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Melissa H Hoover, Director of Internal Audit, Penn National Insurance (Retired)
Melissa graduated from Penn State University with a BS in Business Administration with a major in marketing and a minor in accounting. She joined Penn National Insurance in 1982 and held several accounting positions until she started the Internal Audit function in 1990. She took early retirement from Penn National Insurance in June 2007 and plans to stay busy with her tax practice and spending time at the beach. She has the following designations - CPA, CIA, CISA, CFSA and CPCU. Melissa has been active in local chapters of the IIA and ISACA serving on the Board and as Treasurer. Prior to becoming a Board member of the IIAG, Melissa facilitated the Executive session for numerous years. Living in Central Pennsylvania, Melissa is also active on several non-profit Boards within the Harrisburg, PA area.
Steve Hovey, Internal Audit and Management Consultant Steve is an independent consultant with extensive audit and management experience in the financial services industry. He has assisted companies in developing value added control enhancements, led projects for completion of risk and control documentation and the development of ongoing control testing programs. Steve previously served as Vice President and Corporate Auditor for The Phoenix Companies, located in Hartford, Connecticut. In this position, he was responsible for directing all internal audit activities. Prior to that Steve held various management roles responsible for auditing group and individual insurance lines, investment and corporate functions. Steve is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and earned an MBA with a financial accounting concentration from the University of Hartford. He is a Certified Internal Auditor and active member of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Kim Lawter, Vice President and Chief of Internal Audit, ProAssurance Corporation
Kim began working with ProAssurance in January 2011 and leads the Internal Audit team based in Birmingham, AL. Prior to joining ProAssurance, she was VP of Internal Audit with Infinity Insurance from 2004 – 2010. She has been working in Internal Audit for over 25 years, primarily in operational and financial audit areas. In addition to performing operational audits, her career has included establishing and managing the internal audit function, implementation of Enterprise Risk Management, SOX implementation, systems and process training, and facilitation of Control Self-Assessment workshops. Kim holds a BS degree in Accounting from Jacksonville State University as well as the professional designations of Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Financial Services Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner and Certifications in Risk Management Assurance and Control Self-Assessment. Kim joined the IIAG Board in October 2019 and has been an active member since 2005.
Michael P. Loftus, Vice President and General Auditor, Global Indemnity Group, LLC
Michael is Vice President and General Auditor for Global Indemnity Group, LLC and its principal subsidiaries, United National Group, Penn-America Group and American Reliable, where he has complete responsibility for all internal auditing activities. Mr. Loftus has over 35 years in the insurance industry, with various internal audit roles at CIGNA, and prior to Global Indemnity, served as the chief audit executive at Delphi Financial Group, Mutual Risk Management and PMA Capital. He also has public accounting experience with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co (now KPMG).
Mike graduated from Villanova University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He is a CPA, FLMI and CFSA. He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, the American and Pennsylvania Institute of CPA's, and has served as a past state chairman of the PICPA’s Committee on Internal Audit. Mike has also served on the Board of Directors of the Insurance Internal Audit Group since 1999.
Sarah Saunders, AVP Internal Audit
Sarah is an Assistant Vice President of Internal Audit at the Principal with specialty focus on Finance, Financial Risk and Asset Management. Sarah has over 18 years of internal audit experience, having held internal audit, controls and risk management related roles within the financial services industry and as a consultant on internal audit transformation within Deloitte. Sarah is a graduate of Western Michigan University and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA) and Certified Investments and Derivatives Auditor (CIDA). Sarah is also a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and volunteers as a speaker, training facilitator and has served in various IIA chapter and committee leadership roles since 2009. Janine Stallings, Vice President and Chief Audit Executive, Pacific Life Insurance Company
Pacific Life Insurance Company is located in Newport Beach, California. Janine joined Pacific Life's Real Estate Division in 1995, and was appointed as Vice President responsible for Pacific Life’s internal audit function in May 2012. She earned her CPA with KPMG in the firm's financial services practices. Janine is a graduate of the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. She is an active California CPA and a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.
Christopher Jahn
Chris has over 30 years of experience, primarily in the financial services/insurance industry (life insurance, broker-dealer and registered investment advisors) with various accounting/financial reporting and financial/operational auditing positions with Coopers & Lybrand, Nationwide Life Insurance Company (formerly Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company) and most recently with The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Chris is a CPA along with having a Series 7 license (General Securities Registered Representative). Chris is a member of Pennsylvania Institute of CPA’s, Institute of Internal Auditors and a Board Member for the Insurance Internal Audit Group (IIAG). Chris is a graduate of LaSalle University in Philadelphia, PA (Class of 1990) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance and Penn State University (Masters of Business Administration in 2002).
Craig Stephen Trujillo, Chief Audit Executive, City of Hartford
Craig Stephen Trujillo is a graduate of LaSalle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the National and South East New England Institute of Internal Auditors and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He joined the Insurance Internal Auditors Group (IIAG) in 1985 and was president in 1998. Craig has held several chair positions on the Board of Directors and is currently the Vice President Secretary. Craig started his career in Public Accounting and after four years joined the Internal Audit Department of the Insurance Company of North America, now CIGNA Corporation. Covering over 20 years with CIGNA in Philadelphia, Craig was responsible for all financial and operational audits of Domestic Property & Casualty, International Operations (over 30 countries, managing an audit staff in Philadelphia, London, Brussels, Tokyo, Bogota, Los Angeles and Miami), including fraud investigations, Life and Employee Benefits, Special Risk, Marine & Aviation, Bonds, Information Technology and various Marketing and Sales functions. In 1996, He relocated to Simsbury Connecticut with his wife and two sons and headed up the Internal Audit Management Team for the CIGNA Healthcare Operations. In 1998, Craig retired from CIGNA and joined the Phoenix Life Insurance Company internal audit department in Hartford Connecticut as Assistant Vice President. He was responsible for the Phoenix's International, Reinsurance and various operational and financial audits and special projects. He was the lead audit investigator related to the insurance industry’s largest worker’s compensation reinsurance fraud perpetrated in Bermuda and Chicago. He was the Process Improvement Coordinator for the Finance Division and was a key team member that implemented Sarbanes Oxley compliance. In 2006 and early 2007 Craig worked for a National CPA firm and did some consulting work for Robert Half International in the International Banking, Manufacturing and domestic Retail and Energy sectors. In May of 2007, Craig assumed the position of Deputy Chief Auditor and in November 2017 he was appointed Chief Audit Executive for the City of Hartford, Connecticut responsible for all audits and special investigations related to all City operations including Fire, Police, Public Works, Health and Human Services, eight Public Libraries, the Hartford Public School District, and the Hartford Parking and Baseball Stadium Authorities
Joseph M. Vavra, Vice President & Director Internal Audit, Legion Insurance Company (Retired)
Joseph M. Vavra is a 1973 graduate of Penn State University. He has over forty years auditing experience, mostly in property/casualty, life, healthcare and annuities. He is also a Vietnam veteran. After college, Joe spent several years with Main LaFrentz and Company, an international public accounting firm before joining Colonial Penn as an audit supervisor. He rose to the position as Vice President & Chief Auditor, was acting Senior Vice President of Claims and a Vice President in charge of various claim functions while there.
Joe was a consultant for a couple of years performing audits on MGAs, TPAs, MGUs and agencies for attorneys, insurance companies and reinsurers before joining Legion Insurance. Joe is a CPA and CFSA and resides in Hatfield, PA with his wife Marge. He is a past president of the IIAG and has been on the Board of Directors since 1984.
Joseph Marcianti Joseph is a Chief Audit Executive with over 35 years in the Reinsurance/Insurance Industry. His most recent role was Chief Audit Officer at SiriusPoint Ltd. Previous experience includes roles as the Head of the North American Audit Team at PartnerRe Ltd. and the Global Audit Manager for GenRe Securities. Joseph graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a CPA and CGMA and previously held the Series 7 and 63 certifications. Joseph has served on the Board of Directors of the Insurance Internal Audit Group since 2024. Christine Romeo, AVP Internal Audit, The Hanover Group Christy has over 20 years of experience at The Hanover Insurance Group, with experience in property & casualty insurance, agile audit methodologies, as well as operational and financial audits. With additional expertise in IT auditing, enterprise risk management, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, Christy has a broad perspective on internal audit practices within the insurance industry. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering from Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada and an MBA from Simmons University in Boston, Massachusetts. Christy’s professional designations include the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
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