Robert Michael Ferm

Professional Associations

•American Bar Association
•Health Law Section
•Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
•Insurance Regulation Committee, Past Chair, Current Vice Chair
•Federation of Regulatory Counsel, Inc., Vice President, 2020-present
Past Chair
Board Member, 2010-present
•State Law Resources, Past Board Member

• Colorado Civil Justice League - CCJL, Board of Directors 2010-present

• Colorado Competitiveness Council - C3, Board Member

• Federation of Regulatory Counsel, Inc. - FORC, Board Member 2010-present

• State Law Resources - SLR, Board Member

• Member of Numerous State, Regulatory Agency, and Division of Insurance Advisory Groups Concerning Property and Casualty, Life, and Health Insurance Issues

• Attorney General, Republic of Palau, 1981-1982

Professional Associations

• ALFA International

• American Bar Association - ABA
- Business Law Section
-- Government Affairs Practice Committee, Co-Chair
- Health Law Section
- Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section - TIPS
-- Corporate Counsel Committee
-- Excess Surplus Lines and Reinsurance Committee
-- Insurance Regulation Committee, Former Chair, Current Vice Chair

• Council on Litigation Management - CLM

• National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices - NAPSLO

• Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado - PIIAC

• Surplus Lines Law Group, Member

Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars

• Program Committee, Federation of Regulatory Council, "Captives & Insolvency Ethics, Hot Topics & Latest Developments," December 15, 2013

• Panelist, Outside Counsel Forum, NCCI 2013 Annual Issues Symposium, May 2013

• Program Committee, "National Healthcare and Financial Services Reform and its Impact on the Insurance Industry," NAIC Fall National Meeting 2011

• Program Co-Chair ABA Business Law Section, "Emerging Issues for Investment Advisors under the Dodd-Frank Act and State Securities Laws," April 14, 2011

• Speaker, "Lobbying for a Successful Transaction: Government Affairs as a Mergers and Acquisition Tool," American Bar Association Annual Business Law Section, October 8, 2010

• Co-Author, "Compendium of State Surplus Line Eligibility Requirements," FORC Quarterly Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, Vol. 20, ed.3, The Federation of Regulatory Counsel, Inc., Fall 2009

• Contributing Editor, "Reference Handbook On Insurance Company Runoff And Receiverships Property/Casualty & Life/Health," Fifth Edition, Sponsored by the Excess, Surplus Lines & Reinsurance, Insurance Regulation, Insurance Coverage, Self Insurance and Risk Managers Committees of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, 2009

• Speaker, FORC Annuity Summit, December 2008

• Co-Author, "Current Developments in Health Insurance Rate Regulation," FORC Quarterly Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, Vol.19 Ed.2, The Federation of Regulatory Counsel, Inc., Summer 2008

• Program Chair, "Emerging Litigation and Regulatory Developments in Insurance Law," TIPS/ABA/AIA Symposium, November 8, 2007

• Program Chair and Moderator ABA Annual Meeting, "What You Need to Know - The Purchase and Sale of Insurance Companies and Agencies," August 10, 2007

• Co-Chair, "Buyer Beware: A Nuts and Bolts Guide to Buying Insurers, Agencies and Books of Business," co-sponsored by the Federation of Regulatory Counsel and the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, June 2, 2007

• Program Chair and Moderator ALFA International program, "Preserving the Attorney-Client Privilege with Respect to Internal and External Investigations of Insurance Companies," June 6-8, 2007

• Co-author, "The Policy Debate on Government Sponsored Heath Care Reinsurance Mechanisms," FORC Quarterly Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, September 1, 2005

• Author, Senior Editor, "Annotations to Surplus Lines Statutes Fourth Edition," American Bar Association TIPS, 2005

• Co-chair, "GET SMART: The Future of Insurance Regulation," co-sponsored by the Federation of Regulatory Counsel and the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, June 11, 2005

• Co-Chair, "Insurance Litigation: Tools for Conquering New Frontiers and Familiar Foes," co-sponsored by the American Insurance Association and the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, June 9-10, 2005

• Co-chair and Moderator, TIPS/ABA/AIA Insurance Litigation National CLE, May 2005

• Speaker, Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico insurance agents on behalf of the Colorado Surplus Lines Association, March 24, 2005

• Co-author, "Colorado's No-Fault Automobile Insurance System Runs out of Gas; An Examination of Colorado's New Tort Based Automobile Insurance Law," FORC Quarterly Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, December 3, 2003