2023 Trunk Show – August Edition

Adrian Jones, Partner, HSCM Ventures 

Adrian Jones is a partner at HSCM Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd., an alternative asset manager in re/insurance and transport. Before joining HSCM in 2021, he was Deputy CEO of P&C Partners at SCOR, where he set-up and led SCOR P&C Ventures. From 2010 to 2016, he was head of strategy at RenaissanceRe. He started his career in 2001 at Bain & Co and has lived/worked in New York, Paris, Bermuda, Brussels, and Stockholm. He has board roles at several companies in various areas of the insurance industry. 

Ryan McMahon, Vice President of Insurance and Government Affairs, Cambridge Mobile Telematics 

Ryan McMahon is the Vice President of Insurance and Government Affairs at Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), the world’s largest smartphone telematics provider. Prior to joining CMT Ryan held multiple leadership roles in the insurance industry, introducing new products and services to personal and commercial markets. At CMT Ryan's focus is on advancing the company's mission to make the world's roads and drivers safer by partnering with regulatory stakeholders around the globe, facilitating the deployment of telematics technology within the insurance industry. Ryan holds an MBA from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a BA in Psychology from SUNY Potsdam. 

Kate Crespo, Managing Director, Financial Technology Partners 

Kate Crespo is a Managing Director at Financial Technology Partners (“FT Partners”), an investment bank focused exclusively on the FinTech sector.  Kate leads the firm’s advisory work in the InsurTech sector, and has advised on numerous private capital raises and M&A transactions for companies including Newfront, Accelerant, Clearcover, The Zebra, Ladder, Sure, TrueMotion and CoverWallet.  Prior to FT Partners, Kate spent most of her career originating and executing FinTech M&A transactions at Raymond James, working with both publicly-traded and privately-held companies across InsurTech, payments and bank technology.  Kate has an M.B.A from The Tuck School at Dartmouth, and a B.A. from Colby College. 

Donald Hendriks, Director of Analytics, CARFAX Banking & Insurance 

Don Hendriks is the Director of Analytics for CARFAX's Banking & Insurance Group. In his 28 years working as an actuary, predictive modeler, and data scientist in the property-casualty insurance industry, his focus has been on using novel data to modernize insurance rating plans. In his role at CARFAX, Don led the development of several new product initiatives, including the Vehicle Characteristics Database, which provides a complete view of the features installed on a vehicle; a set of ADAS scoring models, which generate risk scores based on a vehicle's advanced safety equipment; and the Vehicle Usage Index, which tracked changes in driving during the COVID Pandemic of 2020.   

Matthew Moore, Senior Vice President, Highway Loss Data Institute 

Matt Moore is senior vice president of the Highway Loss Data Institute, where he oversees HLDI's research program, the collection of vehicle information and the production of loss data. Matt joined HLDI in 1999 as a programmer. During his 20 years at HLDI, Matt has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility and scope. He is the author of numerous research papers and has led several projects that resulted in studies that were world firsts on topics such as collision avoidance technologies, legal recreational marijuana and antilock braking systems for motorcycles. 

Gary Wang, Consulting Services 

For over 15 years, Gary has provided actuarial consulting services to clients, with a heavy focus on predictive analytics. He has worked extensively on the application of advanced statistical modelling techniques to the insurance process. Gary has led, developed, and executed complex data processing and explorations taking client data to model ready extractions. These exercises included creating new variables from the raw company data as well as the joining, reviewing, and engineering of explanatory variables from external data sources. In addition to developing the models and analyzing results, Gary has collaborated closely with clients to incorporate business considerations to develop implemented plans that properly balance the model indications with company and client domain knowledge and business constraints. 

Lynne Wehmueller   

Lynne Wehmueller is currently serving as Chief Actuary of the Rate Actuary Office in the Rate Regulation Branch of the California Department of Insurance.  Prior to joining the Department on June 1, 2012, Lynne worked for Farmers Insurance for 23 years, 11 of which she served as lead pricing actuary for Farmers’ California Homeowners products.   Lynne currently manages a team of 10 actuaries and actuarial analysts responsible for evaluating varied rate applications, including those for homeowners, private passenger automobile, commercial multi-peril, lender placed insurance and medical malpractice.  Lynne received a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, San Diego with a double major in Applied Mathematics and Sociology.  Lynne is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. 

Spencer Kook, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP 

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Sheri Scott, Principal & Consulting Actuary, Milliman, Inc. 

Sheri leads a P&C practice at Milliman focusing on InsurTech and insurance product design and profitability. She has helped companies successfully design and integrate InsurTech solutions as well as develop rates for emerging markets and innovative products. She has experience in personal and commercial lines and navigating the regulatory approval process across the United States. She has 35 years of experience in the insurance industry as an Underwriter, Risk Manager, and Actuary focusing on efficient use of technology, data, and advanced risk pricing.

Esther Becker, Partner and leader of the Central Zone, Oliver Wyman Actuarial Consulting, Inc 

Esther Becker is a Partner and leader of the Central Zone for Oliver Wyman Actuarial Consulting, Inc. She specializes in reserving and pricing for most property and casualty lines of business. She has expertise in pricing, modeling and alternative risk financing. She performed individual risk rating on large commercial accounts at two major insurance carriers for 17 years, built a public entity rating model and conducted excess liability rate filings for a large insurance carrier. Currently Esther is the managing consultant on actuarial assignments for a variety of insurance and self-insured organizations. Esther has 28 years of actuarial and insurance experience, both as a corporate and consulting actuary, and underwriter. Prior to becoming a consultant in 2011, Esther served as a regional actuary for large insurance carriers, performing pricing, model development, profitability reviews, regulatory filings, systems development, and underwriting guideline setting. Esther also served in the US and UK as an alternative risk underwriter. Esther is an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. 

Ronald Kozlowski, Consulting Actuary

Ron Kozlowski is a consulting actuary with over 30 years of experience, working primarily in pricing, reserving and M&A due diligence. Ron spent 23 years at Towers Watson before semi-retiring and starting his own consulting firm RTK Actuarial & Professional Services. Ron serves as the CAS Asia Ambassador, a member of the CAS International Leadership Group, and is a frequent speaker at the CAS’s Course on Professionalism. Ron has previously served on the CAS’s Board of Directors, the Leadership Development Committee, Actuarial Communication Skills Task Force, and the Strategic Planning Committee. In 2020, Ron received the CAS’s Matthew Rodermund Memorial Service Award to recognize his significant volunteer contributions to the actuarial profession.