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Tom Finnell is a managing director with Invotex Group and is responsible for the firm’s services and client base within the insurance industry. He has 30 years experience serving the insurance industry and state insurance regulators, providing audit and attest services, as well as a wide variety of advisory services. Prior to joining Invotex, Mr. Finnell led the National Insurance Regulatory Practice for a Big Four accounting firm. A significant part of his responsibilities included developing and maintaining strong relationships with key state insurance regulators and their staffs, as well as with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Mr. Finnell has served life/health and property/casualty insurance companies, captive organizations and other risk-bearing organizations, as well as providing specialty services on behalf of state insurance regulators. In addition, he has directed numerous regulatory engagements involving risk-focused examinations, corporate compliance, analysis of troubled companies, and assisting state insurance regulators with rehabilitations and liquidations. He has also served in a variety of litigation support roles, providing expert witness testimony on various insurance and regulatory-related matters from damage estimation to contested liquidations. |
- NY Finalizes Risk Management Expectations for All NY-Domiciled Insurers and HMOs, Insurance Perspectives, January 2012.
- On the Road with the NAIC – Following the Solvency Modernization Initiative Roadmap, Insurance Perspectives, January 2012.
- This Winter’s “Blizzard” – Comments to the Federal Insurance Office about Insurance Regulation, Insurance Perspectives, January 2012.
- European Commission Takes Aim at the Public Accounting Profession with Mandatory Rotation and Other Proposals, Insurance Perspectives, December 2011.
- ORSA Has Arrived at the Station; Train to Follow, Insurance Perspectives, November 2011.
- Years in the Making, NAIC Adopts Credit for Reinsurance Models, Insurance Perspectives, November 2011.
- Feds Take Action to Adopt Rules Requiring Large Nonbank Financial Companies to Have “Living Wills,” Insurance Perspectives, October 2011.
- Risk Management and ORSA – Comments Flood In, Insurance Perspectives, September 2011.
- New York Sets Risk Management Expectations for All NY-Domiciled Insurers, Insurance Perspectives, September 2011.
- NAIC Exposes Proposed Risk Management Standards; Industry Comments to be Aired at National Meeting in Philadelphia, Insurance Perspectives, August 2011.
- Regulators and Industry Agree on Process to Evaluate Requirements Relating to Corporate Governance, Insurance Perspectives, August 2011.
- NAIC Discussions Reveal that Smaller Companies and Groups May Obtain Waivers from Proposed Risk Management Requirements, Insurance Perspectives, July 2011.
- An End to Boilerplate? PCAOB Pondering Changes to Auditors’ Opinions, Insurance Perspectives, July 2011.
- NAIC v. The New York Times on Captives - The Last Word Has Yet to be Heard, Insurance Perspectives, June 2011.
- NAIC Game Plan to Develop New Risk Management Standards Begins to Take Shape, Insurance Perspectives, June 2011.
- New International Developments May Impact Valuations of U.S. Insurers’ Assets and Liabilities, Insurance Perspectives, May 2011.
- The Insurance Industry Has its Say about “ORSA,” Insurance Perspectives, April 2011.
- Further Changes to Regulatory Exams on the Horizon?, Insurance Perspectives, April 2011.
- Life, Health and P&C Risk-Based Capital Due for an Overhaul, Insurance Perspectives, March 2011.
- State Insurance Regulators Take On Group Capital Issues, Insurance Perspectives, March 2011.
- NAIC Casts Wide Net in Quest to Enhance Corporate Governance Standards, Insurance Perspectives, February 2011.
- NAIC Unveils Comprehensive Risk Management Requirements for U.S. Insurers, Insurance Perspectives, February 2011.
- HHS Issues Interim Final Rule on Minimum Loss Ratios, Includes Enforcement Provisions, Insurance Perspectives, December 2010.
- The Role of Governance Becoming More Critical to Supervision of Insurers, Insurance Perspectives, December 2010.
- Despite Volatile Political Climate, Insurance Financial Regulatory Agenda Likely to Press On, Insurance Perspectives, November 2010.
- Assessing the Solvency of U.S. Insurance Groups – International Pressures Mount, Insurance Perspectives, October 2010.
- Dodd-Frank Bill’s Exemption of Certain Smaller Filers from SOX 404(b) Requirements to Have Ripple Effect on NAIC’s Annual Financial Reporting Model Regulation Guidance, Insurance Perspectives, October 2010.
- International Pressures Encourage Increased Risk Management Standards for U.S. Insurers, Insurance Perspectives, September 2010.
- Industry and Regulators Mull the Impact of Dodd-Frank Bill on Reinsurance, Insurance Perspectives, September 2010.
- NAIC Working Group Suggests Proposed Timeline to Resolve the Future of Statutory Accounting, Insurance Perspectives, September 2010.
- In the Works: a Facelift for RBC, Insurance Perspectives, August 2010.
- “Excess Surplus” Redux: Is it Bad to Have Too Much of a Good Thing? Insurance Perspectives, August 2010.
- Gazing Through the Crystal Ball – the NAIC Probes the Future of U.S. Statutory Accounting, Insurance Perspectives, July 2010.
- “ORSA” – Own Risk and Solvency Assessments – Moving Forward to Discussion Paper Stage, Insurance Perspectives, July 2010.
- Own Risk and Solvency Assessments – Coming to the U.S.?, Insurance Perspectives, June 2010.
- Invotex Announces Senior Maryland Insurance Financial Regulator Les Schott to Join Firm as Managing Director , Insurance Perspectives, June 2010.
- Financial Regulatory Reform Debate Takes Center Stage on Capitol Hill, Insurance Perspectives, May 2010.
- Insurers Largely Unscathed From Regulatory Reforms at the Federal Level – Eyes Now Turned to the States and the NAIC, Insurance Perspectives, April 2010.
- Max McGee and Interactive Solutions LLC Team up with Invotex on Regulatory Internal Control Reporting and More, Insurance Perspectives, March 2010.
- Capital Requirements for Commercial Mortgage Loans – Change is in the Wind, Insurance Perspectives, February 2010.
- Insurance Company Surplus: How Much is Enough, and How Can Insurers and Their Regulators be Sure?, Insurance Perspectives, January 2010.
- Requiem for 2009, Insurance Perspectives, January 2010.
- Lively Debate Precedes NAIC’s Approval of Changes to Accounting for Deferred Tax Assets, Insurance Perspectives, December 2009.
- Epilogue: Proposed Change to Internal Control Reporting Guidance, Insurance Perspectives, December 2009.
- Reinsurance Regulatory Modernization: Change-in-Waiting
, Insurance Perspectives, November 2009.
- Maryland Public Hearing on Surplus of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to Feature Invotex Report, Insurance Perspectives, November 2009.
- What Goes Around Comes Around: Income Tax Accounting for Insurers Again in the Spotlight, Insurance Perspectives, October 2009.
- Last-Minute Proposed Change Throws a Wrinkle into Insurers’ Efforts to Comply with New Internal Control Reporting Standard, Insurance Perspectives, October 2009.
- Insurance Regulatory Reforms: The Devilish Details Begin to Emerge, Insurance Perspectives, August 2009.
- Insurance Regulatory Reforms: Much Ado About Nothing? Insurance Perspectives, July 2009.
- No Rest for the Weary: SOX-Compliant Insurers Face New Statutory Reporting Requirements Insurance Perspectives, July 2009.
- For the NAIC, the Best Defense is a Strong Offense Insurance Perspectives, June 2009.
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