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Michelle Bailey is an accomplished professional at AXA XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd., where she serves as Senior Vice President. She began her career at AXA XL in 2001 and has since developed extensive expertise in underwriting, focusing on a diverse portfolio primarily for Fortune 500 clients. Her specialties include Directors and Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Wage & Hour, an

I have over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, with 20 of those focused on management liability. I have also worked in reinsurance and alternative risk management during my career.

Talene Carter is the Employment Practices Liability/Wage & Hour Thought & Product Leader for WTW’s FINEX North America division, and a former practicing attorney. She has more than 15 years’ legal and insurance industry experience. In her current role, she has responsibility for developing innovative, industry leading employment practices liability solutions, as well as the creation and deli

Meredith Cavallaro is a member of Paduano & Weintraub LLP and leads its Chambers-ranked Employment Practice. She has been with the firm since 2000. Her practice is devoted to all aspects of employment litigation and counseling. She defends employers nationally, and across various industries, in state and federal actions and arbitrations involving claims of discrimination, hostile work environment

I have been an AVP with The Hartford for over 22 years, managing a team of 25 Claims Professionals primarily handling employment practices liability (EPL) claims. I also have experience in D&O and Fidelity claims. Prior to joining the Hartford, I began my insurance career with the law firm, Mendes & Mount LLP, handling professional liability claims for 13 years. I am a graduate of Fordham Univ

Mark Francis is a tech and data partner at the law firm Holland & Knight LLP in New York. Mark’s practice spans counseling, legal compliance, investigations, litigation, and a wide array of transactions. In connection with his practice, Mark advises clients on information governance, cybersecurity, third-party risk management, federal, state, and foreign privacy laws, artificial intelligence, Ad

Wayne is the Head of London Market Wholesale Executive Risks at Beazley, with responsibility over the US D&O, EPL and Safeguard focus groups. He joined Beazley in 2006 as an underwriter within the US Executive Risk team helping develop products for various executive risk coverage lines including D&O, EPLI, Fiduciary and Wage & Hour. He is currently a member of both the Specialty Risks Managemen

Stephen Jones is Senior Vice President of Financial Lines for Chubb Bermuda. Stephen joined the company, then known as ACE Bermuda, in 2010. Stephen has over twenty years’ experience underwriting Management & Professional Liability risks for Fortune 1000 businesses. Prior to joining Chubb, Stephen worked as Assistant Vice President at Allied World Assurance Company underwriting complex m

Joe Kelly is the National Practice Leader for Sompo’s Employment, ERISA & Fidelity products. Joe is charged with growing Sompo’s EPL, Fiduciary, and Fidelity books of business by working with distribution partners to find opportunities to provide creative risk transfer solutions for their clients. Additionally, Joe has developed underwriting tools, training protocols, and data analytics to ensu

30 year employee at Aon Bermuda Ltd with prior 5 years with Bowring Marsh (Bermuda) Ltd. Working as a Professional Lines broker placing coverage for Directors & Officers, Fiduciary, Employment Practices and Wage and Hour Liability. I am the Bermuda product leader for Employment Practices and Wage and Hour.

Kimberly Lewis began her commercial insurance career at ACE Bermuda, (now Chubb) in 2010. At Chubb, she focused on Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance. In January 2017, Kimberly transitioned to Argo, where she expanded her expertise to writing D&O, E&O, xs EPL, and Primary Wage & Hour insurance. Her exceptional skills and leadership qualities led to her promotion in March 2023, when she was

Nicole is a partner with the law firm FCL LLP, which is a specialty insurance litigation boutique in Toronto, Canada. Nicole’s practice focuses on employment litigation, professional liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, and human rights claims. She has represented a large variety of professionals and corporations in complex litigation matters. Nicole has represented clients at all

Dianna D. McCarthy is a partner of Kaufman, Borgeest & Ryan where she is a member of the Employment Practice Group and defends against various employment related disputes and she also provides general advice to many clients on day – to – day employment issues. In addition to Employment Law, Dianna also works in the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Group. She has acted as breach coach following cy

Noel Pearman is Chief Underwriting Officer, Bermuda at AXA XL. He is responsible for leading the Bermuda insurance business, developing and executing the underwriting and distribution strategy, while collaborating with the other underwriting business leaders in AXA XL’s Americas region. Noel previously built AXA XL’s Bermuda market cyber liability business, overseeing cyber exposure across a

Lisa "Lee" A. Schreter is a nationally recognized expert who specializes in representing employers in complex class and collective actions involving discrimination, child labor, overtime and other wage-related claims. She also assists employers in developing forward-thinking compliance measures that reduce wage and hour disputes and other employment-related issues. Lee also represents manageme