Ms. Warner was elected during the Chapter’s Virtual Annual Business Meeting
Jamie Warner, CPCU of the Lincoln Financial Group was sworn in as the new President of the Boston Chapter CPCU Society Annual Business Meeting. The annual meeting, virtually held on January 20, 2022, included the installation of the Society’s New Board and Officers, followed by a “State of the Union” address by the Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Gary Anderson.
Ms. Warner is the Assistant Vice President, Data Science at the Lincoln Financial Group. Ms. Warner first began her career in insurance with Forrester Research, before later joining Liberty Mutual and then Lincoln Financial. She is also currently a Lecturer with Northeastern University’s Master in Analytics Program and an Instructor, Data Science & Analytics Coursework for The Institutes. A graduate of Colby College, she also completed a Master of Science, Analytics with Bently University.
Ms. Warner replaces outgoing president Courtney Knowlton
Ms. Warner takes over from Courtney Knowlton, who served in the position during the past year. In her last remarks as president, as noted in the CPCU Meeting minutes she noted that despite a year of challenges, the Boston Chapter was able to offer a number of great opportunities to members during the year. She also especially thanked all of the Chapter’s sponsors for their help in offering resources and educational opportunities since member dues make up only a small portion of the Society’s budget. In closing, she noted that it had been a great year as President asked her fellow members in attendance to reflect on “what you’re going to do with your membership.”
After finishing her remarks, Ms. Knowlton then introduced the incoming President, Jamie Warner who took her oath of office along with the following new Board Members and Officers:
2022 Officers
| President – Jamie Warner, CPCU | Lincoln Financial Group |
| President Elect – Roselyn Garcia, CPCU | Safety Insurance |
| Vice President– Chris Lynch, CPCU | Chubb |
| Treasurer – Paul Oberlander, CPCU | FM Global |
| Secretary/Program Chair – Susanne Dillman, CPCU | Standard Publishing Corporation |
| Immediate Past President – Courtney Knowlton, CPCU | Bearingstar Insurance |
Renewed Directors:
| Eric Reneau, CPCU | PURE Insurance |
2022 New Directors
| Daniel Beaton, CPCU | Chubb |
| Rakesh Dhawan, CPCU | Xceedance |
| Laura M. Gregory, CPCU | Sloane and Walsh LLP |
| Ed Krupski III, CPCU | CNA Insurance |
| Michelle Sieckowski, CPCU | Liberty Mutual |
After being taking her oath of office, Ms. Warner gave her first speech as President of the Boston Chapter. In it, she thanked previous leaders, including Craig Billings, outgoing past president, who helped lead the Chapter through the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and whose work on helping modernize the Society’s technology capabilities earlier in his tenure allowed for the Chapter “to flourish even with pandemic restrictions.” She also thanked the 2021 Chapter President Courtney Knowlton, who led the Chapter during its 70th anniversary year and whom she had met when first a new designee with the Chapter.
Ms. Warner then went noted how the CPCU designation, which had started as an education in insurance for her, has blossomed
into an incredible array of opportunities and experiences that she could not have anticipated when she
joined the board in 2015. She concluded her remarks by stating that her goal for the year ” …is to take advantage of our expanded digital presence, increase transparency, and engage members to lead from their spot.”
Commissioner Anderson’s “State of the Union”
After finishing her remarks, Ms. Warner then introduced the Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance Gary Anderson who gave a speech congratulating the new leadership and about his need as a regulator, to see the market from a “new perspective” and the importance of adapting to change. In particular, he highlighted the importance of insurance to our society at large, and “…how new ideas can change old processes, even in a heavily regulated industry such as ours.” He also affirmed that the Division invites and wants to work with carriers as they develop those ideas.
In addition, Commissioner Andersen also discussed how state insurance departments are considering addressing “climate risk as a national priority, as is the IAIS.” He went on to discuss his role on the Climate and Resiliency Executive Task Force. He noted, in particular, that “…one of the challenges to regulators is making clear to insurance buyers what the relationship is between mitigation of risks and insurance policy costs. Property owners and businesses shouldn’t make insurance an afterthought. They need to be aware of the real policy costs.”
After finishing his remarks, Ms. Warner thanked the Commisioner before adjourning the meeting shortly thereafter.
