AML & Sanctions Compliance for the Insurance Industry

The 17th Annual Forum on AML & Sanctions Compliance for the Insurance Industry is organized by the American Conference Institute (ACI), part of C5 Group’s Economic Sanctions Global Series. ACI brings together legal, regulatory, risk management, and compliance professionals to examine emerging challenges and practical approaches to regulatory compliance.

The 17th Annual Forum on AML & Sanctions Compliance for the Insurance Industry focuses on anti-money laundering (AML), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations, economic sanctions, and financial crime compliance challenges affecting insurers, reinsurers, and financial institutions. The conference examines geopolitical risks, sanctions enforcement, regulatory developments, emerging evasion tactics, artificial intelligence, and practical strategies for strengthening compliance programs.

The conference will take place March 2–3, 2027, at 3 Times Square, 3 Times Sq, New York, NY 10036. Attendees may participate in person in New York City or virtually through the conference livestream.

The conference is designed for in-house counsel, compliance officers, sanctions specialists, AML professionals, financial crime investigators, and risk management leaders at insurance, reinsurance, and financial services organizations. It is also relevant to general counsel, chief compliance officers, sanctions program directors, international trade counsel, and outside legal advisers responsible for navigating AML, OFAC, and economic sanctions requirements.

The conference primarily serves the insurance, reinsurance, banking, and broader financial services industries. Participants and faculty represent insurance carriers, multinational financial institutions, insurance brokerage organizations, compliance advisory firms, and legal and regulatory functions involved in financial crime prevention and sanctions compliance.

The conference addresses AML compliance, OFAC enforcement, international economic sanctions, customer due diligence, suspicious activity reporting (SARs), and sanctions screening. The 2027 agenda also examines Russia and Iran sanctions, geopolitical risk management, artificial intelligence in financial crime compliance, export controls, beneficial ownership screening, transnational criminal organizations, dark fleet shipping risks, outsourced KYC responsibilities, and ethical decision-making.

Attendees will explore practical strategies for strengthening sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, customer due diligence, and risk-based AML controls. Sessions examine how to respond to sudden sanctions developments, reconcile requirements across jurisdictions, identify sophisticated evasion techniques, improve SAR filings, and assess the opportunities and governance risks associated with AI-enabled compliance tools. Participants will also examine vendor oversight, regulatory accountability, and ethical decision-making through interactive discussions and case-based exercises.

The faculty includes senior sanctions compliance officers, chief compliance officers, in-house legal counsel, financial crime executives, international trade counsel, and regulatory professionals. The 2027 program features an OFAC keynote interview with a Sanctions Compliance Officer from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, alongside senior practitioners from insurance companies, financial institutions, and compliance advisory organizations.

The 2027 speaker faculty includes representatives from Citi, AXA Group, The Hartford, AmTrust Financial, Gallagher, Marsh McLennan, Principal Financial Group, Zurich Cover-More, Arch Insurance Group, QBE North America, Gard AS, AIG, Blackstone Compliance Services, Castellum.AI, and Clarity Compliance Consulting. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is also represented. Conference co-chairs are Howard Spieler, Business Sanctions Risk Officer, Banking at Citi, and Claire Grunewald, Founding Partner of Clarity Compliance Consulting and former OFAC Sanctions Compliance Officer.

The conference offers structured opportunities to connect with insurance, reinsurance, banking, legal, and compliance professionals through interactive roundtables, networking breaks, a luncheon, and a cocktail reception. The 2027 program introduces small-group AML & Sanctions Compliance Roundtables, where participants can exchange perspectives, benchmark compliance practices, and discuss industry-specific challenges directly with faculty and peers.

Yes. Organizations registering four to eight attendees together receive a 10% conference discount, while groups of nine to twelve receive a 15% discount. For groups of twelve or more, contact ACI at 1-888-224-2480 for details. Group registrations must be from the same organization or firm and completed in one transaction.

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A limited number of rooms are available at a negotiated conference rate at the Hilton New York Times Square, located at 234 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036. To request the conference rate, contact the hotel directly at (212) 913-9488 and quote “AML/OFAC.” The guest room block cut-off date is January 29, 2027; availability and rates cannot be guaranteed after this date or once the room block is filled.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits are available, with the conference approved for CLE credit by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board and the State Bar of California. ACI will seek accreditation in additional jurisdictions requested by registrants, subject to applicable requirements and state approval. CPD and CME credit availability has not been confirmed; for further CLE information, visit ACI’s CLE accreditation information.

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