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Seth Davis, Vice President of Internal Audit, RLI Insurance.
Seth's prior experience includes working as an audit manager at CNA as well as working in claims and underwriting management at State Farm. Seth has a B.S. from Illinois State University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Designations include CFA, CIA, CPCU, CISA.
Caroline Fedorowich, Director of Internal Audit, OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.
Caroline has worked within White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) since 2006. Until May 2011 Caroline was the Director of Internal Audit for OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd., a primary subsidiary of WTM, responsible for leading OneBeacon’s Internal Audit and SOX compliance efforts. In her current role Caroline is a senior consultant working closely with the WTM General Audit on a variety of special projects. Caroline gained extensive insurance and reinsurance industry experience at XL Capital both in the Irish and Bermuda offices serving in a variety of capacities including Vice President and Financial Controller of XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd.
Prior to joining the XL Capital Group, Caroline worked in the audit practice of BDO Simpson Xavier’s Dublin, Ireland office. She is a Chartered Accountant and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland since 1995. Caroline graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the National University of Ireland, Galway, in 1991.
Michael Hession, Senior Vice President and General Auditor, The Hartford
Mike started at The Hartford in 1998 as General Auditor of Hartford Life Inc. In 2003 he took over as Vice President & Deputy General Auditor of The Harford. He is responsible for all of the company's Internal Audit services and oversees a worldwide staff of 80. Prior to joining the Hartford, Mike was Vice President, Controller and Assistant Treasurer at Connecticut Surety, Inc. He started his career at Ernst & Young leaving as a Senior Manager after over a decade of service in the firm's financial services practice. Mike graduated from Providence College and is a CPA, Chartered Life Underwriter and a Fellow of the Life Management Institute.
Melissa H Hoover, Director-Internal Audit-Penn National Insurance (Retired)
Melissa graduated from Penn State University with a BS in Business Administration with a major in marketing and a minor in accounting. She joined Penn National Insurance in 1982 and held several accounting positions until she started the Internal Audit function in 1990. She took early retirement from Penn National Insurance in June 2007 and plans to stay busy with her tax practice and spending time at the beach. She has the following designations - CPA, CIA, CISA, CFSA and CPCU. Melissa has been active in local chapters of the IIA and ISACA serving on the Board and as Treasurer. Prior to becoming a Board member of the IIAG, Melissa facilitated the Executive session for numerous years. Living in Central Pennsylvania, Melissa is also active on several non-profit Boards within the Harrisburg, PA area.
Steve Hovey, Vice President and Corporate Auditor-The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
The Phoenix Companies are located in Hartford, Connecticut and Steve is responsible for directing all internal auditing activities. Steve first joined Phoenix in the Group Underwriting department and worked in various financial roles. He then moved to the Internal Audit Department and held various management roles responsible for auditing group and individual insurance lines, investment and corporate functions. He was appointed as Vice President and Corporate Auditor in February 2007.
Steve is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and earned a MBA degree with a financial accounting concentration from the University of Hartford. He is a Certified Internal Auditor and active member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
Michael P. Loftus, Vice President and General Auditor, United America Indemnity, Ltd.
Michael is Vice President and General Auditor for United America Indemnity, Ltd. and its principal subsidiaries, United National Group, Penn America Group and Penn Independent Corporation, where he has complete responsibility for all internal auditing activities. Mr. Loftus has over 20 years in the insurance industry, with various internal audit roles at CIGNA and served as the chief audit executive at Delphi Financial Group, Mutual Risk Management and PMA Capital. He also has public accounting experience with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co.
Mike graduated from Villanova University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He is a CPA, FLMI and CFSA. He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, the American and Pennsylvania Institute of CPA's, and has served as a past state chairman of the PICPAâEUR(tm)s Committee on Internal Audit. Mike has also served on the Board of Directors of the Insurance Internal Audit Group since 1999.
Brian Makowski, Internal Audit Director, Jackson National Life
Brian graduated from the University of South Florida with a B.S. degree in Accounting in 1988. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor. Brian is a Internal Audit Director at Jackson National Life where he oversees the financial audit team. Brian has over 20 years insurance experience including; financial/accounting management, underwriting, systems analysis and internal audit. Prior work experience includes roles as the VP Audit for Lincoln General Insurance (Chicago, IL), VP Audit for FCCI Insurance Group (Sarasota, FL) and VP Audit for Bankers Insurance Group (St. Petersburg, FL). In addition, Brian has worked in various financial, operational and consulting roles for other companies including Travelers Insurance, Fireman’s Fund Insurance and Protiviti.
Brian has been an active member of the Institute of Internal Auditors since 2000 having served in various officer and board positions for the Chicago - West, Washington D.C. and Tampa chapters.
Alice Mariano, Director, Internal Audit, North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co.
Alice started with North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co. (NCFB) in 2008. She developed the first Internal Audit department for the Company and continues to build and develop the Department. Prior to joining NCFB, Alice served seven years in public accounting where she spent a year in external audit and six years as an internal audit consultant. In addition to her public accounting experience, she has served as a Regional Financial Accountant for Hexion Specialty Chemicals and as the Assistant Controller for Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc. Alice is a graduate of Louisiana State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Joseph Raphael, Director of Internal Audit
Joe Raphael is a Director in Allstate Internal Audit department. In this role, he supports audit services for the Allstate Financial and Allstate Investments profit centers. Joe also manages audit services for the Allstate Technology and Operations shared service function. Joe is also responsible for the Internal Audit recruiting and training strategic initiatives.
Joe has more than 24 years of experience in business and technology at Allstate. He has a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Accountancy from DePaul University. In addition, he is a CPA as well as an Associate of Reinsurance (ARe) and a Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI). He has extensive management experience in the Auditing, Accounting and Technology.
Rob Stingle
Rob Stingle graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1986. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Internal Auditor. Rob was the Senior Vice President - General Auditor at MassMutual Financial Group where he was responsible for directing the domestic and international auditing operations of the MassMutual companies. Rob has served the insurance industry since 1991 having previously worked as Vice President - Internal Audit at the Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (formerly Allmerica Financial Corp.), and with Price Waterhouse's Insurance Services Industry Group. A retired fighter pilot, Rob flew A-10 Warthogs for 13 years which included tours in Bosnia and Iraq.
Craig Stephen Trujillo- Deputy Chief Auditor, City of Hartford
Craig Stephen Trujillo is a graduate of LaSalle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the National and South East New England Institute of Internal Auditors and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He joined the IIAG in 1985 and was president in 1998. Craig has held several chair positions on the Board of Directors and is currently the Chairperson for Meeting Sites and the Information Technology round table. Craig started his career in Public Accounting and after four years joined the Internal Audit Department of the Insurance Company of North America, now CIGNA Corporation. Covering over 20 years with CIGNA, Craig was responsible for the financial and operational audits of Domestic Property & Casualty, International operations including fraud investigations, Life and Employee Benefits, Special Risk, Marine & Aviation, Bonds, and various Marketing and Sales functions. In 1996, He relocated to Simsbury Connecticut with his wife and two sons and joined the Internal Audit Management Team for the CIGNA Healthcare Operations. In 1998, Craig left CIGNA and joined the Phoenix Life Insurance Company internal audit department in Hartford Connecticut as Assistant Vice President. He was responsible for the Phoenix's International, Reinsurance and various financial. He was the Process Improvement Coordinator for the Finance Division and was a key team member that implemented Sarbanes Oxley compliance. In 2006 and early 2007 Craig worked for a National CPA firm and Robert Half International doing consulting in the Banking, Manufacturing, Retail and Energy sectors. In May of 2007, Craig assumed the position of Deputy Chief Auditor for the City of Hartford, Connecticut responsible for audits and special investigations related to all City operations including Fire, Police, Public Works and the Hartford School District, which consists of 40 schools.
Joseph M. Vavra, Vice President & Director Internal Audit, Legion Insurance Company
Joseph M. Vavra is a 1973 graduate of Penn State University. He has nearly thirty years auditing experience, mostly in property/casualty, life, healthcare and annuities. He is also a Vietnam veteran. After college, Joe spent several years with Main LaFrentz and Company, an international public accounting firm before joining Colonial Penn as an audit supervisor. He rose to the position as Vice President & Chief Auditor, was acting Senior Vice President of Claims and a Vice President in charge of various claim functions while there.
Joe was a consultant for a couple of years performing audits on MGAs, TPAs, MGUs and agencies for attorneys, insurance companies and reinsurers before joining Legion Insurance. Joe is a CPA and CFSA and resides in Hatfield, PA with his wife Marge. He is a past president of the IIAG and has been on the Board of Directors since 1984.
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