Amy K Egelston

Arlington Heights,

Illinois

United States

I am a seasoned financial professional with expertise in audit, financial analysis, and financial reporting arenas, as well as insurance statutory/regulatory reporting. I am currently a financial controller for an insurance company where I am responsible for statutory/regulatory/income tax reporting for two entities and consolidation of three other entities. I am also responsible for reinsurance accounting and cash flow/investment management and managing the year end audit/preparation of audited STAT financial statements. Prior to this I performed forensic analyses involving very complex financial records, recreated financial records for forensic cases, and assessed generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and generally accepted audit standards (GAAS) in accounting malpractice cases. I have worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission-Enforcement Division, so I understand Federal Securities Reporting/Regulations/Violations. I have also worked as an SEC Financial Reporting Mgr for SEC Registrants. I have exposure to a variety of industries, particularly the insurance industry with respect to run off situations (Kemper Insurance) and in working claims, or performing industry analyses (SEC) and can flex my skill set and adapt to a variety of situations.

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Plante Moran Webinar-Fraud

http://www.plantemoran.com/perspectives/webinars/2...

This was a webcast presentation that I presented with another partner from Plante Moran in Nov. 2013, titled "Fraud: The Unexpected Purchase". Focus of the webinar was on the difference between typical due diligence procedures and additional specific fraud focused procedures that can be performed in an acquisition related engagement. It also discussed frauds that have occurred in M&A engagements.

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Hot Topics in Accountant's and Attorney's E&O ISsues

http://plusweb.org/Portals/0/Chapter%20Pages/MWMay...

This website references the Midwest Half Day "Hot Topics" Errors & Omissions Conference sponsored by PLUS (Professional Liability Underwriters Society) for Accountants and Attorneys on May 16, 2013. I was on the Accountant’s Panel which discussed current frauds and updates in the accounting regulatory environment. I received very favorable feedback from the audience (mostly attorneys-professional liability insurance claims representatives) on my presentation. Conference was sponsored by Smith Amundsen.

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Fraud: The Unexpected Purchase- Chicago Bar Association Webc...

http://www.chicagobar.org/source/Meetings/cMeeting...

This is a link to a Webcast/Live Presentation that I did at the Chicago Bar Association (Mergers and Acquisition Subcommittee) in February 2013. The presentation discusses actual frauds that have occurred in M&A transactions, fraud risks in M&A deals, and the forensic accounting procedures that can be performed to mitigate risks of fraud in M&A transactions.

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2012 Annual Errors and Omissions Insurance ExecuSummit (Conn...

http://wssllp.com/pdf/EO_Summit_6_12.pdf

This is the flyer for the June 2012 National Errors and Omissions Insurance ExecuSummit held in CT. I was a panelist at this conference speaking on the topic of "Keeping Damages Down-High Exposure E&O Claims". I also was a panelist at the 2011 National Insurance Execusummit, which the panel presentation was on the Dodd Frank Act and its impact on the financial professions.

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Is There Fraud at My Company ?- Article Written by Me for th...

http://www.stellarrisk.com/is-there-fraud-at-my-co...

This article describes the three primary types of fraud, the most frequent internal control deficiencies which allow fraud to occur, fraud detection methods, and anti-fraud controls. It also contains a link to a "Fraud Literacy Quiz" co-sponsored by the Center for Audit Quality and Financial Executives International.

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"Dial F for Fraud"-Plante Moran Universal Advisor

http://www.plantemoran-digital.com/plante-moran-en...

I co-authored this article for Plante Moran with a PM colleague. The article was published in Plante Moran’s Universal Advisor for March 2013, which was sent to all of Plante Moran’s clients. This article discusses why employees don’t report fraud to their employers. A key reason is out of fear of retaliation, but there are other reasons as well.

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Appellate Court Decision-Sheth Case

http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/opinions/AppellateCo...

This was the first case that I testified in (Sept. 2011), as an independent financial expert. I won this case in appeals, (April 2013) securing a $1.3 million judgment for my client. The case related to international banking regulations and the shipment of used/retooled machinery and equipment over to Korea, India and China for which my client was never paid. You can go to Sections V (paragraphs 35-37) and VII (paragraph 107-112 for the appellate judge references to my testimony and his comments related to it.

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Names of Expert Witnesses Named in Court Opinions

http://expertwitnessguru.com/blog/?p=2333

This is a link to the names of all expert witnesses who have been named in final appellate opinions issued by judges in court cases.This relates to the Sheth appellate case opinion in which my trial testimony was mentioned.