PHILADELPHIA – Stradley Ronon Partner Craig R. Blackman served as a moderator for Business Insurance America’s Emerging Risks and Innovation Summit on May 14 in New York. The panel, “Tip of the Iceberg: Proactive Risk Mitigation in the Age of Climate Change,” showcased recent innovations in risk management and underwriting to best protect against the drastic implications of climate change. The panel comprised of Mathew Mampara, Associate Vice President, Dewberry; Robert Petrilli, President, Underwriting Division AmWINS Group, Inc.; and Peter Sousounis, VP and Director of Climate Change Research, AIR Worldwide.
Blackman is co-chair of the firm’s insurance practice and cyber insurance groups. Blackman is a nationally recognized authority on the National Flood Insurance Program and focuses his practice on a variety of insurance industry issues, including: commercial and personal lines; cyber; directors & officers and errors & omissions with a focus on Mutual Fund boards; general liability; land title; fidelity and surety; and professional, employment and products liability. He has counseled clients on primary, umbrella, excess policies and reinsurance, as well as captive, self-insured and surplus lines programs; and proof of claim/coverage analyses in receivership. Blackman also serves on the firm’s Diversity Committee.
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