Paul S. DeGiulio, Senior Vice President General Casualty and Healthcare Claims for Allied World first came to Bermuda in late 2002 to work for American International Group as AVP Claims for the AIG company then known as Starr Excess and Allied World, then a privately held company managed in large part by its majority investor AIG.  By 2004, Paul was fully employed with Allied World and has participated in the management of its claim department from the start, handling claims, managing staff and establishing policies and procedures.   From 1997 to 2002, he handled toxic tort, pharmaceutical claims, premises liability claims, and catastrophic bodily injury and property damage claims for AIG.  For approximately 9 years prior to that he worked as a litigator for a regional firm based in Newark, New Jersey.  In that capacity, he worked on and led teams handling a variety of litigation, including insurance coverage matters, products liability and mass tort defense, insurance defense, and various other commercial matters.
 
 

Joshua R. Schwartz is General Counsel, Secretary and Regional Compliance Officer for ACE Bermuda Insurance Ltd. His responsibilities include providing legal advice on professional lines, excess liability, property and reinsurance claims; participating in mediations, arbitrations and other litigation; counseling underwriters on policy wording and reinsurance (fac and treaty) wording; assisting with new insurance product development; ensuring compliance with applicable rules and regulations; and providing advice on risk management issues. He sits on the ACE Bermuda Risk, Management Audit, Reserving, Pension and Investment Committees. Josh is also a founder and the president of CLM Bermuda.Josh joined ACE INA in 2006 as Associate General Counsel - Litigation in New York, where he worked on corporate litigation, including the contingent commission/alleged bid-rigging litigation and regulatory matters, and internal investigations. Prior to joining ACE, he worked as Counsel at O'Melveny & Myers LLP representing clients on a variety matters, including insurance, securities, white collar, mass tort, pharmaceutical, bankruptcy and commercial litigation. He also worked as an Associate at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson and as Law Clerk to the Hon. Federico A. Moreno, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. While practicing law in New York, Josh taught a mediation course at New York University School of Continuing and Professional Services. He graduated Order of the Coif from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Rhode Island. In law school, Josh served as Notes Editor for the Cardozo Law Review.

Paul R. Koepff is a senior equity partner at Clyde & Co.  He has handled insurance coverage and reinsurance disputes for over 30 years and has been counsel of record in some of the most significant and far-reaching insurance coverage and reinsurance disputes.He has served as lead counsel in numerous appellate decisions, including ones rejecting joint and several liability and adopting allocation; adopting a broad and fair reading of pollution exclusions; the proper interpretation of various kinds of liability policies (general liability, professional liability etc), and other significant coverage issues.Paul is a contributing author to the multi-volume Matthew Bender treatise on New York Insurance Law, the multi-volume treatise Appleman’s Insurance Law, the multi-volume treatise "Law and Practice of Insurance Coverage Litigation" and recently published book entitled "Inside the Minds: The Insurance Business."He is recognized by major publications, including Chambers USA and Legal 500 USA, as one of the nation's leading insurance lawyers. Commentators in the latest edition of Chambers USA applaud his "superior industry knowledge" and his skill in litigation and arbitration. In the Legal 500 USA guide, Paul's clients describe him as ‘a great team player; an excellent lawyer who provides a supremely good service’.

Mark Chudleigh is the principal of Bermuda law firm, Kennedys Chudleigh Ltd., which is affiliated with the international law firm, Kennedys.  He maintains an international practice that serves clients in Bermuda, the United States, Europe and elsewhere.  His practice focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration involving the insurance and financial services sectors.Mr. Chudleigh’s insurance/reinsurance practice has covered most classes of business, including general liability (particularly the “Bermuda Form”), directors and officers liability, financial institutions, insurance brokers errors and omissions, product liability, property, environmental liability, marine, cargo, satellites and space, motor, financial reinsurance, personal accident and workers compensation.  He frequently advises on issues concerning the captive insurance industry. His commercial practice also includes litigation, insolvency and insurance matters involving “off-shore” entities in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and elsewhere, including financial institutions, hedge funds, fund managers and administrators, captive managers, trust companies, accountants and law firms.Mr. Chudleigh provides counseling on complex insurance and reinsurance claims, and advises on regulatory issues affecting the insurance industry, particularly in relation to the Bermuda market.  He has acted as an expert witness on issues of Bermuda law in the context of US court and arbitration proceedings. He is listed in the leading directories, including Chambers, Legal 500 and Euromoney's Expert Guides.

Tawana joined Bowring Marsh (Bermuda) Ltd. as Claims Advocate, Assistant Vice President in the Claims and Compliance Department in 2012, and advises on all lines of coverage placed by Bowring Marsh Bermuda including Property, Casualty, Healthcare and Professional Lines. In her role she addresses broker inquires on policy wording, claims and compliance issues; acts as a liaison between clients and insurers when dealing with complex coverage and claims issues; and negotiates with clients, insurers, adjusters and lawyers to facilitate claim resolution.Prior to joining Bowring Marsh, Tawana held the position of Crown Counsel in the Department of Public Prosecutions [DPP], The Ministry of Justice, Bermuda Government.  There she conducted criminal litigation in the Magistrate’s Court, Supreme Court and appeared before the Court of Appeal, provided legal opinions on criminal liability and served on the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. Before becoming a prosecutor Tawana worked in Parliamentary Drafting, in the Attorney General’s Chambers. She is also the former Director of the Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse prevention, where she was instrumental in developing the Bermuda Government’s liquor licensing legislation.Tawana is called to the Bermuda Bar and the Bar of England and Wales and is a member of  The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn . She completed the Bar Vocational Course at the College of Law, London; and holds a MA in Legal Studies from the University of Bristol, Bristol UK and a BA in History and Political Science from Spelman College, Atlanta GA. Additionally, Tawana holds the Chartered Professional and Property Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Claims Management (AIC-M) and Associate in General Insurance (AINS) designations.In addition to her interest in insurance claims and coverage issues, Tawana also enjoys advocating for Human Rights and adjudicating on Human Rights Tribunals in her role as a Human Rights Commissioner, for The Bermuda Human Rights Commission; and participating as a member of the Leadership Council of the Bermuda CPCU Society; the Continuing Legal Education committee of the Bermuda Bar, as the Co-Chairperson of Marsh Bermuda Women's Exchange; and as an Executive Officer of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance Bermuda Chapter.