speakers' bios - American Fraternal Alliance

The Berwyn Group
Felix F. Federowicz is president of the Berwyn Group. Felix began his career as a physicist in a laser
engineering and manufacturing firm in 1971. He soon found that his ability to solve complex problems
in the laboratory proved invaluable in the area of business. When asked by a colleague for some
practical ideas about improving a severe customer services issue for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Ohio, he was able to improve customer service response time from over 24 hours to answer a
customer complaint to less than 5 minutes, while at the same time cutting customer service personnel
by 50 percent. Felix served in many managerial and executive positions for over 20 years in the
insurance industry prior to forming the Berwyn Group. He is well known for his innovations in solving
and crafting complex data mining and analysis solutions for his customers. His company was first to
develop a comprehensive solution for the insurance industry related to the new regulatory audit
requirements.
Paul F. D'Emilio
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
Paul D'Emilio serves as General Counsel for the Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum. Paul has been
engaged in the private practice of law since June 1974. His bar memberships include the Supreme
Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania; and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Paul is a past director for
the American Fraternal Alliance (then known as the NFCA) and served on the NFCA Law Committee.
He is a current member on the Alliance’s Solvency Task Force. Paul also is Vice-President for the
Association of Fraternal Benefit Counsel (AFBC).
Al Lorge, CPA, CLU, FLMI
Catholic Financial Life
As Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Vice President for Catholic Financial Life, Al is responsible for
coordinating all Board reporting, overseeing the flow of management information, maintaining
relationships with insurance regulatory authorities, coordinating the strategic planning process and
overseeing all investment and banking activities. He also oversees technology and records retention
functions and is actively involved in the Society’s mergers and acquisitions plans. Al joined the Society
in September, 1981, as its first Controller, was named Secretary that November, assumed Treasurer’s
responsibilities in 1986, was named Senior VP in 2007 and has served as president of the Society’s
securities broker/dealer subsidiary since its founding in 1995. Al also served as Chief Financial Officer
from 1986 to September, 2011, when he assumed his current Executive VP responsibilities. Al
currently serves as a member of the Finance Council and the Investment Committee of the
Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Al is active in several other professional and civic organizations. Before
joining the society, Al spent nine years in public accounting, specializing in banking, insurance and
financial services companies.
Heather Hafeman
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