AI-Driven Innovation in Insurance: Building Resilience in Canadian Insurance

Lyndsay Bloomfield, MBA, CPCU, is an experienced leader in the insurance and financial services industry. As a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter, she brings a strategic lens to domestic and global business transformation, leveraging data, analytics, and technology to drive innovation and operational excellence. Lyndsay partners with clients to navigate regulatory complexity, manage risk, and unlock sustainable growth through data-driven solutions.

Oana, an expert in the field of risk management, offers her expertise to guide financial institutions in optimizing their insurance risk modeling and decision-making processes throughout the entire lifecycle.

Since joining SAS in August 2012, Oana has been dedicated to assisting clients in overcoming their most significant challenges within the realm of Risk Management. She has served as a subject matter expert on Solvency II and IFRS17 initiatives for numerous leading insurance companies.

At present, Oana is at the forefront of leading insurance risk propositions: Insurance Capital Management (Solvency II, ICS), Insurance Contract Valuation (IFRS17, LDTI) and Actuarial Transformation (Pricing, Reserving and Underwriting).

Oana's credentials include an MBA diploma from CNAM Paris, with over 15 years of experience across diverse roles within the insurance, banking and software sectors. Her professional journey includes collaborations with prominent financial institutions and well-recognized regulatory software providers. 

Prior to joining SAS, Franklin held a variety of individual contributor and people leader roles in property and casualty insurance. He began his career as an associate agent for Allstate in Boone, NC. In 2005, he joined Nationwide Insurance as a personal lines underwriter. For 17 years at Nationwide, he managed personal and commercial lines underwriters, portfolio analysts, sales support teams and sales managers. Additionally, he supported staff operations, providing thought leadership, strategy and content for sales executive offices.