Laura J. Hay
KPMG
Global Head of Insurance
About
Laura J. Hay is the KPMG Global Head of Insurance covering audit, advisory and tax services for the life, property & casualty, and reinsurance industry. She leads a team of more than 10,000 professionals globally and is a member of KPMG’s Global Financial Services Leadership team. Laura was elected to the KPMG Board of Directors in 2011 and completed her 5-year term in 2016 for the KPMG Board and the KPMG Foundation Board. She was named to Intelligent Insurer’s “One of the Most Influential Women in Insurance” in 2017. Previous leadership roles have included leading the Americas Insurance Practice and leading the U.S. Actuarial Services Practice.
Laura has more than 30 years of professional experience in the insurance industry focused on audit, advisory and actuarial services. Her work includes Strategy and Innovation, Business Model Transformation, Operational Excellence, Intelligent Automation, Global U.S. GAAP and IFRS conversions, Enterprise Value-Based Management, Solvency II and ERM, Large-Scale Finance and Actuarial Transformations, Target Operating Models and Modeling related services.
She is an active participant in multiple diversity networks at KPMG including “KNOW” (KPMG National Organization for Women) and the Pride/LGBT network as an active straight ally, speaking at both KPMG and client events on the importance of inclusiveness and diversity in the workplace. Her blog called “Mind the Gap” has amassed over 2 million views in one year and covers interviews with and advice from C-suite and Board-level women in Financial Services from 6 continents. She is passionate about mentoring and sponsoring women within insurance and across a variety of other industries.