FBI Agent Added to Cyber Panel at Legal Seminar

Supervisory Special Agent Eric Shiffman, supervisor of the FBI’s Chicago cyber intrusion squad, will join a panel of attorneys at NOLHGA’s 2017 Legal Seminar in a lively discussion about how to be prepared for a cyberattack. Along with attorneys Mark Thibodeaux and Matt Gatewood of Eversheds Sutherland, Agent Shiffman will discuss 10 steps that workplaces can take to better prepare for a cyberattack and 3 things that should be avoided.

As cyberattacks continue to affect all industries and present new, unexpected threats, and with the expansion of new technology and the electronic data it creates, no one wants to find that they are unprepared for a cyberattack after the attack occurs. Being prepared to manage the problem, should it arise, can help keep a situation from becoming a full-blown financial, reputational, regulatory, and legal crisis. Seminar attendees can expect “war stories” as well as examples of how cyber issues have played out in courts in recent data breach cases.

“The Path Forward in a Change Environment”--NOLHGA’s 25th Legal Seminar--will be held on July 20–21, 2017, at the Ritz-Carlton, Chicago. An MPC meeting is scheduled for July 19. NOLHGA has secured a room rate for this meeting of $265/night plus tax (single/double) at the Ritz-Carlton. Reservations can be made online at the Ritz-Carlton, Chicago or by contacting the hotel at 312.266.1000 and requesting the NOLHGA rate. Please contact Meg Melusen at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Job Opportunity—California GA Executive Director

The California Life and Health Insurance Guarantee Association is seeking applications for a well-qualified candidate to fill the position of Executive Director for the association. The association is a nonprofit insurance industry–supported organization that handles and pays, pursuant to statute, insurance claims of California residents if their life, health, or annuity insurer becomes insolvent

This is an independent contractor relationship with the association. The Executive Director has direct reporting responsibility to the Board of Directors. The Executive Director is responsible for carrying out the day-to-day operations of the association and maintaining adequate professional staffing during times of varying work activity levels. Ability to effectively coordinate activities with other state guaranty associations through a national organization, and with insurance receivers and regulators, is essential. Some travel is required.

The candidate must possess substantial insurance, finance, and management experience in an insurance company or related setting such as regulatory, legal, or consulting. Desired, but not required, is a background in law or accounting. Prior experience with an insurance guaranty association or in a receivership setting is a plus. The candidate must be prepared to discuss his or her proposal for managing the extensive back office duties, including a proposal for staffing required.

Compensation package is comparable to positions of similar responsibility. The selection of the Executive Director must be approved by both the association’s Board of Directors and the California Commissioner of Insurance. Send résumés by email to the association’s counsel: Cindy Oliver, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, [email protected], by close of business Friday, April 14, 2017.