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Insurance Consultation and Solutions for Your Business


Hylant is a proud sponsor of RIMS RISKWORLD 2025

As a leading provider of risk management and insurance solutions, we are proud to support RIMS RISKWORLD 2025 and connect with industry professionals from around the world. If you need protection against unique or hard-to-insure risks, want to explore alternative risk-financing options, or you're looking to grow your business through mergers and acquisitions, Hylant’s expert advisors can help. We bring together the people, processes, and resources to provide the solutions you need.

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Meet Our Team
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Hylant's Presenters at RISKWORLD

Managing Pollution Hazards and Unforeseen Risks with a Global Perspective
Monday, May 5, 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Explore often overlooked types of pollution exposure based on global operational and M&A perspectives. Investigate coverage types, policy structure and local-versus-global coverage solutions. Examine why careful consideration should be given to national and local environmental regulations. Study the complexities associated with cross-border claims. Delve into issues associated with transboundary pollution. Prepare to reduce your organization's exposure to potentially catastrophic pollution incidents.


Presenter

Jessica Biggs
Environmental Practice Leader, Hylant
Jessica has nearly 30 years of industry experience working on both the agency and carrier sides of the insurance marketplace, with a specialization in environmental insurance. 

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Maximizing Return on Premium: Insurance as a Capital Expenditure
Monday, May 5, 2:10 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

Prepare to make insurance a strategic investment that contributes to long-term profitability. With advanced analytics, learn to calculate the return on premium by quantifying the risk reduction and financial impact of specific policies. Examine tools and processes that measure claims trends, loss ratios and potential savings due to prevention. See how analytics can also optimize your insurance spend through customization based on real-time data and risk modeling. Determine how this can help you avoid over- or underinsuring and allocate resources to risks that provide the best return on investment. Ready yourself to shift premium from an expense to a capital outlay that yields measurable financial benefits.


Presenter

Alejandro Reyes
Director of Business Risk Consulting, Hylant

Alejandro specializes in corporate and strategic risk consulting, leveraging extensive industry knowledge to provide tailored risk management and insurance solutions. 

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The Sky is the Limit: Hot Topics in Captive Growth Strategies
Monday, May 5, 4:10 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.

So, your captive is building surplus. Now what? Join an interactive discussion to help determine if and when you should expand your current captive program. Consider a captive’s solvency and capital position, specific insurance program attributes, corporate risk appetite and more.

Presenter

Anne Marie Towle
CEO, Global Risk and Captive Solutions, Hylant

Anne Marie has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. She provides our clients with expertise in captive and alternative risk solutions.

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Effective Captive Utilization
Tuesday, May 6, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Journey through the three main stages of establishing captive insurance: feasibility, implementation and management. Delve into how to maintain a captive’s value and explore potential enhancements and broader coverage options. See how a strategic review can further optimize captive use and help set future goals. Examine the key indicators that signal the need for this review, the challenges faced during the process and how ongoing goal adjustments ensure a captive remains dynamic and effective.

Learning Objectives:

  • Define eligibility considerations and captive insurance benefits, as well as the role of the service provider in the formation process.
  • Characterize the triggers for a captive strategic review and its steps.
  • Demonstrate the benefits of setting short-, medium- and long-term goals for a captive.


Presenter

Anne Marie Towle
CEO, Global Risk and Captive Solutions, Hylant

Anne Marie has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. She provides our clients with expertise in captive and alternative risk solutions.

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Presenter

Will Lehman
Global Director of Risk Management, Cook Group Incorporated
Will oversees risk management for Cook Group, a global family-owned company, headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, with a diverse business portfolio.

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Leveraging Analytics to Optimize the Use of Insurance
Tuesday, May 6, 12:50 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.

Prepare to shift your organization’s view of insurance premiums as mere necessary costs. Discover the advanced analytics that allow you to calculate the return on premiums by quantifying the risk reduction and financial impact of specific policies. See how measuring claims trends, loss ratios and potential savings from preventive measures frames insurance as a strategic investment that contributes to long-term profitability, much like other capital expenditures. Learn about a data-driven approach to not only avoiding over- or under-insuring, but also strategically allocating resources for risk cover to provide the best return on investment.


Presenter

Alejandro Reyes
Director of Business Risk Consulting, Hylant

Alejandro specializes in corporate and strategic risk consulting, leveraging extensive industry knowledge to provide tailored risk management and insurance solutions.

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Let's Connect

Our team is ready to advise you and help you confidently address your needs.

Jonathan Bair
Jonathan Bair

Senior Risk Advisor-Casualty, VP

Toledo

Phil Bertrand
Phil Bertrand

Practice Leader, Int'l Reverse Flow, VP

Chicago

Jessica Biggs
Jessica Biggs

Environmental Practice Leader

Toledo

Sabrina Brigance
Sabrina Brigance

Managing Director - Marine Practice

Jacksonville

Alison Brinkman
Alison Brinkman

Executive Partner

Toledo

Britt Brown
Britt Brown

Client Service Leader

Toledo

Sandra Carroll
Sandra Carroll

Strategic Risk Advisor

Toledo

Kimberly Cassey
Kimberly Cassey

Risk Advisor - Casualty

Detroit

Brian Dinklage
Brian Dinklage

Managing Partner

Orlando

Caroline Erdman
Caroline Erdman

Captive Consultant

Indianapolis

Nick Fratalonie
Nick Fratalonie

Associate Chief Information Officer

Cleveland

Sherry Gonzalez
Sherry Gonzalez

President, International

Chicago

Steve Groos
Steve Groos

Risk Control Advisor-Property & Marine

Chicago

Noah Hillesheim
Noah Hillesheim

Risk Advisor

Chicago

Courtney Hylant
Courtney Hylant

Business Risk Consultant

Toledo

Jack Hylant
Jack Hylant

Client Executive

Chicago

Richard Hylant
Richard Hylant

Chief Insurance Officer

Toledo

Kip Irle
Kip Irle

Global M&A | Transaction Solutions Leader

Chicago

Dave Jagodzinski
Dave Jagodzinski

Client Executive

Toledo

Tom Kelsey
Tom Kelsey

Risk Advisor - Global, VP

Cleveland

Andrew Kurt
Andrew Kurt

ER Private & Non Profit Team Leader

Chicago

Andrew Licata
Andrew Licata

Associate Client Executive

Chicago

Nick Macek
Nick Macek

Account Executive

Toledo

Terry Morman
Terry Morman

P&C Carrier Relations Leader

Toledo

David Norris
David Norris

Regional CEO, Emerging Markets

Indianapolis

Tony Packo
Tony Packo

Chief Strategy Officer

Toledo

Bill Pridgeon
Bill Pridgeon

President

Toledo

Andres Rebollar
Andres Rebollar

President, Hylant Mexico (Retail)

Remote

Gerardo Rebollar
Gerardo Rebollar

President, Hylant Mexico

Toledo

Alejandro Reyes Gonzalez
Alejandro Reyes Gonzalez

Director of Business Risk Consulting

Orlando

Claire Richardson
Claire Richardson

Senior Captive Consultant

Indianapolis

Bess Rumman
Bess Rumman

Senior Risk Advisor-Property & Marine, VP

Ann Arbor

Jeffrey Sanders
Jeffrey Sanders

Client Executive

Cincinnati

Todd Schreck
Todd Schreck

Sr Vice President, Strategic Growth Leader

Cleveland

Luis Soto Jr.
Luis Soto Jr.

Contract Risk Manager

Toledo

Brian Sullivan
Brian Sullivan

Account Executive

Toledo

Anne Marie Towle
Anne Marie Towle

CEO, Global Risk Mgmt & Captive Solutions

Indianapolis

Maggie Tscherne
Maggie Tscherne

Account Executive

Toledo

Andrew Urban
Andrew Urban

Risk Advisor-Property & Marine

Toledo

Katrina Watters
Katrina Watters

Client Executive

Toledo

Joe Wieligman
Joe Wieligman

Strategic Operations Officer

Toledo