FORT LAUDERDALE and TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Oct. 30, 2015 – Fred E. Karlinsky, shareholder in the Fort Lauderdale and Tallahassee offices of international law firm Greenberg Traurig P.A., was the speaker for a course titled “The U.S. Insurance Market: Introduction to Excess and Surplus Lines and Recent Developments in Insurance Regulation” put on by Insurance Market Conferences (IMC) Oct. 22, in London. Karlinsky delivered the same presentation in the London office of Bell & Clements, Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers, earlier that week. Karlinsky is a frequent speaker on insurance-related trends and legislative initiatives for many industry groups.
Karlinsky also spoke on the regulation of Managing General Agencies in the U.S. Insurance Market at IMC’s Oct. 22 “Binding Authority” Seminar and co-presented the Oct. 21 panel titled “Emerging issues” with Bernie Heinze, Executive Director of the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA).
Karlinsky is Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Insurance Regulatory and Transactions Practice Group and a shareholder within the Government Law & Policy Group. He represents insurers, reinsurers, producers and other insurance interests throughout the U.S. and internationally in a wide variety of business, operational, regulatory, transactional and governmental matters. Recognized as one of the top insurance lawyers by Chambers and Partners, Karlinsky has extensive knowledge of insurance compliance matters and is a sought-after thought leader who has spoken and presented papers to insurance executives and governmental officials, both nationally and internationally.
Karlinsky received a bachelor's degree from the University of Miami and a Juris Doctorate from the Florida State University College of Law, where he currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law.