Barbara Cox, CPCU

Speaker: Barbara Cox, Vice President Legal & Regulatory Affairs, National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds

Topic:  Guaranty Fund Basics – From an Industry Perspective

Since 1993, Barb Cox has served as a staff attorney for NCIGF working on drafting of model legislation, and acting as a technical resource for promoters of legislative efforts. Currently, she serves as Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, overseeing the NCIGF legal operations.   She works with a number of NCIGF committees and coordinates guaranty fund activities related to large, multi-state insolvencies. She has offered expert advice to the NAIC, NCOIL and other groups in developing model insolvency laws.

Barb earned her BA degree from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA, and her law degree from  Indiana University. She holds the designation of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).

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Frank Bigley from FarmersMutual Hail Insurance Co. speaking about ”Reinsurance and Catastrophe Losses”.

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Keynote Speaker – Jim Lindell

James T. Lindell is President of Thorsten Consulting Group, Inc., a Wisconsin based provider of Strategic & Financial Consulting, Professional Speaking, Training, and Executive Coaching.

Jim has an extensive background in senior management including: Chief Financial Officer of Coolidge Glass Company, Inc., Chief Financial Officer for Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc., and Corporate Asst. Controller for Wispak Foods.  Jim has worked with a variety of industries including: manufacturing, health care, not for profit, distribution and food processing.  He has been involved in more than 40 M&A projects.  In addition, Jim is a TEC Chairman for 3 groups in Wisconsin.  TEC is an international organization of CEO’s. –more Bio–

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Aaron Brandenburg, Economist & Statistical Information Manager from the NAIC speaking about “Hot Topics at the NAIC”.

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Aaron L. Brandenburg, CPCU, ARM  is an Economist and Statistical Information Manager with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and has been with the organization for six years.   Mr. Brandenburg conducts economic and statistical research for the NAIC and its members on a wide range of issues. He has assisted in the authoring of several NAIC publications, given presentations to numerous insurance-related groups and provided support for several NAIC Working Groups. He also oversees the Statistical Information Unit at the NAIC which is responsible for publishing numerous statistical reports and responds to various insurance-related requests from state and federal officials, academics, media and industry. His work has involved diverse insurance issues including catastrophic risk, rate regulation and the economics of insurance.

Prior to joining the NAIC, Mr. Brandenburg was an economic analyst with Shook, Hardy and Bacon where he was responsible for the development of economic and econometric experts, the drafting of regulatory submissions and general analysis of market and economic issues.  Mr. Brandenburg earned his Bachelor of Science in Economics and Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Iowa and his Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Missouri–Kansas City. He also holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designations.