KATHLEEN SAVIO Head of alternative markets
MICHELE SANSONE President, North America property XL Catlin
Zurich North America
Kathleen Savio is head of alternative markets for Zurich North America, where she is responsible for setting the strategic direction and managing the profit and loss of Zurich’s direct markets, programs, group captives and crop businesses. Previously, Savio served as president of programs and direct markets, as well as chief administrative officer for Zurich North America Commercial. There, her responsibilities ranged from strategic planning to human resources and community investment to security and investigations. In addition to her business roles, Savio also chairs the Z Zurich Foundation and is an ambassador for the company’s Women’s Innovation Network. She was a member of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation national board and the first chair of IICF’s Chicago/Midwest division board.
With more than 30 years of experience in the global property market, Michele Sansone has been heading XL Catlin’s North America property business, including general property and equipment breakdown in the US, Canada and Bermuda, since 2014. Previously, Sansone was the company’s chief underwriting officer, responsible for establishing underwriting standards and protocols that helped XL Catlin effectively and profitably address businesses’ most complex property risks. An advocate for insurance industry education, Sansone is currently co-chairing the Spencer Education Foundation’s 2017 Gala to support industry scholarships. She is also a longtime sponsor of the annual Tom Joyce Scholarship Fund Golf Outing, which benefits St. John’s School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science. She also dedicates her time to numerous other charitable activities, including her local March of Dimes.
HEATHER FOX Chief brokerage officer and general counsel ARC Excess & Surplus
As chief brokerage officer at ARC E&S, Heather Fox provides leadership and support for both client placements and claims, including facilitating brokers’ interactions with carriers to develop policy wordings and assisting clients in obtaining favorable claim settlements. She also serves as the company’s general counsel. Fox joined ARC after a stint at an AIG member company, where she was responsible for drafting all management and professional liability policies and endorsements, and for assisting underwriters with risk analysis and the claims department with policy interpretation.
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