Shaun Clifford is a partner on the insurance industry team. Her clients include state insurance departments, for-profit and not-for-profit insurance entities, multi-line carriers, single state licensed entities and publicly held insurance holding company systems with international operations. Shaun works closely with every one of her clients to understand the legal, policy and business concerns at issue.

Insurance Industry Experience

As a former regulator, Shaun not only knows the maze of state and federal regulatory requirements, but she understands the legislative and social policies behind their enforcement. Similarly, as a former in-house counsel in the insurance industry, she understands the complex issues facing CEOs and their executive leadership teams and works with clients and their legal advisers to identify and implement industry best practices. Shaun directly works with her clients to develop comprehensive business strategies aimed not only at regulatory compliance but also financial success.

Areas of focus include:

• Formation and licensing, compliance and investment questions
• Market conduct and other enforcement issues
• Troubled company issues, rehabilitation and liquidation of estates and guaranty fund issues
• Corporate governance matters (e.g., enterprise risk management, model audit rule and shareholder issues)
• Transactions, reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions and dispositions
• Health Care Reform and implementation issues
• Holding Company Act matters
• Health insurance (individual and group) questions, including rate and form filings

Shaun also assists clients in understanding the application and requirements of federal insurance related laws such as ERISA, HIPAA and PPACA and its progeny ACOs and state exchanges. She has experience with the insurance industry's participation in the Federal Home Loan Bank System.

Honors

• The Best Lawyers in America — Administrative/Regulatory Law, 2010-13, and Indianapolis Administrative/Regulatory Lawyer of the Year, 2012
• Indiana Law Review — Articles Editor, 1984-85

Professional Associations

• District of Columbia Bar Association
• Indianapolis Bar Association
• National Association of Insurance Commissioners (regularly attends meetings)
• Faegre Baker Daniels Women's Forum for Achievement — Leadership Council, Co-Chair, 2012-present

Civic Activities

• Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis — Executive Committee, 2005-present
• National Art Museum of Sport — Board of Governors, 2004-present (Chairman, 2009-11)
• Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School — Board of Trustees, 2004-10