Since CLM’s Claims College first opened its doors in 2013, it has become one of the premier providers of specialized education for insurance claims professionals. Hundreds of CLM’s membership have completed either a three-year school or a one-year school in order to earn the Certified Claims Professional or Advanced Claims Professional designations, which sets them apart from their peers and identifies them as professionals committed to the claims industry.
One of the crucial distinctions that CLM’s Claims College makes compared to other claims-focused education is the inclusion of leading-industry experts who work tirelessly as volunteers all year to coordinate with faculty and ensure their school’s content is relevant and practical. Because of the dedication of each school’s deans and executive council members over the years, CLM’s Claims College is able to deliver a curriculum at each school that is filled with takeaways and ideas that have immediate, real-world application. As a small token of our gratitude, we thank them here for all that they do, since Claims College would not exist without their support, skills, and contribution of considerable time. K
2022 Claims College Deans and Executive Councils
School of Casualty Claims
Deans
• Robert Baer, Arrowpoint Capital
• Hedy Linette Ranieri, Berkley Life Sciences and Berkley Technology Underwriters
Executive Council
• Laura Cornish, Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.
• Dwight Geddes, Metro Claims & Risk Mgmt
• Stanley Greenspan, Crum & Forster
• Martha Kersey, Church Mutual
• Jennifer Wojciechowski, Community Association Underwriters of America, Inc.
School of Construction
Deans
• Rose Hall, AXA XL
• Steve Lokus, Navigators
Executive Council
• Leonard Fink, Springel & Fink
• David McLain, Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC
• Jannea Rogers, Adams and Reese, LLP
• Lee Wright, Tokio Marine HCC
School of Cyber
Deans
• Beth Fitch, Righi Fitch Law Group
• Ted Schaer, Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Kaplan, Schaer & Toddy
Executive Council
• Kelly Geary, EPIC
• Ken Goldstein, University of Hartford
• Deborah Saunders, Comcast NBCUniversal
School of Professional Lines
Deans
• Sally Combs, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
• Kevin Fisher, Allied World Assurance Company
• Ron Goldstein, Aon
Executive Council
• Gary Leonard, GB Specialty
• William Mitchell, Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet LLP
• Frances O’Meara, Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
School of Property
Deans
• Fran Brooks, PMA Companies
• Patrick Milone, Claims Administration Corp.
Executive Council
• Maria Elena Abate, Colodny Fass, P.A.
• Ken Abernathy, Sedgwick
• John Malone, Goldberg Segalla, LLP
• Stuart Mintz, Custard Insurance Adjusters Inc.
• Jennie Philip, Chubb
School of Transportation
Deans
• Joe Pappalardo, Gallagher Sharp, LLP
• Lea Kapral, Acuity Insurance
Executive Council
• Jim Foster, Cassiday Schade, LLP
• Christopher Fusco, Callahan & Fusco, LLC
• Paul Greene, Canal Insurance Company
• Tim Roth, Gallagher Sharp, LLP
• Caryn Siebert, Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
• Brad Wagner, Acuity Insurance
School of Workers’ Compensation
Deans
• Dr. Claire Muselman, Emory Industrial Services
• James Poerio, Poerio & Walter, Inc.
Executive Council
• Dr. Brad Gronke, Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
• William Pipkin, Austill, Lewis, Pipkin & Maddox, P.C.
• Lisa Warner Hunter, State of West Virginia
School of Claims Mediation
Deans
• Michele Newman, Hamlin & Burton Liability Management, Inc.
• Joseph Mak, RiverStone Resources LLC
Executive Council
• Tami Vail, Kahana & Feld, LLP
• Jeff Trueman, Jeff Trueman, Esq., Mediator
• Zohar Lushe, Chubb
• Joe Hassinger, Galloway
• Jim Saunders, Lancer Insurance Company
School of Extra-Contractual
Deans
• Sarannah McMurtry, Acceptance Insurance
• Meg Weist, Employers Mutual Casualty Company
Executive Council
• Kathleen Chaney, Lambdin & Chaney
• Kate Jacobi, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
• William Kobokovich, Travelers
School of Leadership
Deans
• Angela Kopet, Copeland, Stair, Valz & Lovell, LLP
• Fausto Martin, FedNat
Executive Council
• Mark Bernstein, HUB International
• Kelly Hopper Moore, Liberty Mutual
• Gabriel Slominski, Crum & Forster
• Nicol Vargas, Ringler
School of Litigation Management
Deans
• Larry Beemer, Tokio Marine HCC
• JD Keister, McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC
• Taylor Smith, Suite 200 Solutions
Executive Council
• Dan Brunson, Wilson Elser
• Stephanie Haas, Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co.
• Melissa Hill, Kemper Insurance Corp.
• Cathleen Rebar, Rebar Kelly