Background
Aaron Lunt writes on
Insurance Industry Regulation and Compliance for IRMI.com.
Mr. Lunt leads the regulatory affairs team in the legal, compliance, and
government affairs group. As the head of the department, he oversees the
federal and state government relations team, as well as the regulatory law
group that is collectively responsible for advocating for Assurant's public
policy positions with 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
designations. He recently concluded several board terms, including a 3-year
term on the CPCU Society Leadership Council (2016–2018), a 4-year term as the
chairman of the Regulatory & Legislative Interest Group (2012-2015), and a
3-year term on the board for the Global Warranty and Service Contract
Association (2016-2018).
In addition to Mr. Lunt's passion for politics, reading, and music, his
most cherished moments are spending time with his wife and three boys.