August 2024

The CFO’s Evolving Role: Leading Through Economic and Technological Challenges

Caldwell NJ — The role of the CFO has clearly evolved from focusing solely on financial matters to embracing a more dynamic leadership position.  The SIFM Annual Conference features a CFO Panel led by Yelena La Forgia of Aspen Insurance, bringing together CFOs to explore key issues crucial for every CFO. The conference will take […]

The CFO’s Evolving Role: Leading Through Economic and Technological Challenges Read More »

Two Sides of the Same Coin – How Captive Insurance & Commercial Insurance Have Worked in Harmony

Caldwell NJ — The SIFM Annual Conference will feature Christina Kindstedt, President of Advantage Insurance Management, on September 9th. The conference will take place at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City from September 8 – 11. Ms. Kindstedt will examine the symbiotic relationship between captive insurance companies and traditional commercial insurance carriers.  She will

Two Sides of the Same Coin – How Captive Insurance & Commercial Insurance Have Worked in Harmony Read More »

Gopika Parikh

Parikh – Managing Director, EY

Gopika Parikh has over 20 years of experience and leads the business credits and incentives practice. Gopika has focused on credits and incentives as they relate to the insurance industry, banking and capital markets, as well as asset management and private equity. She helps clients understand the tax implications of relocation, expansion, consolidation, and possibilities

Parikh – Managing Director, EY Read More »

Matthew Cassidy

Cassidy – Principal, Risk Advisory Insurance, Grant Thornton LLC

Matthew Cassidy has over 20 years of experience in project management, audit and technology. He has deep and extensive experience in internal audit and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance for insurance carriers. He leads IA innovation and technology risk solutions, including IT audit and control automation. Matt has run large global internal audit programs and SOX implementations.

Cassidy – Principal, Risk Advisory Insurance, Grant Thornton LLC Read More »

Blake Roberts

Roberts – Partner, Technical Accounting Practice Leader, Centri Business Consulting LLC

Blake Roberts has more than 18 years of public accounting experience. Throughout his career, Blake has worked with public, privately held, and private equity portfolio entities, ranging from pre-IPO entrepreneurial startups to large public multinational corporations, collectively from an audit and consultative perspective, while supporting a variety of financial accounting advisory transactions and issues. Blake

Roberts – Partner, Technical Accounting Practice Leader, Centri Business Consulting LLC Read More »

Eric McGann

McGann – Senior Manager, Audit & Assurance, Deloitte

Eric McGann is a financial professional with over ten years of progressive audit experience. He provides audit and attest services to various clients, both public and private. Eric specializes in the insurance industry as the lead senior manager for publicly traded global clients specializing in insurance broking services and private mutual P&C insurance companies. Throughout

McGann – Senior Manager, Audit & Assurance, Deloitte Read More »

Florie Bourrel-Heleine

Bourrel-Heleine – Partner, Insurance, Forvis Mazars US

Florie Bourrel-Heleine has 20 years of experience in insurance with Forvis Mazars, first in the Paris office and then in the New York office, since September 2015. She delivers accounting, audit, advisory, and consulting services to clients in the insurance sector, covering insurance, reinsurance, mutual companies, captives, managing general agents, and third-party administrators, in both

Bourrel-Heleine – Partner, Insurance, Forvis Mazars US Read More »

Scroll to Top