Tom Leonardi, a Senior Advisor at Evercore and former Connecticut Insurance Commissioner, speaks with WRIN.tv during the recent IIS Global Insurance Forum at the United Nations. He addresses regulator focus on cyber security, regulations that are harming industry growth, and what he feels regulators should focus on. Regulators focus on cyber risk in the wake of Anthem/Premera Blue Cross breach …

Last week on WRIN.tv… Monday Morning Headlines from SNL Insurance featured President Obama  State of the Union The Department of Homeland Security and a cyber incident repository for insurance companies The New York Department of Financial Services and IT exam guidance for insurers The NAIC’s announced a new  chair for its International Insurance Relations Committee KKR’s deal to acquire QBE’s …

Tom Leonardi, former Connecticut Insurance Commissioner and now with Evercore Partners, commented on two legislative issues for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2015: a bill attempting to change the definition of “Full Time Employee”, and an court appeal to reverse a decision on payment of subsidies to buyers of health insurance on the Federal exchange. The new definition of …

Former Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Tom Leonardi speaks with WRIN.tv about the alternative capital that has come into the (re)insurance industry. Mr. Leonardi joined the investment banking firm of Evercore Partners in January. He mentioned a survey that said the influx of capital into the property-casualty market, through CAT Bonds or ILS, was one of the top disruptive forces in the …

Late last year, Tom Leonardi left his post as the Connecticut Insurance Commissioner to join Evercore Partners, the investment banking firm. WRIN.tv spoke with Tom about the capital standards, the influx of capital in the industry, the new Congress, the Affordable Care Act, M&A and more. Mr. Leonardi reviews efforts to establish capital standards at the U.S. and international level, …