Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Ronald (Ron) L. Houston, manager of Systems and Support for Retail Operations at Federal Express Corp.

Stephen Cole, assistant director of Research and Development for American Century Investments.

Curtis Wade is a principal of D&J Wade Associates.

Raymond R. Burke, professor of Business Administration at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.

Brittney is the marketing and content development manager at Haven Life. She is responsible for overseeing the strategy, implementation and reporting of the company’s external communications and marketing initiatives. Prior to Haven Life, Brittney worked in public relations on accounts spanning the food industry, tech startups, e-commerce and more.

Beth has over 25 years of experience in the property-casualty insurance industry in� a� variety of� roles.�� She� presently serves as the� Group� Underwriting and Product Leader.�� In this role, she shares responsibility with the Insurance Operations Leader for execution of the P&C strategy to ensure profitable growth. Her team includes the actuarial, personal and commercial product management, analytics, risk services, premium audit and commercial services functions.Beth previously served as the Group Analytics Leader at Westfield. Prior to joining Westfield in 2007, Beth operated her own insurance agency for two years, selling the business before joining Westfield.� Before that, Beth spent several years at Ohio Casualty Group, a publicly-traded, top 50 property-casualty insurer. She served in a number of senior leadership roles including President of Insurance Operations, Chief Operating Officer – Personal Lines Division, Chief Actuary, and Senior Vice President of Financial and Treasurer.Beth is a graduate of Muhlenberg College with a BS degree in Mathematics and Physics.� She also has an MBA from Walden University.� Beth also completed the University of Michigan Executive Program.� Beth is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.� She is a Certified� Management� Accountant� and� a� Certified� Financial� Manager.���� In addition, Beth holds seventeen designations from the American Institute for Chartered�� Property�� Casualty�� Underwriters�� (The�� Institutes)�� including�� the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation.Beth and her husband Chuck reside in Hamilton, Ohio. They enjoy travel and spending time with their three teenage children.

Melissa Kivett is senior vice president and strategy officer at Prudential Annuities. In this role, she is a member of the Annuities Senior Leadership Team, and leads strategy, planning and execution, business intelligence, communications, program management and space management functions. In addition, Kivett oversees the chief of staff operations for the Annuities president.Prior to joining Prudential, Kivett was the senior vice president of business development and strategy at Assurant, with responsibility for business strategy, consumer research and analytics. She led a team that developed new business and product strategies, identifying and pursuing growth opportunities for Assurant in new and existing markets.� Kivett was also a member of Assurant’s Leadership Committee and European Board of Directors.Throughout her 20-plus year career, Kivett held successive roles of increasing responsibility at Assurant, including vice president and senior vice president, Investor Relations and investor relations officer. Kivett developed the investor relations function, while leading the communications efforts for Assurant’s initial public offering. She was also vice president, corporate marketing and communications.Kivett’s work on several of the investor relations initiatives received industry recognition from the Insurance Advisory Board and Institutional Investor magazine. Her approach to innovation and strategic business development was recognized by Innovation Leader magazine and the Corporate Executive Board.Kivett received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School. She is a member of the Financial Woman’s Association, Columbia Women in Business and previously served on the Advisory Council for the Investor Relations Roundtable and New York Stock Exchange Advisory Group. Kivett also served as a coach for Assurant’s leadership development program, and chaired the Company’s growth council.Annuities are issued by Pruco Life Insurance Company (in New York, by Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey), Newark, NJ (main office) and distributed by Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc., Shelton, CT. All are Prudential Financial companies and each is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Prudential Annuities is a business of Prudential Financial, Inc.� 2016 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Prudential Annuities, Prudential, the Prudential logo, the Rock symbol, and Bring Your Challenges are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

Abbie Fleming is an Engagement Director for The Jacobson Group's executive search team. In this role, she manages C-level, Vice President and other executive-level searches for clients from all sectors of the insurance industry.Abbie brings more than 15 years of human resources, consulting and business experience to her position. Prior to joining Jacobson, Abbie held a variety of senior-level human resource roles with Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, in the areas of talent acquisition, talent development and training, and internal communications.Abbie has led multi-phased international recruiting projects, as well as other strategic talent management programs. She has also driven many employee engagement initiatives and executive communication efforts. Her career includes tenures with Bain & Company and Gibson & Associates Consulting. Drawing from her consulting foundation and corporate experience, Abbie is able to serve her clients as a true partner, bringing them insightful perspectives and valuable results.She attended Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind., where she received her bachelor's degree in business administration. She also earned a master’s degree from National-Louis University in Chicago, IL.