Chicago Chapter Summit
Featuring an in-depth educational session pairing regulatory insights with captive owner experiences from United Airlines, Kite Realty Group, and RSM
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Event Details
Wednesday October 28th, 2026
$35 for members and $50 for non-members; free for interested students and faculty
Location: Aon Center, 200 East Randolph Street, Chicago IL 60601
Schedule:
Education Sessions 1:00 – 4:00 CPE/CLE credit eligible
Networking Reception to follow from 4:30-6:00 pm at the Remedy Lounge, 70th floor, Aon Center
The VCIA Chicago Chapter is hosting its annual summit with a half-day even bringing together captive owners, risk management professionals, service providers, and Vermont's regulatory leadership for an afternoon of real education, insightful insurance experiences from a variety of industries, and high-value networking. Sessions cover captive formation, governance, and emerging trends in captive utilization — with actionable takeaways whether you are exploring a captive for the first time or deepening existing expertise. A CPE/CLE credit eligible educational program.
Who Should Attend: Business professionals who seek insight into captives:
• Executives of companies, associations or institutions considering the formation of a captive
• Executives of companies, associations or institutions with captives who wish to update their knowledge or review the way in which captives are currently operating and managed
• Risk management students and higher education institutions with risk management programs
Speakers
Andy leads United's Insurance RM function with a team of 5 risk managers and 4 claims professionals. He Develops vision and strategies to create risk awareness and economically manage and finance risks. Andy also partners with cross functional teams across United to perform risk assessment, risk response, and risk financing using both traditional insurance and alternative risk financing techniques.
Theresa is a proven team leader with 20 years of insurance experience, whose strategic skills has built and oversees an insurance and captive program with $6 billion in TIV and 187 locations. She is responsible for the operational and corporate insurance/risk management, including the captive management, contract management, Enterprise Risk Management, Business Continuity Program and claims management functions.
Gus leads the global enterprise risk financing, commercial insurance, and alternative risk transfer (captive/reinsurance) strategies to protect corporate capital and minimize operational volatility across RSM, the leading U.S. provider of assurance, tax, and consulting services focused on the middle market, which employs a staff of over 20,000 professionals.
Gus directs all operational, financial, and regulatory execution for the firm’s captive insurance program, successfully engineering a strategic transition from direct insurance structures to optimized reinsurance models. He also serves as a strategic advisor to the captive's Board of Directors.
