Traci A. Mcguire Email & Phone Number

Columbus, OH, US

• Build and lead high-performing property and casualty claim adjusting teams (110+) to support diverse multi-line business growth and profitability
• Serve as the property and casualty claim subject matter expert on industry issues and trends
• Identify and leverage claim process synergies resulting from January 2023 AF Group-AmeriTrust acquisition to support unified claim best practices

Westerville, Ohio

• Traci is responsible for the management of AmeriTrust's Claim Department. She is focused on litigation management, supervision of claims professionals and controlling claim costs. The Claims Department handles claims.
• Build and lead team of 135+ high-performing claim professionals servicing workers compensation, property and casualty claims dedicated to achieving best claim outcomes and financial goals
• Provide expert-level technical guidance on high exposure claims to ensure files are investigated, evaluated and reserved in a timely and financially efficient manner
• Identify and champion process improvements to ensure efficiency in claim resolution workflows
• Attract, train, and develop high caliber claim managers and adjusters to support culture of professional and technical excellence
• Identify and drive strategy to achieve favorable metrics for loss costs, claim expenses, closing ratio, duration, and accuracy of reserves

Westerville, Ohio

Responsible for leadership of all claims professionals (135+) and management of all claim outcomes for workers compensation, property and casualty linesDelivered favorable claim handling results consistent with KPI and audit benchmarksAttract, hire and develop claim managers and adjusters to optimize technical expertiseCycled through intensive professional.

Westerville, Ohio

Lead multiple litigated claim handling units (22+); provide direction and advice regarding coverage, pre-suit investigations, reserves, negotiation and litigation strategies to ensure appropriate legal spend and loss paymentsRecruit, hire, and develop managers and adjusters to optimize technical expertiseChairperson, Panel Counsel Review Committee – create.

Westerville, Ohio

Lead specialty and complex claims teams (10+) and provide expert level technical claims guidance to maximize loss cost resolutionsLead team of 7 in-house coverage lawyers that support the claims and underwriting operations and manage coverage and bad faith litigation

Westerville, Ohio

Lead team of 6-8 specialty claim adjusters handling medical malpractice, surety, construction accident/defect, public entity, excess, professional liability and education claimsDelivered favorable claim handling results consistent with KPI and audit benchmarks

Westerville, Ohio

Productively managed extensive case load of professional liability claims/suits; responsible for coverage determinations, management of outside counsel and litigation strategy, budgets/reserves

Columbus, Ohio

Successful Partner in the Litigation, Healthcare and Employee Relations Practice Areas. Over 13 years of experience representing The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in medical malpractice, wrongful death, and unemployment compensation litigation matters. Significant trial and appellate experience in complex business and commercial litigation in.

Served as an adjunct faculty member and taught college level courses in Business Communication, Organizational Communication and Interpersonal Communication

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Ohio State Law Journal, Managing Editor (1998-1999) Judicial Extern, Honorable John D. Holschuh (summer 1997) Research Assistant, Dean.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Speech Communications

Public Speaking Instructor

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Speech Communications, French Minor

Magna Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Brussels, Belgium

semi-conversant in French