Mr. Link, Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer for The INS Companies, has over 15 years of regulatory and/or related experience and insurance company expertise in life, property and casualty, health and reinsurance. He provides IT Forensics, data mining and data analytics, Cybersecurity and IT hosting and consulting services Mr. Link is a systems engineer, nationally recognized for his designs and knowledge in Cybersecurity, data mining, virtualization, hosting, and implementation of audit software including the TeamMate Suite of applications. Due to his efforts and expertise, Citrix and Microsoft have awarded The INS Companies with Silver level status as an authorized partner.

Through his unique skill sets and experience in IT and insurance regulation, Mr. Link and his team have developed The INS Companies’ Cybersecurity examination and IT Forensics examination work programs, which he has implemented with great success in market conduct and financial examinations.

Mr. Link is a former Senior Citrix Engineer and TeamMate IT administrator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and his innovative designs have been implemented in several states for greater IT efficiencies. He is a member of several national IT committees including the NAIC IT Audit Working Group, where he led the Group’s efforts in providing guidance in standardizing the use and implementation of audit software, and he is regarded as a TeamMate Champion (Expert). He is also a member of CCH’s Beta Test team where he works directly with Teammate’s research and development department to test, recommend, and guide the applications used in insurance regulatory examinations. 

Mr. Link has attained several industry accreditations including the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Certified Citrix Architect, and Certified Computer Auditor designations. He is also the recipient of the Department of Justice Challenge Medal. Additionally, he earned a degree in Computer Information Systems from the University of Albany, SUNY.