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Focused Learning. Professional Certification. Immerse yourself in this specialized track alongside a limited group of 25 peers. Master the complexities of this field and emerge with your Insurance Claims Management Specialist (ICMS) designation. 

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Our Faculty

Our 2026 ClaimsAcademy faculty is comprised of elite claims executives and industry authorities to ensure a high-caliber, peer-to-peer learning environment.

Provosts:

  • Kevin Fisher, Senior Vice President, Head of Healthcare Professional Liability Claims and Program Claims - Allied World
  • Elizabeth Sconzert, Managing Partner - Smith Sconzert, LLC

Professors:

  • Allison Alban, Vice President - Gallagher Basset Healthcare
  • Susan Blake, Claims Consultant - MedPro
  • Kelly Brian, Attorney - Smith Sconzert, LLC
  • Kim Cereijo, Partner - Wiley Rein LLP
  • Adam Doherty, Vice President - Allied World
  • Ommid Farashari, Partner - BatesCarey LLP
  • Kevin Fisher, Senior Vice President, Head of Healthcare Professional Liability Claims and Program
  • Claims - Allied World
  • Brian Gatens, Claims Officer Financial Lines Claims - Liberty Mutual I Ironshore
  • Ron Goldstein, Managing Director - AON
  • Donna Hurley, Director of Risk Management - Future Care Risk Retention Group
  • Anne Lewis, Vice President, Healthcare - Arch Insurance Group
  • Monica Logan, Chief Claims Officer - CapSpecialty
  • Jose Lopez, VP, Financial Institutions | Professional Lines Zonal Manager – Midwest - Allied World
  • Laura McKinstry, Senior Claims Counsel - Travelers
  • Francis O'Meara, Partner - Wood Smith Henning & Berman, LLP
  • Maurice Pesso, Partner/Global Financial Lines - Kennedys
  • Tom Reed, Vice President, North American Claims Group - Allied World
  • James Sanders, Attorney - Clyde & Co
  • Stefani Schwartz, Managing Partner - Schwartz Hatfield
  • Elizabeth Sconzert, Managing Partner - Smith Sconzert, LLC
  • Nicole Sheth, Partner - Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP
  • Roseann Smith, Claims Consultant - Coverys
  • Linda Svoboda, Senior Claims Consultant - Berkley Management Protection

Curriculum Highlights

Our curriculum is built to bridge the gap between technical knowledge and executive leadership. This track focuses on navigating the most pressing challenges in the current claims landscape including:

  • Introduction to Professional Liability-why it’s different
  • Claims Handling and Defending Professional Liability is Just different
  • How the Political Climate impacts PL
  • Reputational Concerns in Professional Liability
  • The Other Tripartite Relationship: Underwriters, Claims, & Brokers Working together
  • Godzilla level SIRs: Working with insureds with large SIRs and when you don't have the duty to defend
  • We all prepare for trials, but not for mediations: that makes no sense
  • Jury Consultation- Special Considerations in PL Claims
  • Related Claims
  • Time limited Demands: Plaintiff's plan to open up your policy limits
  • Other Insurance: Why not get someone else to pay???

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