Howard
Siegel
CEO
Debbie Nola
Comptroller
Sheila Shaw
Senior Vice President
Dawn Martin
Director of Underwriting
Tiffany Van Etten
Underwriting Supervisor
Michelle Irwin
Associate Underwriting Supervisor
Mark Madsen
AVP, Private Client Group
Brad Storey
Director of Risk Management
Sara Ruggiero
Director of Marketing & Communications |
Sheila
Shaw, AU
Senior Vice President
Biographical Profile
Sheila Shaw is Vice President of Underwriting at Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc. Current her responsibilities include supervision and management of the of Director of Underwriting, three underwriting regions, three regional Underwriting Supervisors and a number of Underwriters and Underwriting Assistants. Mrs. Shaw has been instrumental in the successful development and education of ISA's underwriters for over ten years.
Mrs. Shaw joined Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc. in August, 1992 as an Underwriter for the Developmental Disabilities Program. Soon promoted to the position of Senior Underwriter in 1993 she assumed Underwriting responsibility for ISA’s premier accounts, which included accounts with premiums of $300,000.00 and more. Mrs. Shaw was promoted to Assistant Vice President of Underwriting in 1997 and held that title until December of 2000 when she accepted her current position as the Vice President of Underwriting.
Prior to joining ISA, Mrs. Shaw was employed by Markel Corporation as an Underwriter for a program that insured Summer Camps, Day Cares and YMCA/YWCAs. Her underwriting responsibilities included reviewing submissions for eligibility, determining premium required on new and renewal business, placing facultative reinsurance as required by underwriting guidelines, reviewing loss control surveys and recommendations and following up for compliance.
Before joining Markel Corporation, Mrs. Shaw worked for The Rhulen Agency as a Senior Customer Service Representative in the Large Commercial Lines Accounts area. She handled a diverse group of insured clients with account premiums of $200,000 and more. Her responsibilities in addition to the daily servicing of the accounts included preparing new and renewal submissions to insurance markets, working with bid specifications, preparing quote comparisons and quote proposals and confirming that all coverage requested for the insured had been provided. Mrs. Shaw started at the Rhulen Agency in June 1984 in an entry-level position of a clerk and developed her knowledge and understanding of coverage and the insurance industry through on the job training and educational courses related to the insurance field. She remained with the Rhulen Agency until their merger with Markel Corporation in 1990.
Ms. Shaw received her Associate in Underwriting designation in 1994 and has successfully attended and completed the national exam for CPCU 7 course on management and the 12-part Crestcom Advanced Management course. She has also attended various industry workshops and skill development courses. |
