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2025 Annual Conference Agenda

All times are in CDT / Agenda is subject to change

Wednesday, April 23rd

9:00 am - 12:00 pm	NCIGF Public Policy Committee Meeting (Members Only)
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm	NCIGF Board Meeting (Members Only)
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm	GSI Informational Meeting About Claims System (Members Only)

Thursday, April 24th

7:00 am - 4:30 pm	Registration and Exhibitor Area
7:00 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Welcome and Opening Remarks Lorrie Brouse - Executive Secretary, Tennessee Insurance Guaranty Association and Emcee Tamara Kopp - Executive Director, Missouri P&C Insurance Guaranty Association and Emcee Angela Nelson - Director of the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance
9:00 am - 9:10 am	NCIGF Board Chairman Remarks Joe Torti – Vice President, Regulatory Affairs – Fairfax Inc.
9:10 am - 9:40 am	Annual Meeting of Members (A short NCIGF Board of Directors Meeting will immediately follow the meeting of members)
9:40 am - 10:00 am	Social & Networking Break / NCIGF Board of Directors Meeting (the NCIGF Board of Directors will congregate in front of the general session room at this time)
10:00am - 10:10 am	Incoming NCIGF Board Chairman Remarks Brad Roeber - Executive Director, California Insurance Guarantee Association
10:10am - 10:55 am	Catastrophic Insolvency Planning Sheldon Dorf - Compliance Audit Manager, California Insurance Guarantee Association
10:55 am - 11:40 am	NAIC Explained: A Fundamental Overview Melissa Griffin - Assistant Director of Education and Training, NAIC
11:40 am - 1:00 pm	Lunch Sponsored by IR&M
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	President’s Report Roger Schmelzer - President & CEO, NCIGF Mike Ulmer - Vice President Technology Services and Finance Operations, NCIGF Ashley Rosenberger - General Counsel, NCIGF Robin Webb-Reus - Vice President of Corporate Affairs & Member Engagement, NCIGF
2:00 pm 2:45 pm	Claims System Update from the Managers Perspective Mike Ulmer - Vice President Technology Services and Finance Operations, NCIGF Cathy Bazant - Administrator Oregon Insurance Guaranty Assocation Tamara Kopp - Executive Director, Missouri P&C Insurance Guaranty Association Mark Tsutsui - Executive Director, Texas P&C Insurance Guaranty Association
2:45 pm - 3:05 pm	Social/Network Break Break sponsored by Faegre Drinker
3:05 pm - 3:50 pm	The Receiver’s Perspective and Receivership Considerations Jodi Adolf - Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Kirsten Byrd - Partner, Husch Blackwell Shelley Forest - Receivership Counsel, Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance
3:50 pm - 4:25 pm	Navigating Change: The Impact of the 2025 Executive Orders on Workplace DEI Programs Lloyd Freeman - Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
4:30 pm	Announcements Lorrie Brouse - Executive Secretary, Tennessee Insurance Guaranty Association and Emcee Tamara Kopp - Executive Director, Missouri P&C Insurance Guaranty Association and Emcee
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm	Reception & Presentation of the 2025 Gates- Marchman Award Reception sponsored by Payden & Rygel


Friday, April 25th

7:30 am - 12:00 pm	Registration and Exhibitor Area
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:35 am	Welcome Lorrie Brouse - Executive Secretary, Tennessee Insurance Guaranty Association and Emcee Tamara Kopp - Executive Director, Missouri P&C Insurance Guaranty Association and Emcee
8:35 am - 9:35 am	Overview of Solvency Monitoring and FAWG Dan Daveline - Director, Financial Regulatory Services Department, NAIC Jane Koenigsman - Senior Manager II, Life & Health Financial Analysis, NAIC John Rehagen - Division Director, Missouri Department of Commerce & Insurance
9:35 am - 10:35 am	P&C Market Updates and Climate/CAT Initiatives Bruce Jenson - Assistant Director Solvency Monitoring and Accreditation, NAIC Jeff Czajkowski - Director, Center for Insurance Policy and Research, NAIC John Rehagen - Division Director, Missouri Department of Commerce & Insurance
10:35 am - 10:55 am	Social/Network Break
10:55 am - 11:55 am	Reinsurance Riverside Chat John Huff - CEO, Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers Smitty Harrison - Executive Director, South Carolina P&C Insurance Guaranty Association
12:00 pm	Closing Remarks Roger Schmelzer - President and CEO, NCIGF Lorrie Brouse - Executive Secretary, Tennessee Insurance Guaranty Association and Emcee Tamara Kopp - Executive Director, Missouri P&C Insurance Guaranty Association and Emcee