Lori Seidenberg, ARM

Lori is the Global Director of Real Assets Insurance Risk Management for BlackRock, Inc. She has over 30 years of diversified experience in risk management and insurance. From 2005 to 2008 Lori was the Senior Risk Manager at Fannie Mae Housing and Community Development and responsible for risk and insurance oversight of their entire multifamily portfolio, including rewriting the insurance guide after Hurricane Katrina. From 1998 to 2004, she was part of a startup group that created the first end-to-end insurance quoting engine on the Internet.

Lori is a member of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS). She was recognized with their Ambassador Award in 2018. She served on the RIMS Board of Directors from 2011-2015. From 2008 - 2010, she served on the RIMS New York Chapter Board of Directors and as an active member of RIMS External Affairs Committee, participated in local, state and federal discussions on insurance and risk management. She worked with the office of Senator Schumer (D-NY) in the writing of the definition of a Qualified Risk Manager in the surplus lines’ legislation. She lobbied Capitol Hill during reauthorizations of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Lori returned to the RIMS New York Chapter Board of Directors in 2018 and currently serves as their 2020-21 First Vice President and RIMS Delegate. Lori is a member of the Spencer Educational Foundation Board of Directors. She also participates on the Chubb Real Estate and Hospitality Advisory Board and the AXA XL Northeast Client Council.

Lori earned the Bachelor of Science in Business from California State University at Northridge. She holds the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation. Lori was honored by Business Insurance in 2015 as one of their Women to Watch.