CT Captive Insurance Forum

Event Highlights

Powerful keynote from Connecticut Commissioner, Joshua Hershman.

Insightful content packed with practical strategies and knowledge to navigate the evolving captive insurance landscape.

Ample opportunities to connect with industry peers, service providers, and potential collaborators, fostering valuable relationships.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Joshua Hershman was nominated by Governor Ned Lamont to serve as Connecticut’s 34th Insurance Commissioner, leading a department with regulatory oversight of one of the largest and most complex insurance markets in the nation.

Joshua Hershman

2026 Speakers

Christopher Gallo

Managing Director CIC Services

Enoch Starnes

Captive & Complex Risk Consultant SIGMA Actuarial Consulting Group, Inc.

Gabriel Weiss

CEO & Co-Founder Luzern Risk

Michael Maglaras

CIC Principal Executive Officer Michael Maglaras & Company

Anna Petropoulos

CEO Apetrop USA Inc.

Michael Woodroffe

President Kirkway International Ltd

Michael Douglas

Director - Business Development Aon

Daniel Kusaila

Managing Partner Crowe

Mikhail Raybshteyn

CPA, Insurance and Risk Management Strategic Tax Advisor

Jean-Martin Aussant

Senior Vice-President Optimum Financial Group

Thomas Hodson

President and General Counsel Genesis Legacy Solutions, LLC

John Bourdeaux

President & CEO AdvanceCT

David Raymond

Vice President - Specialty Group Captives Travelers

Nir Kossovsky

Chief Executive Officer Steel City Re

Fenhua Liu

Assistant Deputy Commissioner Connecticut Insurance Department

Susan Winkler

Executive Director Connecticut Insurance and Financial Services (CT IFS)

Jack Meskunas

Member Board of Directors ICCIE

PJ Cimini

Founder & Principal Capitol Strategies Group, LLC - CT & DC

Kathryn Dube

Principal MarKenn Consulting LLC

Stacey Brown

Founder & President InsurTech Hartford

Agenda

Time	Session Title
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Registration
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM	Opening Remarks
1:05 PM - 1:15 PM	Keynote Address
1:15 PM - 1:40 PM	Panel 1 Changing Factors that are Driving the Growth of Captive Solutions
1:40 PM - 2:05 PM	Panel 2 Captive Insurance Fronting – The Why and How of Providing Successful Fronting for Captives
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM	Networking Break
2:40 PM - 2:55 PM	Panel 3 A Diamond in the Rough – Unlocking the Value of Your Captive Through a Strategic Review
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM	Panel 4 Captive Insurance Arrangements and Tax Implications (Federal, State, International)
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM	Networking Break
4:05 PM - 4:30 PM	Panel 5 Construction & Real Estate Management – Using Captives for Real-World Efficient Risk Financing
4:30 PM - 4:55 PM	Presentation - Working with Your Regulator: The Secret to Your Captive's Success
4:55 PM - 5:00PM	Closing Remarks
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Networking Reception