Amy Newton

Biography

Amy Newton, Associate Vice President, Claims
For Amy, insurance isn’t just a job, it’s a career. As associate vice president of claims, Amy Newton oversees overall operations for two Pinnacol Assurance business teams as well as for the claims, medical case management and return-to-work specialists’ teams. She joined Pinnacol in 1992 as a front-line employee who, over her 24-year career in workers’ compensation, has held numerous positions before being appointed to her current role.

Amy is known for both her hard and soft skills – the ability to build strong relationships with customers and for her technical expertise with claims. These skills have provided her with many opportunities to share her knowledge with others. She has spoken on a variety of claims-related topics for nationally renowned conferences such as the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds’ (AASCIF) Super Conference and the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference (NWDC).

She is a member (and former board member) of the Professionals in Workers’ Compensation group and served on the selection committee for the Pinnacol Foundation scholarship program. Amy also served as a board member for the Colorado Workers’ Compensation Claims Conference from 2000 to 2004. She served for several years in the capacity of chairperson and member of the claims and rehabilitation committees for AASCIF.

Amy holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Regis University.

She is a Colorado native who loves to travel and camp with her husband and twin teenaged girls.

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