Background
Aaron Lunt writes on
Insurance Industry Regulation and Compliance for IRMI.com.
Mr. Lunt leads the newly created regulatory affairs team in the legal,
compliance, and government affairs group. As the head of the department, he
oversees the state government relations and regulatory law groups responsible
for advocating for Assurant's public policy positions with state
legislators and regulators by leveraging a variety of external (trade
associations and law firms) and internal resources. In addition, the team
identifies, monitors, and analyzes new legislation and regulation that affects
Assurant's business and works closely with members of compliance and the
business to implement these changes. Globally, the team works with
international contributors to monitor new laws and regulations in the different
countries in which Assurant does business to reduce noncompliance and identify
new business opportunities. Beyond these assigned responsibilities, the team
also supports business leaders in creating business-friendly, compliant
solutions to support profitable growth. These efforts help create market
opportunities while limiting financial harm and risk to the organization's
reputation.
Prior to working for Assurant, Mr. Lunt spent over 5 years with Zurich,
North America, based in Schaumburg, Illinois, most recently serving as their
vice president of laws, regulations, and public policy support. In that
capacity, he led a department responsible for a spectrum of insurance
regulatory issues relating to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, large commercial
deregulation, regulatory requirements review, and new law and regulation
analysis and implementation support.
Mr. Lunt is an Illinois-licensed attorney and also holds the Chartered
Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Reinsurance (ARe)
designations. He is a member of the CPCU Society Leadership Council (2016–2018)
and recently concluded a 3-year term as the chairman of the Regulatory &
Legislative Interest Group. Also, he previously served as a director for the
Chicago-Northwest Suburban Chapter of the CPCU Society and is a current member
of the Chicago Chapter. Mr. Lunt has also been recently elected to serve a
3-year term on the board for the Global Warranty and Service Contract
Association (GWSCA).
In addition to Mr. Lunt's passion for politics, reading, and music, his
most cherished moments are spending time with his wife and three young
boys.