New York’s insurance sector underwrites global risk—from property and casualty to reinsurance, specialty coverage, and ratings infrastructure. The cybersecurity leaders in this ecosystem protect actuarial models, underwriting platforms, claims systems, and sensitive policyholder data while navigating regulatory oversight, operational resilience requirements, and third-party exposure. Their work ensures insurers can quantify, transfer, and absorb risk—without becoming a risk themselves.
Himanshu Pandya — Chief Information Security Officer, AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc.
Himanshu Pandya serves as Chief Information Security Officer at AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc., where he leads enterprise security strategy, governance, and risk management. His tenure includes leadership of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, overseeing program management, governance, compliance, service management, and strategic planning. His background reflects a strong operational foundation in ITIL, enterprise service management, and security governance within a regulated insurance environment.
Ariel Weintraub — Global Chief Information Security Officer, Aon
Ariel Weintraub is Global Chief Information Security Officer at Aon, overseeing cybersecurity and information risk management programs across a global insurance and risk advisory enterprise. She has led transformation initiatives focused on cyber resilience, tooling modernization, and risk alignment at large financial and insurance organizations. She is also an active advocate for diversity in technology and cybersecurity workforce development through industry organizations and public engagement.
Arkadiy Goykhberg — Chief Information Security Officer, Branch
Arkadiy Goykhberg serves as Chief Information Security Officer at Branch, bringing engineering-led cybersecurity leadership across financial services, SaaS, media, and healthcare sectors. His work centers on building and scaling information security programs, reducing operational risk, modernizing cloud-native architectures, and strengthening quantitative risk reporting. He is known for aligning security investments with measurable business outcomes while driving large-scale technology transformation initiatives.
Mario DiNatale — Chief Information Security Officer, OdysseyRe
Mario DiNatale is Chief Information Security Officer at OdysseyRe, where he leads cybersecurity strategy for a global reinsurance organization. Known for a risk-focused and culture-driven leadership approach, he combines executive strategy with hands-on technical depth. He has advised government entities, Fortune 50 executives, and federal law enforcement on cybersecurity matters, reinforcing resilience across complex and highly regulated insurance operations.
Michael Lampe — Chief Information Security Officer, Kroll Bond Rating Agency
Michael Lampe serves as Chief Information Security Officer at Kroll Bond Rating Agency, overseeing global security strategy, architecture, and compliance. With more than 25 years in information security, he specializes in cloud security, Zero Trust architecture, regulatory frameworks including ISO 27001 and NIST, digital operational resilience, and threat management. His focus is enabling secure business growth while meeting evolving regulatory and contractual requirements.
Nathan Boylan — Chief Information Security Officer, Vantage Risk Companies
Nathan Boylan is Chief Information Security Officer at Vantage Risk Companies, where he leads cybersecurity architecture and operations with an enterprise-wide perspective. He is experienced in building and leading global teams, integrating security across complex technology landscapes, and delivering resilient infrastructure aligned to business priorities. His leadership emphasizes operational integrity, collaboration, and long-term resilience in dynamic insurance markets.
Jason Bruce — Chief Information Security Officer, Northern Insuring Agency, Inc.
Jason Bruce serves as Chief Information Security Officer at Northern Insuring Agency, Inc., where he combines cybersecurity oversight with hands-on IT operational leadership. His background includes implementing effective support operations, managing infrastructure security, and improving reliability across systems and networks. His approach reflects a practical, solutions-focused mindset tailored to protecting regional insurance operations.
Managing Risk in an Industry Built on Risk
Insurance cybersecurity leadership requires a dual lens: protecting the enterprise while understanding the broader risk ecosystem insurers operate within. From reinsurance and specialty underwriting to ratings and advisory services, these leaders secure the data, systems, and models that underpin global risk transfer markets.
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