As Eversheds Sutherland's (US) Senior Policy Adviser/Insurance, John Feeney consults with the Firm’s insurance industry clients on the development of strategic approaches to emerging regulatory issues and responses to specific regulatory inquiries.
John joined Eversheds Sutherland following a 40-year career at Prudential Financial, where he was most recently Vice President, Government Affairs until his retirement.
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- responsible for all state regulatory and legislative activity in connection with Prudential’s individual life insurance business
- partnered with the President of the Individual Life Insurance (ILI) business, as well as the senior leadership team, to help achieve key business objectives
- staffed senior executives’ participation in trade association meetings, including pre-briefs and drafting suggested talking points
- key member of Prudential’s NAIC team with lead responsibilities on several topics covering a range of issues including accelerated underwriting, big data and artificial intelligence, innovation and market conduct issues
- Government Affairs lead for artificial intelligence, data usage, electronic delivery and innovation legislation and regulation in connection with Prudential’s domestic businesses
- Government Affairs Representative for Delaware, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia covering legislative, regulatory and political relations
- collaborated with outside counsel to create a State Attorneys General Program at Prudential. Served as Prudential’s representative to State Attorneys General
Within the broader industry, John has participated in numerous conferences and meetings, including as part of the National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL). He chaired the ACLI Innovation Working Group and was an active participant on numerous ACLI committees, task forces and working groups, working closely with ACLI staff members.
- John received his BA in Political Science from Columbia University and his MBA from the Pace University Lubin School of Business