Learn about making the move to the Bermuda market and why leaders must be dynamic and intentional with Shannon Totten, CPCU.
To help celebrate Women’s History Month, Risk & Insurance is featuring just a few of the successful women in the industry. Shannon Totten, CPCU, executive vice president, head of retail excess casualty insurance at Sompo International, North America, spoke with us about making bold career moves, her leadership strategy and why insurance is cool in Bermuda.
Risk & Insurance: Could you tell us a bit about your current role and day-to-day?
Shannon Totten: I am currently the head of Sompo’s retail excess casualty insurance teams across the U.S. and Bermuda, writing a wide range of complex commercial industry classes. I lead our experienced and amazing talented team for our North American strategy for the segment, including identifying and monitoring emerging risk, as well as facilitating broker, client and reinsurer long-term relationships.
On any given day, I could be meeting with the front line — our key clients and brokers — then drawing upon the extensive…
