Karen A. Reutter

Ms. Reutter is one of the presenters for Workshop T5, “Damage to the Project: Interaction of Builders Risk and CGL Policies,” on Tuesday afternoon. She has more than 21 years of experience in the construction risk management and insurance fields. She began her career at International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI), in Dallas, prior to joining St. Paul Construction in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the early 1990s. While at St. Paul Companies, she served in several roles, including national director of casualty underwriting, senior officer of construction risk management services, and senior officer of strategy and planning for the corporation. Ms. Reutter subsequently joined Zurich Construction in its home office of Minneapolis, Minnesota, as a national director of project risk underwriting. During the past several years, Ms. Reutter has worked on the brokerage side of the business in national roles, including production, product development, and management. She was with Aon’s construction team in a national role in 2008 prior to joining Marsh, Inc. in 2011. Ms. Reutter is a frequent speaker and writer on topics related to the construction risk management field. She holds bachelor and master of business administration degrees from the University of North Texas and has her CPCU and ARM designations.

Ms. Reutter was honored in 2009 with IRMI’s Words of Wisdom Award.