Biography

Tara Acton has been the Director - Claims and Counsel for Lumen Technologies and its predecessors since October 2008. In this role, she is responsible for the casualty claim program, including management of Lumen's third party administrator. She is also involved in the oversight of outside counsel handling liability claims. Prior to joining Lumen's risk management department, she spent a year in the law department focusing on litigated liability claims. Before moving in-house, she was in private practice at Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.C. and Cooley Godward LLP in Denver. Tara earned her B.A. degree from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and J.D. degree with honors from the Emory University School of Law. She is admitted to the Colorado state bar.  She holds the following professional designations: Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter from the Institutes (CPCU), Associate in Captive Insurance from the International Center for Captive Insurance Education (ACI), and the Associate in Claims from the Institutes (AIC).  In May 2019, Tara was named a Break Out Award Winner - West Region by Business Insurance Magazine, which recognizes the next generation of leaders in the insurance sector for their leadership, expertise and professional skills.

Education

• University Of Michigan System, Bachelor’s Degree
• Emory University, Juris Doctor

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: CO