(314) 692–9515
Safety National
1832 Schuetz Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63146
Mark Walls
Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Mr. Walls writes on workers compensation issues for IRMI.com and is currently the corporate senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Safety National, a multiline specialty insurance and reinsurance carrier that offers a variety of risk solutions for large commercial and public entity clients. In this role, he is responsible for oversight of client engagement, corporate communications, and government affairs. Previously, he spent over 20 years on the claims side, which gives him insights into the daily challenges faced by adjusters and employers. Mr. Walls is the founder of the 34,000-plus member Work Comp Analysis Group on LinkedIn, which is the largest online discussion group focused on workers compensation issues. He is a widely recognized industry expert and has been a frequent speaker at RIMS, PARMA, PRIMA, WCI, and other industry conferences.
Mr. Walls is currently the corporate senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Safety National, where his focus is on industry education and monitoring workers compensation issues nationwide. In this role, he oversees thought leadership activities and external communications, including developing content for white papers, social media, webinars, and speaking engagements.
The majority of Mr. Walls’s 30-year career has been on the claims side, giving him perspective into the day-to-day challenges faced by employers, insurers, and third-party administrators. In between jobs with Safety National, he served as workers compensation market research leader of Marsh’s Workers' Compensation Center of Excellence.
In addition, he is a cohost of the Out Front Ideas educational series, is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, writes columns for a variety of sources, and is quoted regularly in multiple media outlets.
Mr. Walls received a bachelor of arts degree in speech communication from Iowa State University and also holds the Associate in Claims (AIC) professional designation.
