Missing your APIW colleagues?  Wish you could have a shot of energy before diving into your work?  Kick start your day on Thursday, November 12, 2020 from 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. EST as we again bring our APIW Community to our members virtually!

Grab a cup of coffee before you start your busy day and connect with other APIW members for a quick hit of energy!  This session features a chat with Rose Charles.

Rose is the Casualty Product Leader supervising the Claims Adjusting Unit(s) handling: Auto, Environmental, General Liability and Umbrella matters within in the GRS portfolio at Sompo International.  Rose joined Sompo supervising the Excess Casualty Claims Teams in Bermuda and the U.S., as well as a variety of property and casualty matters, and overseeing the management of external TPAs. Prior to joining Sompo, Rose was a Litigation Partner with the nationwide law firm of Wilson, Elser, LLP where she defended and tried cases for public housing authorities, municipalities, and private entities where she obtained settlements, defense verdicts, summary judgments and dismissals of often sensitive, high exposure, and complex liability matters including: §1983 Claims, Premises Security/Rape, Construction/Labor Law, Medical Malpractice, Lead paint and Toxic mold matters in Federal and State Court.  Of note, she defended entities in the Atlanta Day Trading Massacre Cases, the Columbine Colorado Shooting Cases, the Rhode Island Fire Case, and personally supervised a team who conducted more than 1200 municipal hearings for claims arising from the 2003 Staten Island ferry crash and from law enforcement interactions with citizens at the 2004 Republican National Convention.  She has presented seminars to universities and campus organizations, banks, hospitals, property owners, and insurance trade groups in addition to police officers and peace officers on the issue of premises security and risk management.  She has written articles relating insurance, legal, risk management, and has been published in the New York Law Journal and the Jury Verdict Reporter.  Rose is a graduate of St. John’s University School of Law and is admitted to the New York State Bar and Federal Courts.  She has been an Adjunct professor at East Stroudsburg University.  She is also a member of CLM, a board member at APIW, and a member of IACP.