Shawna Nolan

Shawna Nolan

Senior Audit Manager

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  • About me

    Technical Director - Liability at Zurich North America

  • Education

    • State University of New York College at Buffalo

      1991 - 1995
      Bachelor's degree Accounting and Finance
  • Experience

    • Deloitte & Touche LLP

      Jan 1996 - Jan 1999
      Senior Audit Manager

      Managed numerous audit engagements with a specialization in the financial services/securities industry.

    • Perry Capital LLC

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2002
      Deputy Controller

      Performed and managed accounting function and portfolio valuation for $1 Billion hedge fund. Responsible for customer relations and communication of asset allocation, strategy and fund performance.

    • The St. Paul Companies

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2004
      Senior Underwriter

      Senior underwriter within Management Liability Group. Responsible for profitability and growth of Directors & Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability and Fiduciary Liability for publicly traded and large private company portfolio.

    • Zurich North America

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2019

      Oversight of General Liability, Umbrella Liability, Environmental Liability, Rail Liability and International Liability. Responsibilities include portfolio management, strategic development, pricing tools and analytics, product innovation, guidelines and authority delegation for $2B+ portfolio. Responsible for all Management Liability products including Directors & Officers, Employment Practices, Fiduciary and Crime including pricing, forms and coverage. Responsible for over-authority and manuscript language. Developed and released new Public D&O and modular Private Company forms. Developed and implemented strategies to expand and improve profitability. Responsible for profitability and growth of West Coast Management Liability portfolio with a renewal base of $50M and a team of 4 underwriters. Developed and managed customer and broker relationships . Lines of business included Directors & Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability , Fiduciary Liability and Crime.

      • Technical Director - Liability

        Jan 2013 - Jan 2019
      • Product Underwriting - Head of Management Liability

        Jan 2009 - Jan 2013
      • Regional Underwriting Officer - West Coast

        Jan 2004 - Jan 2009
    • Zurich North America

      Oct 2019 - Sept 2024

      Managed highly skilled team of underwriters focused on risk selection and appetite, program structure, pricing tool optimization, underwriting guidelines, training and development, key performance dashboardsand product offerings for Construction portfolio comprised of General Liability, WorkersCompensation, Auto and Property (Builders Risk and Fixed Property).

      • Technical Director - Captives

        Jan 2021 - Sept 2024
      • Technical Director - Construction

        Oct 2019 - Sept 2021
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Public Accountant

      American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
      Mar 1999