Speakers

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La’Vonda McLean

La’Vonda McLean is a Client Executive for select clients where she coordinates Marsh’s extensive network of industry- and product-specific specialists to craft strategies that align with each client’s unique needs.…

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Dianna D McCarthy

Dianna D. McCarthy is a partner of Kaufman, Borgeest & Ryan where she is a member of the Employment Practice Group and defends against various employment related disputes and she…

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Gina Pilla

Gina is a Managing Director in the firm’s New York Casualty Broking Team, working on financial lines and casualty placements for clients based globally and in North America. Additionally, Gina…

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Carolyn O Conners

Carolyn Conners, RPLU, has over 20 years of experience in underwriting and leadership within specialty insurance. She currently leads the U.S. Miscellaneous Medical & Life Sciences Focus Group at Beazley.…

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Heather Pfeffer

Heather spent 10 years in private practice defending medical malpractice actions before transitioning to a risk management position at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she focused on risk mitigation over various…

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Headshot of Allen Kirsh. Speaker at the 2025 PLUS Conference

Allen Kirsh

Allen Kirsh has served as the Head of Claims Judicial and Legislative Affairs since November 2021. He is responsible for the claims-led strategy to combat Social Inflation and related drivers…

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Thad Behrens

Thad is US Co-Chair of Commercial Litigation at A&O Shearman and Managing Partner of the firm’s Dallas office. Ranked Band 1 by Chambers USA for securities litigation in Texas, Thad…

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Rachel York Colangelo

Rachel York Colangelo has a doctorate in legal psychology from Florida International University and a B.A. in psychology and sociology from the University of Virginia. Her education involved extensive coursework…

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Daniel E Hojnowski

Danny Hojnowski is a Senior Vice President at TransRe overseeing the Specialty Casualty Underwriting unit with a focus on E&O, D&O and Cyber. During his 20 years at TransRe Danny…

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