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COVER STORY: ELITE WOMEN 2017
KATHRYN CARROLL Senior vice president JLT Specialty USA
An accomplished professional with 28 years in property & casualty insurance underwriting and brokerage, Kathryn Carroll provides her clients with technical expertise in coverage analysis, brokerage, strategy, service plan implementation and oversight. In August 2016, Carroll joined JLT Specialty as a senior vice president specializing in the energy and financial sectors. Carroll has also led risk management casualty teams at companies like Arthur J. Gallagher and Marsh, and has served in senior advisory and senior/referral underwriting roles. A holder of CPCU and ARM designations, Carroll has worked with some of the largest companies in various industry segments, including chemical, construction, energy, financial services, manufacturing technology services, transportation and real estate.
MAUREEN CONNOR Property claims examiner USLI
Maureen Connor started at USLI by handling claims and shortly moved up to the day-to-day management of assignments and vendor management. After identifying the need for more effective coordination with vendors, Connor took on that new role. She is also in charge of leading her team in coordinating catastrophe management. Since joining USLI in 2006, Connor has earned several certifications from the Insurance Institute, as well as a law degree in 2016. Outside of insurance, Connor volunteers for TLC, a dog rescue and foster program, and Wills for Heroes, where she assists with wills and estate planning for first responders and members of the military.
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NEETI BHALLA EVP and chief investment officer Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
A former Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, Neeti Bhalla now oversees the management of Liberty Mutual’s invested assets of approximately $86 billion as the company’s EVP and CIO. With a career spanning multiple nations, Bhalla joined Liberty in 2013 as head of strategy and risk management and deputy chief investment officer, following a position as managing director at Goldman Sachs. First joining Goldman’s London office in 2000, Bhalla previously worked at the Central Bank of Kenya and the Nairobi Stock Exchange.