AI-Driven Innovation in the Insurance Sector: Strengthening the Resilience of 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.

Stefan is a domain expert in risk and advises insurance companies and financial institutions on key topics in regulatory risk (credit, market, operational, ALM, Basel II/III/IV, Solvency II, IFRS 17, LDTI)

Stefan joined SAS in 2001 and started as Belgian Risk Sales Specialist. In 2003, he made it to the $1,000,000 Club. In 2005, he prototyped SAS’ Basel II Solution and in 2008 SAS’ Solvency II Solution. 

Prior to SAS, Stefan worked for 15 years at ING Bank in Brussels where he started as Management Trainee and then successively held positions of Project Manager and Entity Manager in the IT Department, with responsibilities of delivering Risk Management Solutions.

Stefan holds a master’s degree in civil engineering from VUB (Free University of Brussels) in Belgium.

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.