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Matt Hazelett Additionally, Michael has been an active pro bono
RPS Signature Programs mediator with the New York Peace Institute since 2016.
In 2017, he was awarded a Certificate of Dispute
Since 2018, Matt Hazelett has Resolution from the Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution.
served as Vice President, Mergers &
Acquisitions where he is responsible
for the origination and execution
of RPS’s M&A transactions. Most Stephen Leeret
recently, Matt held a similar role at Allied World
Pronto Insurance, a personal lines Steve Leeret is senior vice president
MGU, which merged with RPS in 2018. Prior to Pronto, and head of US Programs for
Matt spent 15 years as an investment banker advising Allied World. Mr. Leeret is an
clients in the insurance and financial services sectors. Insurance Executive with 29 years
RPS has completed over 50 successful mergers and of experience. He was most recently
continues to be one of the most active acquirors in the the Head of Programs Business at
MGA and Program Administration space. Markel Corporation and formerly
employed by Lexington Insurance, an AIG company.

Michael Kar
Wilson Elser Rich Look
Michael E. Kar, CIPP/US/E, focuses Vertibrands Marketing
his practice on data privacy Rich is a marketing communications
compliance and information security. specialist and the driving force
Michael provides clients across behind Vertibrands, a full-service
various industries with comprehensive marketing firm which handles the
legal and business advice in marketing needs of 15 non-
connection with building and competing insurance providers.
implementing data security policies and procedures, Through Vertibrands, Rich recently
ongoing regulatory compliance, negotiation and due launched MGA+ to connect business consumers to
diligence of technology and commercial transactions, specialty agents, and agents to specialty underwriters.
responding to regulatory inquiries and investigations, Rich has 25 years of advertising agency experience within
and immediate data breach incident response. the insurance industry. He served as president of Jenkins
Michael is well versed in the compliance responsibilities Advertising, vice president and account supervisor of
imposed by HIPAA, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the McAdams, Richman & Ong, and managed e-marketing
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Payment Card Industry Data initiatives through Kingswood Interactive. Over the years,
Security Standard, EU-GDPR, the California Consumer Rich has worked with small and large companies alike,
Privacy Act and state data breach notification laws, and including industry giants Comcast, Hewlett-Packard,
related data privacy regulations and guidance. For clients Novartis, SmithKline-Beechum, and Transamerica.
who are involved in potential or actual data breaches, Prior to starting Vertibrands, Rich served as director of
Michael serves as an immediate contact to tactfully communications for Venture Insurance Programs and was
advise and guide entities through the critical first steps of VP of brand marketing for MRM, a $6 billion, Bermuda-
responding to breaches that may pose risks of operational based Alternative Risk specialist. Through Vertibrands,
disruption, sensitive data release, regulatory scrutiny he has worked with more than 40 specialty insurance
or third-party claim exposure. When appropriate, he providers. He is the former chairman of the Insurance
handles data breach notifications, law enforcement or Marketing and Communications Association (IMCA) and
media inquiries, responsive state or federal regulatory served on their executive board from 2006 to 2016.
investigations and third-party claims.

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