Bill Bower
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Member of CLM Since: 2021
CLM Committees
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CLM Contributions
- Speaker - 2021 CLM Focus: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Management Liability, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Transportation, Claims and Litigation Management
- Speaker - 2022 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2022 CLM Focus: June
- Speaker - 2023 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2024 Annual Conference
- Speaker - AC Test Event Zerone
Articles
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Practice Areas
- Claims Management
- Cyber Liability
- Litigation Management
- Medical Malpractice
- Professional Liability
- Risk Management
- Diversity Equity & Inclusion
- Product Liability
- Transportation
Biography
Bill is the Head of Healthcare for Gallagher Basset Specialty. In this role, Bill leads and directs all claims and risk management functions within the healthcare division.
Bill is an attorney with more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry, starting his career as a trial lawyer for 12 years in Cook County, Illinois where he defended healthcare practitioners and institutions in medical liability cases. He then assumed the role of Vice President of the Strategic Claims Division at CNA Insurance, with oversight responsibility of CNA’s highest exposure matters. At CNA, Bill also served as the VP Technical Officer for Global Specialty Line Claims, and the line of business claims officer for CNA HealthPro Claims. From 2005-2019, Bill worked at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, where her served as Senior Vice President of Administration, Chief Risk Officer and President of Northwestern Memorial Insurance Company. Bill’s role included day-to-day operational responsibility for claims & litigation, clinical risk management, corporate insurance and various system key initiatives.
Bill received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his Juris Doctor from Loyola University of Chicago.
Education
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Admissions/Licenses
- Bar Admissions: IL