Tez Romero
Tez Romero

Insurance Business America

Mary Tez Romero-Maquipotin

Senior Legal Researcher

3+ years experience331,181 Total views on Insurance Business America in 2025

Mary's specialty topics

Legal Cases Regulation Compliance

Tez Romero is a Senior Legal Researcher at Key Media. Since joining the company in 2023, she has covered legal and regulatory developments across a range of industries and jurisdictions.

For Insurance Business, she reports on court decisions, newly filed lawsuits, regulatory developments, and legislative changes affecting insurers, brokers, and the broader insurance industry. Her coverage examines the legal, compliance, and policy issues arising from these developments and their impact on insurance professionals across multiple markets.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I see the insurance industry as one that must constantly balance risk, regulation, and customer needs. Covering the developments that influence that balance gives me the opportunity to help readers understand not only what is changing, but why it matters.”

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Featured content from Mary

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Previous experience

  • Key Media — Legal Researcher

Education

  • Juris Doctor, Holy Name University
  • B.S. in Business administration Major in Marketing Management, Holy Name University

Read the latest stories by Mary

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GEICO policyholder alleges insurer kept him in the dark for years
Acrisure accuses Insurica of plotting with ex-employee to poach school district clients
Brokerage giant alleges a same-day resignation and termination were no coincidence
Acrisure accuses Insurica of plotting with ex-employee to poach school district clients
Great American asks court to cut YMCA loose over decades-old abuse claim
Insurer argues four decades and four policy types all point the same way – no coverage
Great American asks court to cut YMCA loose over decades-old abuse claim
Insurer and contractor tag-team Kinsale, Mt. Hawley over three-year coverage standoff
A ladder fall in 2022 has sparked a coverage war that's been brewing since February 2023
Insurer and contractor tag-team Kinsale, Mt. Hawley over three-year coverage standoff
Cigna allegedly ran the clock on a teen's mental health claims
Father says Cigna shifted denial reasons and blew deadlines on son's treatment claims
Cigna allegedly ran the clock on a teen's mental health claims
Food giant takes Chubb and Liberty Mutual to court over UPF coverage denial
Hundreds of millions in coverage purchased - but who pays when the lawsuits land?
Food giant takes Chubb and Liberty Mutual to court over UPF coverage denial
Ex-staffer's post-termination login allegedly gave competitor a 33-year client list
A niche insurer's client list allegedly walked out the door five days after a firing
Ex-staffer's post-termination login allegedly gave competitor a 33-year client list
USI sues former producer over alleged client poaching after move to OneDigital
USI says ex-producer chased four accounts to OneDigital after signing a two-year ban
USI sues former producer over alleged client poaching after move to OneDigital
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