in 2025. In addition to handling the medical malpractice and professional liability litigation in Alabama for one of the firm’s major regional hospital system clients, Hugh also represents a variety of healthcare providers and specialists in negligence and malpractice matters, as well as in licensing and administrative board issues before the Alabama Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the Alabama Department of Health and the Alabama Board of Pharmacy. In addition to his medical law experience, Hugh also handles general and premises liability, commercial transportation, products liability, and negligent security matters for corporations and small businesses alike. Hugh is admitted to practice before all Federal and State Courts in Alabama, and is a member of the Alabama State Bar Health Law Section and the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.
Jane Cooper-Drive, MSc
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Relational Leadership Partners
For over two decades, Jane Cooper-Driver has worked at the intersection of individual and cultural transformation in organizational development. Her work spans multiple industries and stages of organizational growth, with over a decade dedicated to healthcare and supporting those at the heart of delivering care. She is co-founder of Relational Leadership Partners (RLP), a mission-driven organization advancing human-centered culture change in healthcare.
Previously, Jane served as Chief Programs Officer at Intend Health Strategies, where she led the development and national delivery of the Relational Leadership curriculum for healthcare professionals, administrators, students, and trainees. She also served as Senior Director of Learning & Development at Iora Health. She holds a BA from Boston University and an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Jennifer Schoenthal
Head of Digital Health
Hudson Insurance Group
Jennifer Schoenthal is head of Digital Health for HudsonPro®, the financial and professional lines of Hudson Insurance Group. Recently, Ms. Schoenthal developed and launched HudsonPro’s new Digital Health modular product offering, which includes Medical Professional Liability, Cyber and Technology Errors & Omissions. Ms. Schoenthal has over 25 years of experience in underwriting and product development, and is a nationally recognized speaker and writer.
Prior to HudsonPro, Ms. Schoenthal was global product leader for Beazley’s virtual care product and she has also served as the director of underwriting for a Lloyds of London coverholder. Ms. Schoenthal holds a degree from Sonoma State University and P&C licenses in over 15 states.
John Upright
Senior Vice President and Healthcare Industry Practice Leader
Lockton Northeast
John is senior vice president and Healthcare Industry Practice leader for Lockton Northeast. He is responsible for managing and effectively delivering Lockton’s extensive resources to complex and sophisticated healthcare organizations.
In his more than 30 years in the insurance industry, John has worked with a variety of healthcare clients, including large healthcare systems, hospitals, long-term care facilities, physician groups, home health and hospice agencies and managed care organizations. His national account expertise includes representing for profit and not-for-profit clients, many located in different venues and requiring unique program designs. He has represented clients in the foreign marketplace, including London and Bermuda, and has extensive experience with alternative risk transfer vehicles such as self-insured trusts, fronting programs, and captives.
Joseph Menello
Partner
Wicker Smith
Joseph P. Menello is a Shareholder, and the managing partner of Wicker Smith’s Atlanta office, where his work is primarily focused on general and premises liability, negligent security, medical malpractice, and retail and trucking litigation.
Joe’s career at Wicker Smith began as an office services employee in the copy room of the Orlando office while in high school. He re-joined the firm as a summer associate after his 3L year, and as an associate upon graduation from law school. Joe was promoted to partner a few years later. In March 2020, he was tapped by his mentor, Dick Ford, to lead the firm’s expansion into Georgia. The Atlanta office opened with two lawyers in June 2021, and under Joe’s leadership, has grown steadily every year since.
Joe is an experienced trial lawyer with dozens of excellent outcomes to his credit. He first-chaired his first trial as a third year associate, and since then he has represented some of the firm’s biggest clients in the courtroom, including major national and regional grocery and retail chains and gas stations, Orlando-area entertainment and theme park companies, national trucking companies, and some of Central Florida’s largest hospital systems. In 2019, he was instrumental in securing a $13 million defense verdict in a case related to claims of negligence during a hysterectomy. In 2023, he successfully argued to have a Plaintiff’s expert’s testimony stricken under Daubert in a wrongful death case, which subsequently left the Court no choice but to grant summary judgment and dismiss the case against our client hospital entirely.
Joseph Sheahan
National Claims Division Manager
MedPro Group
Joseph Sheahan is the National Claims Division Manager for Healthcare Professionals at MedPro Group and has extensive medical malpractice experience and wide-ranging, hands-on clinical experience. He obtained his Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, from The University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law in 2013. He is admitted to practice law in all Illinois and Wisconsin state courts, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the District of Colorado. Before joining MedPro, he worked as a defense attorney representing physicians and allied health professionals across the country in all facets of litigation, from risk management analysis and pre-suit claims through trial and appeal. He also represented insurers in coverage, extra-contractual liability and bad faith litigation. He currently leads the claims team for MedPro’s Healthcare Professionals Division.
Julia Soda
VP & Segment Lead, Medical Facilities Underwriting
TDC Specialty
Julia Soda, VP & Segment Lead, Medical Facilities Underwriting, at TDC Specialty, brings two decades of underwriting experience across diverse market conditions, offering both depth and perspective to every customer she serves. Since joining TDC Specialty in November 2019, she has been a valued contributor, bringing both underwriting and brokerage experience to her role. Her dedication has been especially evident in growing the FTCA program. In 2024, she was promoted to a team lead position, laying the groundwork for expanded leadership and management responsibilities.
Recognized for her pragmatic, straightforward approach, Julia is committed to building strong partnerships rooted in real-world understanding. Her ability to collaborate closely with clients, brokers, and internal teams enables her to craft thoughtful, reliable underwriting solutions that support long-term success.
Kevin Luna
Digital Health – Senior Underwriter
HudsonPro
Kevin Luna is a Digital Health – Senior Underwriter at HudsonPro® (the financial and professional lines of Hudson Insurance Group). Mr. Luna’s expertise aligns directly with the Digital Health modular product’s offerings, which include Medical Professional Liability, Cyber and Technology Errors & Omissions. Driving the team’s growth in 2025, Mr. Luna has played a key role in strengthening Digital Health’s product offerings, revamping documentation including Renewal/New Business Applications, training/managing new team members, and leading collaboration across HudsonPro. Mr. Luna’s open-mindedness through his experiences has unlatched the possibilities within the Digital Health space.
Mr. Luna’s underwriting experience includes small business healthcare portfolios, long-term care facilities, hospitals, and healthcare supportive services (non-medical); nationally. This varied background gives him great insight in the potential that technology has across the many different sectors within healthcare.
Kyle Laudadio
Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice Leader
CFC
Kyle leads CFC’s U.S. Healthcare and Life Sciences practice, where he manages underwriting and drives growth within allied healthcare, digital health, and life sciences sectors. His role focuses on medical professional liability and emerging risks in areas such as telemedicine, artificial intelligence, and software-enabled clinical services. Prior to his tenure at CFC, Kyle oversaw medical professional liability at Great American and served as virtual-care product lead at Beazley. With close to two decades of industry experience, he is widely recognized for his expertise with healthcare organizations of varying sizes and those at the intersection of healthcare & technology.
Lisa Turman
Senior Clinical Risk Manager
CFC
Lisa Turman is a seasoned, certified Risk Management professional with over 17 years of experience. She currently serves as a Senior Risk Management Specialist at Grady Health System, home to the nation’s leading Trauma Center. With a solid foundation in nursing, Lisa’s journey at Grady Health System began in 1993, marking over three decades of unwavering dedication and service.
In her role at Grady Health System, Lisa identifies and investigates risk-related issues to prevent patient harm and financial loss to the organization. She is responsible for establishing claim files for all investigated occurrences, including the chronology of the investigation, an assessment of the liability and damages, and the anticipated outcome should a claim or litigation follow. Lisa has a proven track record of developing proactive risk initiatives and implementing data-driven solutions to safeguard organizational assets.
Lisa earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Tuskegee University. She has been a dedicated member of the Georgia Society for Healthcare Risk Management (GSHRM) for over 18 years, actively participating in conferences, and Community project initiatives. Lisa holds the position of Secretary for GSHRM. In addition, she is a member of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM)and serves on the New Member Task Force for the Organization.
Lisa Wall, CPA, CPCU, ARM
Executive Consultant
Lockton Alternative Risk Solutions
Lisa is an Executive Vice President and well-respected Risk Finance Practice Leader. She
provides expertise and insight on complex financing, tax, accounting, regulatory and
legal matters relating to insurance programs and transactions. Recognized by Business
Insurance in 2006 as one of the “Women to Watch” in the insurance industry, Lisa
is known as the go-to expert on implementation of complex captive programs, from
feasibility study to formation and ongoing consultation.
Since joining Lockton, Lisa has delivered sophisticated financing solutions with
substantial cost savings and revenue enhancements for clients in multiple industry
sectors. With her sharp mind and command in the field comes her quick smile,
charismatic personality and strategic vision. Lisa helped build Lockton’s Risk Finance
team and shape its direction to where it is today. Nowhere else in the brokerage
industry is there one team that is solely dedicated to alternative risk, captive and
collateral issues.
Lisa is a founding member of Lockton Women In Leadership and is a mentor who
sponsors and helps develop other Associates. She plays the violin and enjoys health and
fitness, cooking, and attending her husband’s music concerts
Lori Semlies
Partner
Wilson Elder Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LP
Lori Semlies, a cochair of the firm’s Medical Malpractice & Health Care Practice, defends
medical and nursing home malpractice claims in state and federal courts, including all
phases of litigation through trial. She also formed the firm’s Coronavirus Task Force for
the defense of health care claims. Lori is a member of Wilson Elser’s Executive Committee and sits on several other firm committees.
A frequent lecturer at conferences across the country, Lori speaks on best practices in
documentation in a medical institution. She also assists clients with drafting admission
agreements and protocols and helps them manage crisis situations.
Lori is active in Wilson Elser’s Women Attorneys Valued & Empowered (WAVE) initiative,
which exemplifies the firm’s enlightened approach to advancing the professional and
personal well-being of its women attorneys. She also assists with the firm’s mentoring
programs.
Medical Malpractice
Lori’s practice encompasses the defense of hospitals and physicians in medical
malpractice cases arising in all areas of medical specialty, from orthopedics to
neurosurgery, and involving all types of claims, from brain-damaged infants to failure to
diagnose cancer. She also defends dentists, podiatrists, laboratories and telehealth
providers.
Madison Edwards
Executive Vice President of Clinical Risk Services
OmniSure
Mandy Murphy
Executive Underwriter, Team Lead
Admiral Insurance Group
Mandy M. Murphy is Assistant Vice President of Product Management at Admiral Insurance. With almost years of experience in the medical malpractice industry, including 16 years in the Excess & Surplus (E&S) sector, she has developed deep expertise in product innovation and underwriting strategy. In her current role, Mandy works on the creation of new products, helps establishes underwriting guidelines, and serves as a trusted referral resource across all regions. She is also dedicated to professional development, having trained and mentored countless underwriters throughout her career. By making continuing education a priority, Mandy has helped strengthen underwriting practices and advance knowledge across the industry, shaping the next generation of insurance professionals.
Marc Craw
Senior Director of Government Affairs
MLMIC Insurance Company, a Berkshire Hathaway company
Bio coming soon.
Dr. Marc Granson
Founder and Chief Quality Officer
SurgeonCheck
Marc Granson, MD, practiced vascular surgery for 33 years and founded a 45‑physician multi‑specialty group bringing vascular surgeons, radiologists, and cardiologists together in one of the nation’s first truly integrated models. He served as Chair of Surgery at St. Luke’s University Health Network from 2003–2016. Seeing that employers, health plans, hospitals, patients, and other healthcare stakeholders lacked an objective way to assess surgeon quality and cost, he created the SurgeonCheck platform and transitioned full‑time to it in 2016. Dr. Granson earned his B.S. from Indiana University and M.D. from Temple University.
Marcie Stacks
Division Manager Hospitals Excess/Reinsurance -Professional Liability
MedPro Group
Marcie Stacks is the National Division Manager – Hospitals/Excess/Reinsurance for MedPro Group, the nation’s first provider of healthcare liability insurance. Marcie is a healthcare professional with over 20 years in professional liability involving hospitals and healthcare professionals. Her experience involves professional liability in primary/excess and reinsurance space as well as senior care, correctional care, product liability, and toxic tort litigation. She has lectured at various leadership conferences and universities on professional liability management.
Margaret Weiss
Assistant Vice President, Professional Liability Claims & Litigation
Healthcare Risk Advisors, TDC Specialty
Maggie Weiss is the Assistant Vice President of Liability Claims and Litigation at Healthcare Risk Advisors, a subsidiary of The Doctors Company. She leads the strategic oversight and management of all liability claims for her team, including asserted claims, complex litigation, and investigations.
In addition to her leadership role, Maggie serves as a trusted advisor to insured clients, delivering targeted education to physicians and healthcare professionals on medical malpractice exposure and risk management. Her work focuses on driving effective claims outcomes while supporting organizational risk reduction and operational excellence.
Prior to joining Healthcare Risk Advisors, Maggie served as a litigation and trial attorney in Boston and New York City, where she handled complex matters involving professional liability, general liability, and products liability. She brings extensive hands-on litigation experience to her role, leveraging this background daily to drive effective claims strategies, deliver exceptional claims outcomes, and provide high-level service to clients.
Mario Giannettino
Partner
Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP
Mario C. Giannettino is a partner with Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan, LLP. Throughout his career, Mr. Giannettino has represented a wide range of healthcare professionals and providers, including hospitals, physicians, nurses, residential healthcare and assisted living facilities, physician’s assistants and home healthcare agencies. Mr. Giannettino handles all aspect of litigation, from pre-suit investigation through trial.
Mr. Giannettino regularly publishes and speaks nationally on matters relating to all aspects of medical malpractice. During his career, he has been a featured author in The Risk Management Quarterly, McKnight’s and other publications.
Education
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2002 New York University, B.A., 1997
Bar and Court Admissions
Connecticut
New York
Other Professional Affiliations
CPHRM American Hospital Association
New York State Bar Association
The Association for Healthcare Risk Management of New York, Inc.
American Society for Health Care Risk Management
Connecticut Society for Healthcare Risk Management
Mary-Lynn Ryan
Senior Risk Management Consultant
ProAssurance
Ms. Ryan is a Senior Risk Management Consultant in the Medical Professional Liability Division of ProAssurance. She has provided patient safety and liability risk management services and educational programs to insureds since 2007. Prior to joining ProAssurance, Mary-Lynn was a staff attorney at the California Medical Association. She started her professional career as a litigator at Bonne, Bridges, Meuller, O’Keefe & Nichols, a Los Angeles, CA medical liability defense firm. In addition to her duties at ProAssurance, Mary-Lynn is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, where she teaches “Legal Issues for New Dentists,” a required course for fourth year dental students. Mary-Lynn received her JD degree from Pepperdine University School of Law and is licensed to practice in California. She recently completed a graduate certificate program in Health Ethics and is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM).
Melissa Dziak
Shareholder
Marshall Dennehey
Melissa is a shareholder in the firm’s Health Care Department with more than 15 years of
litigation experience. She represents and defends physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses,
hospitals, surgery centers, long-term care facilities, and medical device manufacturers in
Pennsylvania and New York in complex medical malpractice and other high-exposure
matters. Melissa has successfully defended clients through trial in state and federal courts
and frequently negotiates favorable settlements. She also represents health care
professionals, including veterinarians, before New York licensing boards, often securing
dismissals without discipline.
In addition, Melissa advises a major national independent foodservice distributor in
significant litigation matters. She is a Certified Mediator for the U.S. District Court for the
Middle District of Pennsylvania, helping resolve civil disputes including personal injury and
medical malpractice claims. Earlier in her career, Melissa served as an Assistant District
Attorney in Westchester County, New York.
Michael Krasner
Co-Chief Medical Officer, VP of Education
EMPRO
Michael (Mick) Krasner (he/him), MD, FACP is currently the Co-Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Education at EmPRO Insurance Company, a medical liability company in Roslyn, New York. He is a Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Krasner has been teaching Mindfulness-Based programs to patients, medical students, and health professionals for more than 23 years, involving over four thousand participants and more than two thousand health professionals, and continues to facilitate Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for employees and dependents of the University of Rochester. He was the project director of Mindful Communication: Bringing Intention, Attention, and Reflection to Clinical Practice, sponsored by the New York Chapter of the American College of Physicians, funded by the Physicians Foundation for Health Systems Excellence, with results reported in JAMA in September 2009. This program led to the establishment of Mindful Practice in Medicine Programs at the University of Rochester which he co-directs, offering continuing educational programs to health professionals and educators locally and internationally for the past 14 years, and includes a multi-year teacher training program for future facilitators of Mindful Practice. He has been engaged in a variety of research projects including the investigations of the effects of mindfulness practices on the immune system in the elderly, on chronic psoriasis, and on caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients. His current projects, in addition to continuing to co-direct the Mindful Practice in Medicine Programs include hosting a podcast called Flourishing in Medicine: From Surviving to Thriving, and as the Executive Producer of a documentary film now in post-production and expected for distribution in 2025, The Healer’s Journey, by Blue Sky Projects Films, about the early professional identity formation of a group of medical students.
Dr. Krasner graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1983 and received the Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in 1987, completing residency in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry where he continued as a full-time faculty member and still engages in medical student and residency education, post-graduate medical education, and research. He has shared his work in peer-reviewed publications, scientific assemblies, workshops, visiting professorships, and intensives throughout the world, focusing primarily on the roots of Hippocratic medicine through the cultivation of attention, awareness, and reflection on the health professional- healing relationship. He describes his personal mission as centered on health professional flourishing, supporting both high quality care delivery and increased professional engagement, satisfaction, and meaning.
Michelle Foster-Earle
President and CEO
OmniSure
Michelle Foster Earle is the Founder, CEO and President of OmniSure Risk Consulting Group, with more than 25 years of experience in healthcare risk management. Her company assists multiple types of organizations to manage risk, improve patient outcomes, improve performance, and maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. She received the Insurance Business America’s 2021 Elite Women award and is a frequent speaker at the Crittenden Medical Insurance conference as well and at healthcare industry association conferences.
Before founding OmniSure, Michelle was in healthcare operations and consulting, having started with a Bachelor degree in Psychology from the University of Houston, then obtaining licenses in nursing facility and assisted living administration, property and casualty insurance, and an Associate in Risk Management. She is certified in Texas as a Field Safety Representative with a Specialty in Hospitals, as well as holding other designations as needed for insurance and loss control in many other states.
Mike Midgley
Head of Loss Control
Munich RE
Mike is an experienced healthcare risk manager, nurse, insurance professional,attorney and professor. He began his clinical career as a nurse in intensive care andemergency medicine. Mike started his healthcare risk management career with acaptive insurance company in New York City, having dedicated risk and claimsmanagement consulting responsibilities to a major tertiary care medical center. He then served as a risk manager at academic medical centers in New York City. Mr. Midgleylater worked in the field as a risk management consultant, underwriter, productdevelopment manager, business development manager and compliance officer withmedical malpractice insurance carriers. Mike is currently the Head of Loss Control forMunich Re Specialty-North America.
He is on faculty for Loyola Law School where he teaches leadership and strategic planning and serves as faculty for the American Society for Health Care RiskManagement (ASHRM).
Mr. Midgley is a New York licensed attorney and is a member of the NY State BarAssociation. Mike earned his Juris Doctor (JD) from Fordham University School of Law.He has a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistryof NJ and a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Rutgers University School ofNursing. He is a Distinguished Fellow of ASHRM (DFASHRM) for superior achievementand has earned Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM)designation.
Nita Blevens
Division Vice President, Insurance Administration
ScionHealth
Nita is Division Vice President, Insurance Administration for ScionHealth with over 35 years of experience specializing in healthcare risk management and property/casualty insurance risk financing, procurement and administration.
Throughout her career, she has been a trusted advisor to senior leadership within her organization, navigating an ever changing environment and implementing risk mitigation strategies within the insurance program that best fit the ever changing landscape and needs of ScionHealth. Nita has also served as the Vice President & Board Member for the company’s wholly owned Cayman Island Captive for nearly 20 years as well as managing the existing relationship with the Captive Manager and Cayman Island Monetary Authority (CIMA) for all regulatory requirements that need to be met.
Paul A. Greve
Senior Director Healthcare Risk Solutions
Markel Specialty
Paul has twenty years’ experience as an administrator, risk manager and attorney for major hospitals in Ohio, including Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Columbus Children’s Hospital, and St. Luke’s Hospital. Paul also has twenty years’ experience in the health care professional liability industry as a broker and consultant. He worked as a broker and consultant for Willis for 19 years, primarily in the National Health Care Practice.
He has also worked for two health care professional liability insurance companies including Medical Protective and Markel Specialty. Paul is Past President of the Ohio Society of Hospital Risk Management.
Paul provides Markel staff and insureds with advice and research on a wide range of topics related to health care professional liability risk including claims and risk management and specific research requests. Paul has authored articles on medical professional liability and medical textbook chapters and spoken at many health care professional liability insurance industry conferences. Paul is a priest of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana.
Randall Jenkins Esq.
President, Healthcare Education Insurance Company (HEIC), Executive Administrator UF, FSU, UCF, FAU and FIU Self-Insurance Programs
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Florida
Mr. Jenkins is in his 15th year as President of the Healthcare Education Medical Professional Liability Insurance Company (HEIC), which provides professional liability coverage for the academic health centers of the University of Florida Health, Florida State University Health, University of Central Florida Health, Florida Atlantic University Health, and Florida International University Health. HEIC is one of the ten largest MPL companies in Florida protecting over 15,000 faculty, staff, residents, fellows, students and 12 affiliated hospitals.
Mr. Jenkins also serves as the President of the Florida Academic Health Patient Safety Organization which promotes safety learnings across the academic health systems of Florida. Mr. Jenkins is currently serving a three-year appointment on the Board of Directors of the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan (NICA). He has published more than 15 peer reviewed publications and frequently lectures nationally and internationally on MPL topics.
Previously, he served as the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for UF Health, as well as an assistant hospital administrator, and started his career in private practice as an insurance defense medical malpractice attorney. Mr. Jenkins is a Clinical Associate Professor for the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions and has also taught medical malpractice at the UF College of Law.
Remi Stone, Esq.
Assistant Vice President, Government Relations
The Doctors Company
Richard Henderson
Senior Vice President
TransRe
Robert Aldich III
Shareholder
Marshall Dennehey
Rob is a member of Marshall Dennehey’s Health Care Department. He devotes his practice to defending healthcare professionals and institutions against malpractice liability claims in both Pennsylvania and New York. As a prior judicial law clerk, Rob also has extensive knowledge of the judicial system, enabling him to analyze cases from the court’s perspective. Rob is an active member of the legal community. He is the current Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute. Rob is also an active speaker and author on topics including management of health risk and claims, electronic medical records, audit trails and long-term care.
Sarah Smithson, MD, MPH
Co-founder and CEO
Relational Leadership Partners
Sarah Smithson is an internal medicine physician and co-founder of Relational Leadership Partners (RLP), a mission-driven organization committed to human-centered culture change in healthcare. She thrives in interprofessional collaborations around leadership development and innovation in health systems, communication, and team-based care delivery. Prior to founding RLP, Sarah served as the Co-CEO and Vice President of Partnerships for Intend Health Strategies, was the Assistant Dean for Clinical Education and inaugural Director for Interprofessional Education and Practice at the UNC School of Medicine, and delivered primary care for over a decade. Sarah earned a dual MD/MPH degree from Emory University in Atlanta and completed internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Seth Lamont
VP of Government Relations
CNA Insurance
Seth Lamont serves as Vice President for Government Relations at CNA, a premier commercial insurer operating nationwide. In this key position, Seth leads the state government relations team, where he directs the oversight of legislative and regulatory affairs at the state level. His strategic leadership in legal reform initiatives has been instrumental in advancing the company’s profitability and long-term success.
With a distinguished background in public service, Seth brings invaluable experience from all three branches of New York State government. He began his career in the judiciary as an Appellate Court Attorney for the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, later taking on key roles at the Consumer Protection Board, where he advocated for ratepayers before the Public Service Commission as Assistant Counsel and Intervenor Attorney. His role as Counsel to the Senate Insurance Committee further demonstrated his ability to influence state policy and drive legislative outcomes.
In the private sector, Seth’s expertise in navigating complex regulatory environments was evident in his role as Manager of Government and Regulatory Affairs at Direct Energy. There, he successfully represented the company’s business interests in New York, strengthening its position in a competitive market.
Seth’s thought leadership and achievements have earned him numerous accolades, including CNA’s prestigious Chairman’s Award, recognition in City & State New York’s ’40 Under 40′ list, and the Champion Civil Justice Award from the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York.
A graduate of Hamilton College and Albany Law School, Seth resides in Albany, NY, with his wife and their four children.
Stefanie Simmons, MD, DACEP
Chief Medical Chief
Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation
Stefanie Simmons, MD is the Chief Medical Officer at the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation and a board-certified emergency medicine physician. She was the primary advisor to NIOSH for the Impact WellbeingTM guide for healthcare leaders, leads multi-state programs to improve the operational environment of care and remove barriers to mental health care, and serves as a national thought leader in healthcare worker well-being. Stefanie served as the Vice President of Patient and Clinician Experience for Envision over 7 years, serving 26,000 physicians and advanced practice providers with a focus on professional well-being, including translational research and programs designed to bring well-being best practices to clinical environments. She served as lead clinical faculty for the Clinician Experience Project Wellbeing program.
Stefanie earned her Bachelor of Science and Medical Doctor degrees from University of Michigan and completed residency training at the University of Michigan/St. Joseph Mercy emergency medicine residency. She has completed additional training in medical education, research methods, coaching, and positive organizational psychology.
Tatum O'Sullivan
Healthcare Loss Control Expert
Munich Re Specialty
Tatum O’Sullivan, RN, MHSA, CPHRM, DFASHRM, CPPS is the Healthcare Loss Control Expert for Munich Re Specialty – North America. She was previously the Director of Safety, Risk, and Patient Family Relations at Mass General Brigham Medical Group in Massachusetts.
Tatum was the 2024 President of the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM). She was Secretary and later President for 2 local ASHRM chapters in Northern New England and Massachusetts.
Tatum has presented locally, nationally, and internationally and is a contributor on several journal and ASHRM publications.
Tim Shea
Chief Claims Officer
EmPRO
As Chief Claims Officer, Tim develops, implements, and manages EmPRO’s strategic claims programs. Tim has over thirty years of experience in the insurance industry encompassing accomplishments in the start-up, acquisition, and transformational leadership of domestic and international insurers, reinsurers, medical professional claims operations, and litigation leadership.
Tim holds a BS in Business Administration from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with continuing education at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, Chicago, Illinois, and the Center for Creative Leadership, Ashville, North Carolina. Tim has formerly served in various executive and management positions with Gallagher Bassett Insurance Services, CNA Insurance, and the Illinois State Medical Inter-Insurance Exchange.
Tim Zawacki
Principal Research Analyst
S&P Global Market
Tim Zawacki is Principal Research Analyst and Insurance Sector Strategist for S&P Global Market Intelligence. He leads a team focused on producing periodic research covering insurance markets in the United States, Canada, Bermuda and select other geographies.
Based in Charlottesville, VA, Tim authors the annual US Property & Casualty Market Report, the US Insurance Investments Market Report and various other thought leadership providing historical context and outlooks regarding key industry trends and developments at the line of business level across North American markets. He is also responsible for periodic research analyzing insurance M&A, investing trends, product design and various risk-transfer developments.
In his role as sector strategist, Tim focuses on client and public engagement, identifying key themes shaping the marketplace.
Tim has covered the insurance industry in various capacities since joining SNL Financial, the predecessor to S&P Global Market Intelligence, in 1999.
Tim Davidson
Managing Consultant
Aon Global Health Consulting Practice
Tim is a Managing Consultant within AGRC’s Casualty Risk Consulting team. He
serves as the Global Leader of the AGRC Healthcare Consulting Practice,
responsible for developing and growing strategic service offerings across the globe.
Tim has over 35 years of industry experience, working extensively in the risk
consulting field. Prior to joining Aon, he most recently served as the Director of
Return to Work Solutions for Riskonnect, a Salesforce platform RMIS provider. Prior
to Riskonnect, he was the Assistant Vice President of Risk and Insurance at IASIS
Healthcare, responsible for all Workers Compensation, GL, Auto, Property, Claims
Management, Defined Benefit, Safety and Security programs.
Before joining IASIS, he served in leadership roles as a Senior Vice President with
Marsh and Beecher Carlson. He led new and expanded consulting sales for Marsh’s
South Zone Consulting Practice and developed Marsh’s National Healthcare
Consulting practice. Prior to joining Marsh in 1998, he worked for the Yasuda Fire &
Marine Insurance Company, Ltd. as foreign operations (U.S.), Ergonomics Specialist
and domestic business development leader. Before Yasuda, he worked for the
USF&G Insurance companies as a Senior Consultant, Practice Manager, and Field
Underwriter. Tim has a very diverse background with his consulting focused primarily
on the healthcare industry.