Amerisure Announces Key Claims Leadership Appointments

Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company announced the following appointments, reporting to Eric Spencer, vice president of claims with Amerisure:

• Matthew Morrison, vice president of Technical Claims

• Laurie Pierman, vice president of Claim Operations and Shared Services

• Steve Donnelly, regional vice president of Claims

• Kevin Korte, assistant vice president of Claims

Morrison has more than 18 years of experience in the claim industry, he is responsible for technical outcomes for Workers’ Compensation, Property and Casualty claims including specialty claim types like Construction Defect, Asbestos and Pollution. Additionally, he has accountability for Litigation Management, Special Investigation Unit and Amerisure’s Claim Audits.

Prior to joining Amerisure he was vice president of Casualty & Claims Legal at QBE North America. Before that, he was assistant vice president of Liability & Litigation for General Casualty Insurance Company. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, as well as the State Courts of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Pierman has been with Amerisure for 25 years. In her new role, she is responsible for claim reporting, metrics, budget, Express Claims Center, auto physical damage, recovery, vendor management and Amerisure’s claim system. During her tenure she held a variety of positions, and most recently served as assistant vice president of Claims Operational and Systems Management. She holds a Senior Claims Law Associate (SCLA) designation.

With more than 18 years of experience in the property & casualty insurance industry, Donnelly will oversee the claim facilities in Dallas, Indianapolis, Farmington Hills, St. Louis and Phoenix Core Service Centers (CSCs). Most recently, he was a partner at Daniel P. Costello & Associates. Prior to that, he was vice president and claims manager of the Midwest Region for QBE North America, and held positions at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and The Ohio Casualty Group. He received his Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law, Chicago.

Korte assumes claim leadership responsibility for the Atlanta, Charlotte, Memphis and the Richmond CSCs. In this position, Korte is based in Amerisure’s Atlanta CSC. He has been with Amerisure for more than 12 years and recently served as claim facility manager, Farmington Hills CSC.

Source: Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company