Officers
David Rioux, Co-Chair
Erie Insurance – Vice President, Investigations & Internal Controls – TERM ENDS 2025
Tony DiPaolo, Public Interest Co-Chair
Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts – Executive Director – TERM ENDS 2026
John Sokit, Treasurer
Nationwide Insurance Company – AVP Special Investigations and Recovery Operations – TERM ENDS 2027
Brenda J. Cude, Ph.D., Secretary
American Council on Consumer Interests – Professor Emerita – TERM ENDS 2027
Executive Committee Members
Roberta Baca
NM Office of Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) – Director, Insurance Fraud Law Enforcement Division – TERM ENDS 2028
Eric Charlick
California Department of Insurance – Deputy Commissioner – TERM ENDS 2029
Anna Flores
Consumer Action – Executive Director – TERM ENDS 2027
Douglas Heller
Consumer Federation of America – Director of Insurance – TERM ENDS 2029
Steve Jarrett
Westfield Insurance – National Director, Special Investigations – TERM ENDS 2029
Arteniece Lee
Horace Mann – Assistant Vice President Compliance – TERM ENDS 2029
Pranay Mittal
Travelers Insurance – Vice President, Investigative Services – TERM ENDS 2029
Steve Piper
CNA – AVP, Special Investigations Unit – TERM ENDS 2026
Michelle Rafeld
Coalition Against Insurance Fraud – Executive Director
Aimee Stidham, Advisor
IASIU – President
David Glawe, Advisor
NICB – President & CEO
Frank X. Sztuk, Advisor
Delta Group – Senior Vice President Investigative ServicesBoard of Directors
AIG
Paul Sylvester, Regional Head of Fraud & Recovery – North America
Allstate Insurance Company
Randy Griffin, Director, Claim Internal Fraud
American Council on Consumer Interests
Brenda J. Cude, Ph.D, Professor Emerita
American Family Insurance
Betsy Gabbei, Senior Manager, SIU
Josh Moe, Manager – Special Investigations
American Fidelity
Tina Marshall, SIU Manager
American Policyholders Association
Doug Quinn, Executive Director
American Property Casualty Insurance Association
Michael Richmond-Crum, Senior Director, Personal Lines & Council
Robert C. Passmore, Vice President, Personal Lines
Assurant
Mariela M. Pennock, AVP SIU, Fraud Compliance, & Subrogation
Alan Haskins, VP Global Fraud Risk
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Cuno Q. Andersen Jr., Fraud Investigations Consultant
California Department of Insurance
Eric Charlick, Deputy Commissioner Enforcement Branch
CNA**
Steve Piper, AVP, Special Investigations Unit
Katie Gall, SIU Director
Consumer Action
Anna Flores, Executive Director
Ruth Susswein, Director of Consumer Protection
Consumer Federation of America**
Douglas Heller, Director of Insurance
Michael DeLong, Research and Advocacy Associate
Erie Insurance
David Rioux, VP – Investigations & Internal Controls
Ronald Bryant, Investigative Services Manager
Farmers Insurance
Michael Marks, East Zone Manager
Kimberly Marks
Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Insurance Fraud
Simon Blank, Colonel
Florida Office of the Insurance Consumer Advocate
Tasha Carter, Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate
Hanover Insurance Group
Tessa Phillips, SIU Senior Manager
Horace Mann
Arteniece Lee, Assistant Vice President Compliance
Israel Santillan, Claim Manager
Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts
Tony DiPaolo, Executive Director
Kate Mulligan, Chief of Investigations
International Association of Special Investigation Units
Aimee Stidham, President
Intact Insurance
Brian Lynch, Sr. Manager, Fraud Prevention
Mike Guerra, SIU Analyst
John Hancock Financial Services
Charles B. Ziegenbein, Assistant Vice President
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Ross Silverman, Senior Counsel
Jonathan Marks, Partner
Liberty Mutual
Steve Friedman, Claims Manager III
Michael Yates, SIU Field Manager
Louisiana State Police
Dale Latham, Lieutenant in Insurance Fraud Auto Theft Unit
MassMutual
Cindy Belmore, Head of Investigations
MetLife
Matthew Griffin, Senior Investigator
Tiffanie Drayton, Manager
National Association of Insurance Commissioners**
Greg Welker, Antifraud Coordinator/Market Regulation Specialist II
Lois Alexander, Market Regulation Manager
National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
Brian Goodman, Esq. General Counsel
National Council of Insurance Legislators
William Melofchik, CEO
National Insurance Crime Bureau**
David J. Glawe, President & CEO
Nationwide Insurance Company
John Sokit, AVP Special Investigations and Recovery Operations
Steve Ferguson, Vice President
New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance
Roberta Baca, Criminal Division Director
New York Life
Paulina Lee, Corporate Vice President – Fraud Risk Management
Tom Schreck, Corporate Vice President, Risk Management
Northwestern Mutual
Adam Kawa, Assistant Director – SIU
Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority
Christopher Sloan, Executive Director
Joan Dockery, Associate Executive Director
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Robert G. LaBar, Senior Deputy Attorney General
Progressive Insurance
Jeff Moore, Business Leader-Claims Process
Jim Wheeler, Claims Attorney IV
Prudential Insurance
Frederick Ransom, Vice President, Head of Corporate Investigations
ReKNOWvate (formerly National Alliance Against Home Repair Fraud)
Phae Moore, Executive Director
San Diego County District Attorney
Victor Ou, Chief, Insurance Fraud and Workplace Justice Division
Tamara Martin, Deputy District Attorney, Director of Insurance Fraud Grants
Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) National Resource Center
Nicole Liebau, Strategic Partnership and Engagement Director
Sentry Insurance
Dave Stacey, National SIU Director
Timothy Hopper, Special Investigations Major Case Manager
State Farm Insurance Companies**
Mike Horan, Claims Manager-P&C
Swiss RE
Kimberly Beaudreau, Global SIU Counter Fraud Expert
Aidan Brennan, Global SIU Lead
The Hartford**
Matt Murphy, Vice President, Claims
James Sweetman, Assistant Vice President
The Standard
Mark Hesse, SIU Director
Jonathan Ayers, Sr. Investigator
Travelers Insurance
Pranay Mittal, Vice President
United Policyholders
Amy Bach, Esq., Executive Director
Alexis Ricci, Development and Program Specialist
University of New Haven
David Schroeder, Interim Dean
USAA
Scott Jackson, Assistant Vice President, SIU
Arron Cobb, Lead Fraud Prevention & Detection Analyst | Claims Security
Verisk
Thomas Donahue, Vice President SIU Engagement
Jim Hulett, Vice President Government, Life, Health & Pet
Westfield Insurance
Steve Jarrett, Claims Strategy & Transformation/National Director-Special Investigations
Zurich North America
Delpha DiGiacomo, Vice President, Investigative Services
Kim Lang, Strategic Consultant, Finance
** Charter members