Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

James joined Vertafore in 2017 to lead Corporate Development and Strategy, shepherding the company through major acquisitions and a transition in ownership to Roper Technologies. After 3+ years of steering our growth in that role, he now oversees the Product Management organization as Chief Product Officer. With extensive experience in strategy, technology, and insurance, James and his team are driving Vertafore’s leadership position in Insurance Technology.

Previously, James was a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company in its Seattle, New York, and San Francisco offices, supporting companies in developing their strategic visions and executing commercial strategies, with a focus on financial services. James also served in a variety of finance and strategy roles in the telecommunications industry with Telus Communications, a leading Canadian telecommunications company.

Dayna Chucta is a consumer financial services litigation attorney with McCarter & English

Jim Richards is founder and principal of RegTech Consulting.

Joel Zwicker is the “insurance evangelist” at Agency Revolution and formerly an agent at one of Canada’s largest independent insurance agencies. He now works to provide independent insurance agents with the best marketing tools for their unique needs

Frank Nothaft holds the position of executive, chief economist for CoreLogic. He leads the Office of the Chief Economist and is responsible for analysis, commentary and forecasting trends in global real estate, insurance and mortgage markets.

Before joining CoreLogic, Nothaft served in a variety of leadership positions with increasing responsibility at Freddie Mac. Most recently, he was vice president and chief economist responsible for forecasts, research and analysis of the macro economy, housing and mortgage markets. He earned his bachelor’s in mathematics and computer science at New York University and his doctorate in economics from Columbia University.

Jane Possell is senior vice president and chief information officer for CNA, responsible for all aspects of the company’s technology portfolio. Jane joined CNA in 2019 from Liberty Mutual where she served in a variety of roles, both in business and technology areas. She was most recently responsible for all Small Commercial and Personal Lines Digital Technology.

Prior to that, Jane spent more than 20 years at Accenture working with 20 of the top 25 U.S. Property & Casualty insurers. As a Managing Director for Accenture, Jane led account teams of up to 750 responsible for identifying, shaping and delivering client solutions, while building internal capabilities for Accenture.

Jane has extensive experience leading global teams and building and executing Diversity & Inclusion strategies. She is passionate about developing leaders and teams that co-create high-quality organizational cultures and use the power of diversity to drive business results.

Jane holds dual degrees in Finance and Communications from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She is also a graduate of the Leadership Development Program from the IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The Office of the Chief Economist works on critical research and insights to gauge the temperature of the housing market as a whole. From home price analyses to home equity, from loan performance to single family rent evaluations, they keep tabs on the movement and fluctuation of bellwether metrics that can inform the trajectory of the housing economy–and consequently affect the homeowners who participate in it.

Mark has more than 20 years of experience working for innovative technology organisations around the world, from large corporate institutions to entrepreneurial start-ups. At Aquarium, Mark leads the company's management activities with world-leading financial services organisations.

Matt Fabian, Partner, Municipal Market Analytics

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