Karen A. Reutter

Ms. Reutter is copresenting Workshop W1, "Filling the Holes in Contractors' Liability Coverages," on Wednesday morning. She has over 20 years of experience in the construction risk management and insurance fields. She began her career at 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, as well as 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 the Willis national team for Construction prior to joining Aon's construction team in a national role in 2008. Ms. Reutter is a frequent speaker and writer on topics related to the construction risk management field. She holds B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of North Texas and has her CPCU and ARM designations.