Standing Committees
Click on a committee name below for a listing of that committee's members. ICA Standing Committees help the ICA Executive Commtitee accomplish their goals. Participating on an ICA committee is a very valuable networking and professional development experience. It is a great way to interact with other claim professionals as well as keep current on the latest issues in the claim industry. Committee members usually participate in monthly conference calls as well as attend one face-to-face committee meeting in late January/early February. Time and travel expense to the committee meetings is the responsibility of the ICA member company.
Annual Conference Team - Special working group assigned to manage the Annual Education Conference.
Disability Committee - Short Term and Long Term individual and group disability products, including waiver of premium benefits.
Education Committee - Oversees the ICA’s ALHC and FLHC Programs, manages the development of curriculum, texts and study guides for those programs. Develops and reviews exams. Members must have their ALHC or FLHC professional designation to qualify for committee membership.
Finance Committee - Special working group assigned to manage the ICA's finances.
Fraud & Risk Management Committee- Works in conjunction with Federal, State and Local law enforcement on the distribution of ICA Law Enforcement Inquiries to investigate suspicious or fraudulent claims.
Health and Long Term Care Committee - Health and Long Term Care products (group and individual), including Managed Care, Pharmacy Benefits, Medicare and Supplemental Health Products.
Life & Annuity Committee - Individual and group life products, including AD&D and annuities.
Membership Committee focuses on member value and engagement – developing and overseeing the ICA membership, serve as a liaison between the leadership and members, strategies to retain and engage current members, seek ways to improve value to members, identify new opportunities for member benefits and resources, review membership applications, review of current membership categories and identifying new categories and opportunities, following up/welcoming new members, membership database enhancements, dues outreach/reminders, and strategies for growing the membership including targeted recruitment focusing on health, reinsurance, and international members.
Nominating Committee - Special working group assigned to manage the election process.
Reinsurance Committee - Understanding issues related to reinsurance coverage.
Join a Committee
The ICA is always looking for new committee members! If you are interested in joining a committee, please download the Committee Interest Form by clicking here. Once complete, email the form to memberservices@claim.org for more information.
Annual Conference Team
Chair
Antonio Ferrante, FLMI, FLHC, AALU, ARA, ACS
SunLife Financial
Marc Carlson, FLMI, FLHC, FALU
Modern Woodmen of America
Barbara Mountain
Doherty, Cella, Keane & Associates, LLP
Kimberley Tomaselli, CPA, FLMI, ALHC, ARA
Munich American Reassurance Company
Tracey G. Zinck, JD
Disability RMS
Disability Committee
Co-Chairperson
Chuck Angiolillo
Summit Investigations
Co-Chairperson
Robert S. Dubiel, ALHC
MetLife
Co-Chairperson
Kimberly Tomaselli, CPA, FLMI, ALCH
Munich Re
Josh Bachrach, JD
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Patricia Bailer
Gen-Re – A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Keri Briscoe
RGA Reinsurance Company
Carl Capato
FastTrack RTW Services
Joseph Champigny, CIFI
Guardian Life Insurance Company
Brian DeJanes, FLMI, ACS
Country Financial
Rick Denman
Munich American Reassurance Company
Jessica Friedman, JD
Friedman Law Firm
Jason Gallant
Claims Bureau
Laura Hannan
Prudential
Sophia Horsman, HIA, DIA, ALHC, LTCP, HCAFA
Standard Insurance Company
Anita Kulakowski
IBI
Lindsey Lajoie
Symetra
Lora Lyons, RN
Standard Insurance Company
Barbara Mountain
Doherty, Cella, Keane & Associates, LLP
Julie Ovicher, JD
Rivkin Radler, LLP
Eleni Pitaridis
Munich RE
Nicole Potvin
SunLife Financial
Kimberly Shove
Gen Re
Ernie Smith, CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA, CFE
NawrockiSmith
Linda Smith
Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc.
Jill Steffen
Ohio National Financial Services
Tracey Zinck, JD
Disability RMS
Education Committee
Chair
Bill Dolk
State Farm Insurance Company
Co-Chair
Jeanne Mauritzen
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Co-Chair
Robyn Miller
Ameritas Life
Jim Brown
Swiss Re Life & Health America
Monica Clink
Optimum Re Insurance Company
Sophia Hoarsman
The Standard
Bill McClintock
Canada Life Reinsurance
Jill O'Connor
Ameritas Life
Alex Stultz
Ohio National Financial Services
Cindy Sumner
Texas Life Insurance Company
Finance Committee
Chair
Tracey G. Zinck, JD
Disability RMS
Jim Brown
Swiss Re Life & Health America
Tony Ferrante, FLMI, FLHC, AALU, ARA, ACS
SunLife Financial
Jeanne Maurtizen
Prudential
Karen Riendeau, FLHC, FLMI, ARA, ACS
RGA Reinsurance Company
Chuck Storm, ALHC, FLMI
Swiss Re Life & Health
Fraud & Risk Management Committee
Co-Chair
Michael Caldarazzo
Co-Chair
Dori Farrey, CIFI, FCLS
SIU Investigator
CUNA Mutual Group
Mary Block
MassMutual
Bonnie Brunton
Unitedhealthcare
Michael Chism
CIGNA
Megan Clifford
American Fidelity Assurance Company
Michelle Curtis
Lincoln Financial Group
Shannon DeLenardo
Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association, Inc.
Jason J. Gallant
Claims Bureau USA, Inc.
Nick Giannetta
Nicholas Anthony & Associates PTY LTD
Martin O. Jaekel, CFE
Whitehall Bureau of Canada Limited
Mark Lanford
Summit Investigations
Adam Love
Summit Investigations
Don MacDiarmid, ALHC, ALMI, CFE
John Hancock Financial Services Group
Richard J. Marquez, CFE
Diligence International Group, LLC
Tina Marshall
American Fidelity Corporation
Sharon Minta
Thrivent Financial
Bob Molnar
Lemieux & Associates
Toni Mortensen
Prudential
LaTonya Parker
AXA
Ramine Poureshmenantalemy
MetLife
Brad Proctor, JD
Midland National Life Insurance Company
Carmen E. Russo, CFE, AHFI
John Hancock Financial Services Group
Ryan Schwoebel
Protective Life Corporation
Ernest P. Smith, CPA, CFE
Nawrocki Smith LLP
Charles Storm
Swiss Re
Health and Long Term Care Committee
Chair
Brenda Emde, ALHC
Reserve National Insurance Company
Co-Chair
Chris Prutting
Axis Global Accident and Health
Jon P. McElhaney FLHC, ACS
Northwestern Mutual
Russell Workman
Aetna Senior Products
Law Committee
Co-Chair
Adam Formus, Esq., ALHC
Guardian Life Insurance Company
Co-Chair
Geoffrey Tong
LTLW Attorneys
Rick Colaw
American Fidelity Assurance
Rebecca Coleman-Polifroni
Nationwide
Ian Collins
The Independent Order of Foresters
Kent Coppage
Smith Moore Leatherwood
Melissa M. Cowan, Esq.
Burke, Williams, and Sorenson, LLP.
Matthew T. Creech
Lincoln Financial Group
William Demlong
The Cavanagh Law Firm
John Friederich
Royal Neighbors of America
Louis P. DiGiaimo
McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP
Christopher Doherty
Doherty, Cella, Keane LLP
Katherine Gabler
Jackson National Life Insurance Company
Walter T. Gilmer, Jr., JD
McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, L.L.C.
Phil Howe
Lee Tran & Liang LLP
David Koth, JD, ALHC, CLU, ChFC, FLMI, CPCU
State Farm Insurance Companies
Sebastin Kwidzinski
Foresters Financial
Cynthia Maskol
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
John E. Meagher
Shutts & Bowen LLP
Joseph A. Niglio, JD
Knights of Columbus
Terrence O'Meara
State Farm Life Insurance Company
Jake Monk
Shutts & Bowen LLP
Kristina B. Pett, JD
Pett Furman, PL
Brad Proctor
Sammons Financial Group
William T. Schemmel, ALHC, FLMI, CLU, FFSI, ChFC
Western & Southern Financial Group
Carl D. Semmler, JD, FLMI, CLU
Lincoln Financial Group
Kelly D. Simpkins
Wells, Marble & Hurst, PLLC
Timon V. Sullivan
Ogden & Sullivan P.A.
Norman L. Tolle, Esq.
Rivkin Radler, LLP
Catherine L. Venard
Nationwide Financial
Christine Walkup
Nationwide
Lauren A. Welch, JD
McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, McDaniel & Welch LLC
Nadya Yarmolich
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Life & Annuity Committee
Co-Chair
Curtis McAdams
RGA
Co-Chair
Mark A Trigg
Nationwide Life Insurance
Brian Anderkin
Great American Financial Resources
Wendy Berndt
Prudential
Ann Binzer
Cincinnati Life Insurance Company
Marc Carlson
Modern Woodmen of America
Donna Conticchio
The Hartford
Cathy Courcey
Lincoln Heritage Life Ins.
Brian DeJaynes
Country Financial
Doug Friedman
Friedman Law Firm, P.C.
Rosie Gruber
Symetra
Iraida Labra
Munich Re
Richard Maselli
Ogden & Sullivan, PA
Bob McDonald
Swiss Re
Jane McWatters
American Fidelity Assurance Co
Mary Moerbitz
Voya Financial
Jill Rewis
Prudential
Erin Ross
Thrivent Financial
Tim Sullivan
Ogden & Sullivan, PA
Cindy Sumner
Texas Life Insurance Company
Don Trexler
New York Life Insurance
Devon Wallace
Mass Mutual
Kenneth T Wallach
Federal Life Insurance Co
Membership Committee
Chair
Antonio Ferrante, UACRM, FLMI, FLHC, FALU, AIRC, ARA, ACS
Sun Life Financial
Franklin L. Best Jr., JD
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Robert Dubiel, ALHC
MetLife
Dan Hepner
Ameritas
Rebecca Huerta, FLHC, FLMI, AIRC, AAPA
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Robert McDonald
Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc.
Antoinette G. Mortensen, ALHC, ACS, HIA
Prudential Financial
Melissa Taylor
Prudential
Don Trexler
New York Life Insurance
Nominating Committee
Chair
Marc Carlson, FLMI, FLHC, FALU
Modern Woodmen of America
Chuck Angiolillo
Summit Investigations
Dori Farrey, CIFI, FCLS
CUNA Mutual Group
Cindy Sumner
Texas Life Insurance Company
Don Trexler
New York Life Insurance Company
Reinsurance Committee
Co-Chair
Pamela Evans, FLHC, FLMI, ACS
Pacific Services Canada Limited
Co-Chair
Karen Riendeau, FLHC, ACS, ARA, FLMI
RGA Reinsurance Company
Mary A. Beaufait, ACS, AIRC, ARA
Hannover Re
Monica Clink, FLMI, FLHC, HIA, AIRC, AAPA, PCS, ARA, FFSI, AIAF, HIPAAP
Optimum Re
Jay D. Kenigsberg
Rivkin Radler, LLP
Jill Underhill
RGA
Eli Wahby
Foresters
Erin Worthington
Munich Re