John Romano

John leads the insurance regulatory practice and internal audit risk advisory services for insurance organizations. In his role, he and his team help insurance industry clients and state regulators successfully address a variety of ongoing challenges and requirements by assessing and improving risk management and internal control processes through integration of agile principles and methods. John has provided services to state regulators that include in-charge and supervisory responsibilities with NAIC regulatory financial examinations, market conduct and financial analysis, consent order and holding company filing reviews, such as Form A, Statement Regarding the Acquisition of Control or Merger with a Domestic Insurer. In addition, John provides training to state regulators on examination processes, enterprise risk assessments and emerging trends.

John has consulted with various insurance organizations and “insurtechs” on enterprise risk management, internal audit, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404/MAR compliance, operational process improvement and regulatory matters. His expertise spans life insurance, property and casualty insurance, health insurance, reinsurance, including expertise with third-party administrators, and managing general agents. Before joining Baker Tilly in 2008, John held financial advisory, hedge fund accounting and internal audit positions in publicly traded companies in the financial services and healthcare industries.