TxCIA thanks the attendees, speakers, and sponsors who made our 2026 Annual Conference a resounding success! For sessions that featured slide decks, you may now find those presentations linked below. 

 



CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

 

Tuesday, October 13

 

3:00 - 4:30 PM

Captive 101 – Everything You Need to Know about Captives

Nick Rollo, GPW & Associates

Jeremy Shoemaker, Oliver Wyman

Lyndell Stott, Marsh

5:00 - 7:30 PM

Welcome Reception 

Anaqua Garden Bar - 555 S Alamo St, San Antonio, TX 78205

 

 

Wednesday, October 14

 

8:00 - 8:30 AM

Breakfast and Registration

8:30 - 8:45 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Jo Mather, Phillips 66 (TxCIA President)

8:45 - 9:30 AM

Beyond Pricing and Reserves: The Questions Your Actuary Wishes You'd Ask

Presented by Oliver Wyman

Nathan Hale, Sysco

Abby Sternberg, Oliver Wyman Actuarial

Moderator: Ben Huynh, Marsh

9:30 - 10:00 AM

The Economic Landscape

Scott Mildrum, Performa

10:00 - 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 - 11:00 AM

Captive Growth Strategies: When and How Owners Expand Their Captive

Elise Kappelmann, Phillips 66

Mindy White, Quanta

Moderator: Julie Patel, Marsh

11:00 - 11:45 AM

The TAX of It All – Captive Programs, Tax Planning and Audit Defense

Presenters:  

Ken Guckian, Southwest Airlines

Kristen Lawler, Crowe LLC

Paul H. Phillips III, Alvarez & Marsal

Robert Rudnai, National Lenders General Agency, LLC

Moderator: Mikhail Raybshteyn, Alvarez & Marsal

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Texas Department of Insurance Update

Shawn Frederick - Chief Financial Examiner, Texas Department of Insurance

Andrew Norton - Captive Specialist, Texas Department of Insurance

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Luncheon

Keynote Speaker: Prashanth Challa, Head of Wealth Management Cybersecurity, Morgan Stanley

1:30 - 2:15 PM

AI Governance Frameworks for Liability, Compliance, and Data Privacy in Captive Insurance

Tim Stanfield, Greenberg Traurig, P.A.

Bhargavi Vepuri, Insurtech industry expert

2:15 - 2:45 PM

Owner Controlled Insurance Programs

Paula R. Jordan, Aon

Christine Villarreal, Valero

2:45 – 3:00 PM

Break

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Captive Investment Portfolio Evolution & Asset Allocation Trends

Matt Sullivan, PNC

Brad Schock, Aprio

Tracy Suggs, AT&T

3:45 - 4:30 PM

Preserving the Attorney-Client Privilege in Liability Claims: What Captive Groups Should Know

Myles H. Sonnier, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

4:30 - 5:15 PM

Closing Remarks, Awards Presentation, & Special Membership Meeting

Jo Mather, Phillips 66 (TxCIA President)

5:30PM - 7:30 PM

TxCIA/South Texas RIMS Happy Hour

Buffalo Blue, 231 S Alamo St, San Antonio, TX 78205

Sponsored by Origami Risk