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PRESENTERS
Heidi Strommen Martin Ween
ProHost USA Wilson Elser
Heidi Strommen began her Martin Ween has practiced at
insurance career as a Policy Analyst Wilson Elser for over 46 years. His
at the Minnesota Department of primary focus is the representation
Commerce. During her career at the of professional liability insurance
Commerce Department she also carriers in all types of coverage and
served as Executive Director of the liability matters, as well as insurers
Minnesota Medical Malpractice Joint providing financial and fidelity
Underwriting Association and the Minnesota PetroFund. bonding coverage. Through his considerable work with
She joined ProHost USA, Inc. in 1990 as Vice President of Lloyd’s, Marty has extensive experience and familiarity
Operations. ProHost is a national program administrator with the London insurance market and has developed
specializing in restaurant insurance. In 1994, she joined close alliances with various Lloyd’s syndicates and
the Board of Directors of ProHost and its parent company. brokers. For both London and domestic carriers, Marty
In 2008, Ms. Strommen was named President of ProHost. has primary responsibility for managing, handling and
She is a Charter Member of the Target Markets Program defending claims and litigation brought under insurance
Administrators Association and was elected in 2011 to programs, including those programs involving mortgage
the TMPAA Board of Directors. Heidi has authored articles bankers and brokers fidelity bonds, as well as programs
about insuring restaurant exposures for various industry covering a broad range of professionals. His practice
magazines including Risk & Insurance, Insurance Journal, also encompasses writing insurance policies, preparing
Agent and Broker and Rough Notes. She has a Bachelor endorsements, and assisting and counseling insurers with
of Arts Degree from Cornell University and an MBA from respect to coverage and underwriting issues.
Metropolitan State University.
Heather Wentworth
Greg Thompson Accelerant
Program Insurance Advisor Heather is the Chief Data Officer of
Greg Thompson, CPCU, ARM, CPL Accelerant Holdings where she leads
graduated from Washington and the firm’s data strategy. Her critical
Lee University and subsequently role drives Accelerant’s business
obtained an MBA at the University intelligence, artificial intelligence,
of Virginia’ s Darden School. Greg and data protection across all its
served on the faculty of the platforms. Heather’s 15+ years of
European Institute of Business experience spans the global value chain including leading
Administration in Fontainebleau, France for several business and technology solutions at Liberty Mutual,
years before joining Marsh & McLennan in New York Crum & Forster and Brown & Brown. Most recently, she
in their Multinational Services Division. In 1979, Greg led platform designs and builds for Innovisk Capital
started Thompson Insurance Enterprises, Inc. (THOMCO) Partners, a global insurtech startup, and was also
headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Over a period of nominated for the Insurance Innovators Top 100 list for
33 years, he built THOMCO from a fledgling wholesale her work in data intelligence. Heather is also a volunteer
insurance operation to a Program Administrator with over facilitator for Girls Who Code and a candidate for the
$175 million in annual premium involving more than 15 MIT ACE.
national programs. On January 1, 2012 THOMCO was sold
to the Markel Insurance Company although Greg stayed on
to run THOMCO. In November 2012 he became President
of Markel Specialty and subsequently retired from Markel
in 2018. Greg is currently an independent consultant and
a Senior Advisor for Century Equity Partners.
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