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PRESENTERS

Antonio Barner Jim Blinn
Accredited Surety and Advisen
Casualty Company, Inc. Jim Blinn is Executive Vice President

Antonio Barner, MPA, CIOP, LSSBB, FSIL, of Client Solutions at Advisen. In this
is Director of Business Development role, Jim helps drive success with both
for Accredited Surety and Casualty new and existing Advisen clients. He
Company, Inc. He is a seasoned was previously responsible for the
insurance executive who has been global teams that develop and grow
responsible for full corporate leadership Advisen’s proprietary databases. He
and strategic planning/implementation, recruiting, capital also worked closely with Advisen’s global sales & client
raise, reinsurance, vendor selection, regulatory and agent management teams by directing Advisen’s consulting and
relations of a commercial and personal lines carrier operating content development engagements. He also leads the popular
in multiple jurisdictions. Tony maintains direct management quarterly D&O litigation webinar series. Jim joined Advisen as a
oversight of product management, actuarial, underwriting, Principal in 2002. He previously served as a Managing Partner
exposure management, sales and marketing, claims, customer at Ernst & Young and worked at Reliance National in the Risk
service, information technology, and financial performance for Management Services Division. Jim began his insurance
existing program products and the expansion of new products. career in 1980 as a Principal at Tillinghast where he worked
He previously served as the Executive Vice President for a for 11 years. Jim received a Bachelor of Science degree
multi-national insurer operating in the US and Pacific, as Chief in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Yale
Operating Officer of a US regional insurer, and managed a University, and he received his MBA from the Wharton School
large book of auto warranty business in the United States for at the University of Pennsylvania. He currently serves on the
13 years. In addition, he is a former Senior Regulatory Analyst Board of Directors of the Spencer Educational Foundation,
for a State insurance regulatory department. and he is a previous member of the Editorial Advisory Boards
of Risk Management and The Self-Insurer magazines. Jim also
co-authored the ARM 56 textbook, and he is a past Chairman
Gavin Brennan of the Self-Insurance Institute of America.
BMS Re US

Gavin is currently a Vice President
at BMS Intermediaries, Inc. in NYC. Andrew Brooks
He joined the firm in March 2014 Ascot Group Ltd
and serves as a reinsurance broker Andrew is Chief Executive Officer of
servicing a wide range of clientele on Ascot Group Ltd and Ascot Underwriting
both new and renewal business. He Ltd and a member of both Boards.
began his career in 2010 as a junior He joined Ascot Underwriting at its
broker in Willis Re’s Philadelphia office working primarily on inception in 2001 and was promoted
treaty business. In September 2012, he joined Marsh USA to Chief Underwriting Officer in 2005
in NYC and transitioned to the primary side of the business. and Chief Executive Officer in 2008.
There, he served a diverse portfolio of middle market clients Andrew was also appointed CEO of the newly formed Ascot
in Marsh’s National Brokerage unit primarily focused on Group in 2017. Andrew has worked in the Lloyd’s Market since
client’s P&C insurance and risk management needs. Gavin 1983 and is currently a member of the Council of Lloyd’s and
graduated from Wesleyan University in May 2010 with a B.A. the Lloyd’s Market Association and London Market Group
in Economics. He holds the CPCU and ARe designations, as Boards. Andrew is ACII qualified.
well as the New York State P&C broker’s license.

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