John A. “Jack” Martone serves as Senior Vice President, AEU Advisory Services, at The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU), which he joined in 2006. He has decades of experience working in all aspects of the Longshore Act and leads AEU Advisory Services. Prior to AEU, Jack served for 27 years in the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, as Chief, Branch of Insurance, Financial Management, and Assessments and as Acting Director, Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation. He is a contributor to and moderator of the AEU Longshore Insider Blog, where he addresses the Longshore Act terms and conditions that matter most in practice for maritime employers, brokers, and claims professionals.