Douglas J. Hayden is President of Wright Public Entity with over 200 employees on Long Island and Albany, NY, which consists of the New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal and the New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal. These public/private joint ventures carry Best’s A and Best’s A- ratings respectively. In addition, the New York State Municipal Workers’ Compensation Alliance, various state-wide Workers’ Compensation Cooperatives, and self-insured clients make up Wright Public Entity. Wright Public Entity is a subsidiary of Brown & Brown. In January 2014, Brown & Brown acquired the Wright Insurance Group. Brown & Brown is the 6th largest insurance intermediary in the world. Prior to becoming President of Wright Public Entity, Mr. Hayden was Executive Vice President of the Wright Insurance Group. Mr. Hayden is currently an active member of Brown & Brown’s Leadership Council and in 2017, was the recipient of Brown & Brown National Programs Division Excellent in Leadership award. Prior to joining The Wright Insurance Group in 2006, Mr. Hayden served as General Attorney/Chief Legal Officer and also served as interim Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF), then the 6th largest Workers’ Compensation carrier in the United States. In addition, Mr. Hayden was NYSIF’s Chief Ethics Officer. Mr. Hayden is a graduate of Hofstra University School of Law. He began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County, where he tried numerous cases to verdict, as well as working with numerous law enforcement branches in the prosecution of organized crime. He is also admitted to practice law in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Mr. Hayden is the incoming president of the NY Claims Association and has been an active board member for many years. He is the past Chairman (2005) and now sits on the executive committee of the New York State Bar Association Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section and is co-chair of the Ethics Committee. Mr. Hayden sits on the Board of Directors and is Past Chairman of the American Society of Workers’ Compensation Professionals; Insurance Federation of New York; Defense Association of New York; the Emerald Society of Long Island; CYO Long Island; Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island and Parents’ Leadership Council at Providence College. In 2012, Mr. Hayden was the recipient of the New York State Bar Association Torts Insurance & Compensation Law Section John L Leach Memorial Award in recognition of outstanding service and distinguished contributions to the legal profession. Also, in 2012, he was the New York Claims Association honoree in recognition of outstanding contributions to the legal and claim profession in New York State. In 2016, Mr. Hayden was the recipient of the Neal Levin award for his service in the insurance industry at the Israel Bonds Association Insurance Division luncheon and was inducted into his Alma Mater, the Holy Cross High School Hall of Fame in November of 2016. Mr. Hayden was also the recipient of the Executive with Vision award by the Institute of Jewish Humanities in December of 2016.