Experienced executive with leading insurance and reinsurance companies and appointed regulatory positions with state and federal government agencies. Trusted advisor to private and public sector clients on risk finance market issues and regulatory concerns. Specialist in developing captive insurance companies and managing regulatory compliance.

Domestic and international regulatory policy making experience including global supervisory standards development for the insurance industry through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), representative member on the Joint Forum on Financial Conglomerates, Vice Chair of the Governance and Compliance Subcommittee for the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) and member of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (FACI) for the Federal Insurance Office (FlO) of U.S. Treasury.

Apetrop USA offers a range of services to insurers and reinsurers who have an interest in resolving issues related to Insurance and Reinsurance; Run-off Liability Transfer, Captive Insurance issues, Reinsurance Audits, and Commutation support.

Mikhail is a Partner in EY's Tax practice, with a focus on Insurance sector clients.

For over 15 years, Mikhail has been advising global, multinational and regional Life, Property & Casualty, Health/BCBS, Financial Guarantee and Captive Insurance clients (and Captive Insurance owners). Some of the areas where he has advised clients include all aspects of domestic and global tax accounting and financial reporting (GAAP, IAS and SSAP), Domestic and International tax planning, structuring, and tax financial forecasting and Captive Insurance and alternative risk financing structures.

Mikhail is member of EY Global Captive Network and is the Co-Leader for EY Americas Captive Insurance Services co-leading a practice of over 40 professionals in the Americas across tax, consulting, risk, and actuarial service lines that comprise EY's Captive Insurance Services practice.

He holds a BBA from Baruch College and an MS from Fordham Gabelli School of Business.

I am a focused, thoughtful insurance leader with broad loss-responsive expertise. I foster cohesive teams and drive positive economic results through clear communication and deliberate listening skills.

Michael O’Malley is a managing director for Strategic Risk Solutions. Mike is responsible for the overseeing the delivery of all SRS’s business planning consulting services, including statistical loss and exposure analyses, feasibility studies, implementation programs and financial analysis for captives and other types of risk financing programs. Mike has over 20 years’ experience in the captive and insurance industries and has formed over 100 captives/risk retention groups for Property/Casualty and Employee Benefit risk in 19 different domiciles.

Mike has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance/Economics from Babson College and an MBA (with concentrations in entrepreneurship and tax) from Bentley University. He holds an Associate in Risk Management (ARM), an Associate in Reinsurance (ARe) and a Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management from the CERMAS program at Georgia State University.

Focused on developing leading-edge captive insurance tax planning strategies and defending them since 1999. Offering a combination of tax advice + implementation and maintenance of captive insurance arrangements, particulary captive insurance of employer accident & health risk.

Founded Frontrunner Captive Management LLC in January 2009 as a platform for this consulting practice. Previously was doing the same thing for Anderson Kill & Olick (the law firm), which has allowed me to take ownership of such practice while continuing to engage me day-to-day (my office is at AKO).

Big 4 CPA tax and insurance accounting/audit experience spans 16 years among PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, and Arthur Andersen.

Other experience includes serving as finance director of a European venture capital group and launching other start-ups.

Specialties: Captive insurance tax planning, troubleshooting, compliance;

Captive insurance company management;

Authorized captive manager in Delaware

I am a qualified actuary with 2 decades of property & casualty/non-life experience from both insurance and technology industries and consulting background, in US and in Europe.

Being an insurance expert, I am able to provide a range of actuarial and analytical solutions from actuarial reserving, claim analytics, financial reporting, captive management, funding estimate, reinsurance analysis to wider company performance assessment and predictive modeling in financial application.

Specialized in Commercial Sharing Economy field, I have working knowledge of insurance needs of these companies as well as specific challenges faced by this expanding sector.

Fellow of Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) 2011

Member of American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA) 2011

Fellow of Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, United Kingdom (FIA) 2009 Specialist in General Insurance/P&C (ST3 & SA3) and Finance & Investment (ST5) Holder of Diploma in Actuarial Techniques, Certificate in Finance & Investment 4.5 years to pass all 15 exams to qualify

Previously Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Point72

7+ years insurance experience, Russell Reynolds Alum

Co-Founder of successfully acquired claims-focused AI Insurtech

Captain & Airborne Ranger, US Army, 101st Airborne Division

A seasoned insurance executive with over 10 years of experience in product development, strategic planning, and people management, I am currently the Chief Operating Officer at XN Capital, a leading provider of captive insurance solutions. I drive operational excellence across all aspects of the organization, from sales, customer success, technology, and more, with a focus on reshaping the captive formation process, pioneering captive formation strategies, and transforming how we deliver captives to clients.

As a recipient of the RISE Award 35 under 35, I am recognized for my leadership, innovation, and impact in the insurance industry. I have a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, developing standard operating procedures, and delivering media appearances. I am passionate about fostering relationships through networking and empowering staff to boost morale and enhance the customer journey. I take a total-ownership approach, consistently going the extra mile to inspire our team and elevate our clients' experience.

Experienced P&C Actuary focused on commercial alternative markets. Specialties: Workers Compensation, including medical cost analytics; Alternative markets (captives, RRGs); Public Entity Risk Pools; Arbitration Umpire; Runoff - Independent Expert in Insurance Business Transfers; Economic Capital Modeling/Consulting; Mergers & Acquisitions; NAIC risk-based financial exams; Home Warranty.

Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS), Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (AAA), Member of AAA Workers Compensation Committee; Member of CAS Financial Reporting and Analysis Committee. Past President and current Board member of the Connecticut Captive Insurance Association.

Michael Maglaras is Principal of Michael Maglaras & Company, an international captive insurance consulting firm specializing in property and casualty insurance program consulting advice, including captive feasibility testing, implementation, and ongoing underwriting services.

Over a 45-year career, Michael Maglaras has formed more than 145 captive insurance companies in all the major domiciles.

He is a pioneering risk management consultant, thought leader, and catalyst for change.

He regularly presents to national and international organizations. In April 2023 he spoke before underwriters at Lloyd’s on the US Supreme Court decision to revoke Roe v. Wade, and the insurance and social implications of restrictions on women’s health care.

In 2018, he was asked by the State of Connecticut to form the CT-domiciled captive insurer Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company. CFSIC has become the largest property captive insurer in the US.

Michael Maglaras is the former president and Chairman of the Board of the Connecticut Captive Insurance Association.

P.J. Cimini is a founder and principal of Capitol Strategies Group, LLC, where he has a broad-based public policy practice assisting clients in legislative, administrative and regulatory interactions with local, state and federal government.

An attorney and lobbyist with over 23 years of experience, he assists clients to analyze options, develop strategies and implement their positions in policy-making proceedings before the Connecticut General Assembly, the Governor’s Office, state agencies and municipal governments.

Mr. Cimini has built a broad legislative practice representing corporations, businesses and trade associations in areas including insurance, financial services, consumer products, energy, tax policy and bioscience. His regulatory practice extends to a wide variety of matters, including the Department of Insurance, the Department of Economic & Community Development and the Department of Consumer Protection. He also counsels clients on specific development and construction projects including economic development relocation negotiations and agreements.

In addition, he has significant experience working with municipalities and U.S. Federal officials from Connecticut.

A frequent lecturer on Connecticut government, politics and policy, Mr. Cimini serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Connecticut School of Law where he teaches a course “Law & Lobbying

Mr. Cimini earned a B.A. in Political Science from Drew University and was awarded an Eagleton Fellowship at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University where he received his M.A. in political science and public policy. He went on to earn his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Mr. Cimini has served as an elected member of the Town Council for the Town of Newington and an appointed member of the Connecticut State Public Defender Services Commission. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Connecticut School of Law, the Hartford County Bar Association and is admitted to the Connecticut Bar.

John Bourdeaux is an experienced leader with a track record of success in marketing and development, strategic planning, professional fundraising, and market research. Prior to joining AdvanceCT, he served as the Vice President of Advancement for the Connecticut Science Center, an organization dedicated to scientific exploration, teacher development, and educational transformation. At AdvanceCT, John’s focus is on operations, member development, and strategic initiatives. John brings valuable non-profit stakeholder engagement experience to AdvanceCT.

Prior to his work at the Connecticut Science Center, John served as the Director of Development for Hartford Stage and worked for the Melville Charitable Trust and the Partnership for Strong Communities, organizations focused on homelessness and affordable housing policy.

He has served in the development offices of the University of Chicago, The Hotchkiss School, and Yale University. In each of these positions, he was responsible for securing tens of millions in philanthropic support while promoting the mission of each organization, bringing many new supporters and advocates into the fold.

Early in his career, John founded and managed his own not-for-profit theater company in Chicago, IL, producing modern American drama and late-night improvisational comedy. He has also served as a consultant and board member for academic institutions as well as social action and arts organizations. John is a graduate of The Hotchkiss School and the University of Chicago.

Michael Douglas is the Director Business Development for Aon Captive and Insurance Management including the formation of captive insurance companies, group captive insurance companies, captive reinsurance, and captive consulting.

Mike joined Aon in 1999 working with Aon’s captive consulting practice in New York specializing in the development of alternative risk strategies, particularly risk financing, including analysis of current insurance programs, retention levels, design of programs. Mike began his insurance career as a property and casualty reinsurance underwriter in the London market for 11 years for Unione Italiana (now Swiss Re).

From 1991 until 1995 Mike worked for E&Y performing forensic reinsurance auditing and dispute resolution in Bermuda and then Mike worked with Marsh from 1995 to 1999 in captive management and reinsurance brokerage for Marsh in Bermuda, specializing in distressed risk, reinsurance recoveries and debt collection.

Mike’s expertise includes reinsurance, alternative risk transfer, captive insurance, and dispute resolution.

Mike’s professional affiliations include Chartered Insurance Institute of England and Wales; Bermuda Insurance Institute; American Institute of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters; Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; and the International Center for Captive Insurance Education Vermont.

Dr. Marcus Schmalbach is an expert in parametric risk transfer, innovation, and systemic risk hedging. As a professor at ESCP Business School, he specializes in AI and blockchain research. He is the founder and CEO of RYSKEX Inc, a pioneering firm in the insurance tech sector with operations in Hartford, New York City, and Berlin. With a rich background in asset management and a tenure at Allianz SE and Marsh & McLennan, he brings a wealth of practical expertise to his academic pursuits. Dr. Schmalbach holds a PhD from the University of Gloucestershire in cooperation with Munich Re America. His thought leadership in risk management is sought after by industry professionals and academic circles alike.

Senior Manager in the Tax practice of Ernst & Young LLP’s Financial Services Office specializing in property & casualty consulting, with a focus on captive insurance companies. Over 25 years of experience. Prior to EY, he held a Senior Vice President position at one of the major insurance brokerage firms specializing in large account relationship management, brokerage, and alternative risk transfer vehicles.

Fenhua is the chief captive insurance regulator of Connecticut. She made 2023 Power 50 list by Captive Review. She has twenty-eight years of broad global experience, expertise, and leadership skills in insurance and risk management. She leads a division responsible for reviewing, licensing, registering and examining captive insurers, risk retention groups and risk purchasing groups.

Fenhua previously worked on healthcare rate-setting and large service contract evaluations at the Connecticut Social Services Department. Prior to that, Fenhua was a Director of Finance with The Travelers Insurance Companies, and held three positions in underwriting,project management, and risk analysis with HSB Insurance Company, Munich Re. She also managed eleven large corporations’ self-insured pension programs in Asia and led a variety of projects on pension, healthcare, and unemployment insurance that were organized by the World Bank, Asian Bank, International Monetary Fund.

Fenhua holds designations of Certified Financial Examiner (CFE), Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Accredited Financial Examiner (AFE), Associate in Reinsurance (ARE), Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and Certified Economic Analyst.

Stacey is an InsurTech influencer, investor and advisor most known for his role in jumpstarting one of the industry’s most successful InsurTech ecosystems, InsurTech Hartford. Through InsurTech Hartford, Stacey has connection to a global network of industry leaders within carriers, brokers, startups, and investors

Stacey's background is 20+ years as an insurance technology executive who has worked in leadership roles for some of the industry’s largest carriers. Stacey’s carrier background is diverse with experience leading large programs, transforming organizations, and driving innovation.