Thomas E. Workman
Thomas E. Workman brings more than four decades of leadership experience in insurance regulation, public policy, and law. From 2017 to 2025, he served as the Independent Member with Insurance Expertise on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) in Washington, D.C., a position to which he was appointed by the President of the United States […]
Marsha A. Cohen
Ms. Cohen is a consultant for the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA). Prior to her retirement in February 2025, she served as Senior Vice President and Director of Education. She developed and headed the operation of the RAA’s Reinsurance Education Institute. To date, 22,000 attendees have participated in the Institute’s education programs. Before assuming this position, […]
Hon. Andrew N. Mais
Insurance Commissioner, Connecticut President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Andrew N. Mais was nominated by Governor Ned Lamont to be Connecticut’s 33rd Insurance Commissioner. Mais is President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for 2024, and he has served on the NAIC’s Executive Committee since 2021. Mais currently serves on the NAIC’s International Relations, Property & Casualty, and Financial Regulation Standards Committees.
Dave North
Dave North is an industry icon, having served Sedgwick’s as chief executive officer— a position he has held since 1995 -and then Executive Chairman since 2020, until retiring from the company in June 2024. Dave now serves on the company’s Board ofDirectors. During the period of his leadership, Sedgwick experienced meteoric growth and expansion. When he joined Sedgwick, the company had fewer than 500 staff with$50 million in annual revenue. Under Dave’s leadership, Sedgwick grew from a boutique, regional third-party claims administrator to the premier global provider of innovative solutions in the areas of workers’ compensation, disability and absence management, property loss adjusting and other specialty services.
Teresa Chan
IFNY Director Director, Master of Professional Studies in Insurance Management, Columbia School of Professional Studies With over 27 years of experience in the insurance industry, Teresa Chan is a recognized leader and innovator in the areas of renewable and alternative energy, niche market development, and policy drafting. Throughout her career, she has tackled emerging issues […]
Patrick L. Linehan
IFNY Director Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Travelers Patrick Linehan is Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Travelers and is a member of the company’s Operating Committee. For more than a decade, he has overseen the company’s media relations, social media and employee and executive communications efforts with a lens toward creating high-impact programs […]
Hank Watkins
IFNY Director Executive Director, Greenberg School of Risk Management, St. John’s University and Associate Dean, Peter J. Tobin College of Business Hank joined St. John’s University on November 1, 2024 as Executive Director of the Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science and Associate Dean of Peter J. Tobin College of Business. From […]
James J. Wrynn, Esq.
IFNY DIRECTOR Senior Managing Director Global Insurance Services, FTI Consulting Former Superintendent, New York State Insurance Department, James J. Wrynn, Esq. brings more than 35 years of professional experience as an attorney, regulator, executive, strategic advisor, hearing officer and expert witness on a variety of insurance and regulatory matters. the 40th and last Superintendent of […]
Francine L. Semaya
IFNY Director Legal and Insurance Regulatory Consultant Francine L. Semaya, an attorney admitted in the State of New York and is currently a legal consultant in insurance regulation, reinsurance, insurance insolvency and transactional matters. She was previously the chair of the insurance regulatory and transactional group of two international law firms, where she handled corporate […]
Christina Lee
IFNY Director Senior Vice President, Head of Legal CNA Christina Lee is Senior Vice President and Head of Legal, U.S. Businesses at CNA. She serves as an advisor to senior executives and is responsible for leading a team of legal professionals providing legal, regulatory and transactional support to all of CNA’s U.S. business units and […]