Joanne S. Brooks

Ms. Brooks is one of the presenters for Workshop W4, "Survival Strategies for Contractors," on Wednesday morning. She is Senior Vice President of Underwriting and Risk Management for Zurich North America, Surety, Credit and Political Risk. She joined Zurich in 1986 and over those 23 years has provided claim, underwriting, and risk management services in a variety of roles. Ms. Brooks has coauthored the chapter “The Impact of the Bankruptcy Code on the Surety’s Pursuit of Salvage” for the book Salvage by the Surety, published by the American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, and an article titled, “The Importance of Insurance Coverage for Sureties” for the book Are You Covered? Insurance Products for Construction Projects, published by the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry and the TIPS Fidelity and Surety Law Committee. Ms. Brooks has given presentations for the ABA TIPS annual meeting and midyear meeting, the National Bond Claims Association, the DBIA Water/Wastewater Conference, the AGC Risk Management Conference, and the AGC Convention as well as many other trade and surety panels. Ms. Brooks earned her bachelor of science degree from American University and her law degree from the University of Maryland. She is a member of the Maryland Bar.