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Susan T. Stead

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phone (614) 221-7543 (Direct Dial)
fax (614) 221-7529
email sstead@nldhlaw.com

Susan T. Stead

Susan T. Stead is a partner with the law firm of Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst and manages its Columbus, Ohio office.  She is Vice Chair of the firm's Insurance Regulatory and Transactional Practice Group.  Her national practice is devoted to insurance regulatory matters with a special emphasis on compliance and market regulation.  She counsels insurers about regulatory requirements and compliance programs, represents insurers undergoing regulatory reviews and investigations and in obtaining approvals and is a frequent speaker on regulatory topics.   She chaired a Regulatory Advisory Panel for an insurer and was retained by a state insurance department to develop a market analysis program. 

Before joining Nelson Levine deLuca & Horst, Ms. Stead was an Assistant Director for the Ohio Department of Insurance and managed the Market Conduct, Fraud and Enforcement and Agent Licensing Divisions.   As a regulator, she was active in many NAIC initiatives and chaired several committees. She spent several years as a staff attorney for the department and began her career with an insurance defense firm.

Ms. Stead is a CPCU and a graduate of Wittenberg University and the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. She has earned the MCM designation (Market Conduct Management) from the Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society.

NLdH Client Alerts:

  • GAO Calls for Financial Regulatory System Reform 2009
  • Florida Governor Signs Surplus Lines Bill
  • House Passes TRIA Bill:  September 2007
  • New York Circuit Court Letter 20 Contract Certainty

     

    • Professional Associations and Memberships:

    • Federation of Regulatory Counsel
    • IRES Foundation, Board of Directors, President
    • American Bar Association, TIPS, Insurance Regulation Committee, Chair-Elect
    • CBS Agency, Inc., Board of Directors, Chair
    • Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals
    • CPCU Society
    • Ohio State Bar Association
    • Columbus Bar Association

    Classes/Seminars Taught:

    • State Spotlight Session - Minnesota/Florida, IRES Foundation - The National School on Market Regulation, April 19, 2010
    • "L&H: FINRA/SEC and the Impact on DOI's Ability to Regulate", IRES Foundation - The National School on Market Regulation, April 20, 2010
    • "Legal Authority and Issues in Financial Risk Examinations", Property Casualty Insurers Association, June 3, 2009
    • "You Want It Kept Confidential?", IRES Foundation - National School on Market Regulation, May 4, 2009
    • "Insurance Advertising Best Practices", OAMIC/OII/B&E Fall Seminar, October 23, 2008
    • "Think You're in Compliance", "Market Conduct Preparation" and "Advertising Requirements and the Compliance Review Process", Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals (AICP), October 6, 2008 - October 7, 2008
    • "Market Regulation Roundtable", Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society, August 10, 2008 - August 12, 2008
    • "State Regulation of Insurance Advertising", Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, Des Plaines, IL, February 20, 2008
    • "Internal and External Investigations: Attorney-Client Privilege and Other Legal and Ethical Issues", ABA's Emerging Litigation and Regulatory Developments in Insurance Law - A Symposium, November 8, 2007
    • "Confidentiality and Self-Evaluation Privilege Laws - 2007: License to Learn", NAIC, September 28, 2007
    • "When Bad Things Happen to Good Companies", Securities and Insurance Licensing Association, May 17, 2007
    • "I've Performed My Due Diligence, Now What?", Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, April 12, 2007

    Published Works:

    NARAB II - The Devil's in the Details - The Practical Effects of HB 2554 on Insurance Regulators and the Industry, Federation of Regulatory Counsel, Inc. (FORC), Journal Vol. 21 Edition 2 - Summer, 2010

    Why Public Adjusters Laws Do Not Apply to Field Services Companies, MortgageOrb.com, May, 2010

    Attorney-Client Privilege and Confidentiality Issues in Internal and External Investigations, ABA's The Brief, Summer, 2006