Will D. Davis is a founding partner in the law firm of Heath, Davis & McCalla, PC. He received his BBA-LLP (JD) degrees cum laude from Baylor University. He is active in representing insurance companies before the NAIC, the TDI, and other state regulatory authorities. Davis’ insurance expertise includes examinations, investments, finance, acquisitions and mergers, reinsurance, and affiliate transactions under insurance holding company laws. Davis is generally acknowledged as one of the premier authorities on the Texas Insurance Code and is credited with crafting much of the language in the Code as it exists today. He has served as General Counsel for TALHI since its inception, and was General Counsel for one of its predecessors (TLROA) since before any of us can remember.

Jay A. Thompson is a partner with the firm of Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP. He practices primarily in insurance regulatory and legislative areas, as well as litigation matters which affect both the life/health and property/casualty insurance companies. Thompson earned his BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University and his JD from UT at Austin. In addition to representing other insurance associations, he has served as General Counsel for TALHI since its inception in 1997. Prior to that, he was General Counsel for one of its predecessors, the TLIA, for a number of years. Thompson also served with distinction in the US Air Force Reserves as a Judge Advocate from 1972 to 1999.