Sara Powell advises clients on international and U.S. domestic insurance matters. In particular, she counsels insurers, HMOs and regulators on corporate, transactional and regulatory matters. She has helped multiple Fortune 50 companies reach their goals and overcome their biggest obstacles. In the last year, Sara has advised clients on the ever-changing international insurance standards, including how those changes will impact both domestic-only and internationally active insurers. Sara also has counseled insurers and regulators on artificial intelligence, Big Data and algorithms, including evolving standards and ethical considerations. Sara has presented to several departments of insurance on this topic, with other such meetings to follow.

International Regulatory and Solvency Counsel

Sara stays on top of the latest international insurance developments. She advises clients on international regulatory and solvency developments, including the development of international capital standards and activities based on financial stability regulation. She has extensive experience with international dialogue as it pertains to insurance guarantee schemes domestically and in the EU. Also, she attends periodic regulatory and standard-setting meetings, including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board.

Mergers & Acquisitions, Compliance, Audits

When she’s not winging her way around the globe or delving into technology ethics, Sara assists clients with mergers and acquisitions, including obtaining the multistate regulatory approvals that such transactions often entail. She helps clients navigate through reinsurance transactions, licensing and solvency issues and a host of regulatory matters. She has negotiated complex TPA and business process outsourcing arrangements. Her experience also includes counseling clients on significant compliance audits and helping them critically examine and restructure their internal compliance processes and procedures

Consumer Protection Regulation

Sara helps clients with consumer protection and market conduct issues at the state and federal levels. She assesses client preparedness for audits from the CFPB, formulates responses to CFPB inquiries and implements remediation plans and compliance improvements, including examining and restructuring their internal compliance processes and procedures.