The board consists of former chief claims officers from various corners of the insurance sector, is set to play a pivotal role in shaping Verisk’s innovation roadmap.

The Verisk Claims Advisory Board aims to provide strategic counsel to Verisk’s Claims Solutions, ensuring a forward-looking approach that enhances the claims ecosystem. By leveraging the collective wealth of industry experience from the distinguished experts on the Board, Verisk aims to streamline client workflows, elevate claims management processes, and bolster overall support for superior customer experiences.

According to Verisk, the insurance landscape grapples with challenges ranging from accuracy to Generative AI and fraud, the Claims Advisory Board is poised to be a key driver in Verisk’s mission to propel the industry forward. 

The collaboration with seasoned professionals in the claims domain signifies Verisk’s commitment to staying at the forefront of thought leadership, delivering industry-leading products, and offering innovative solutions that meet the dynamic needs of the insurance sector.

• Eric Brandt – Eric Brandt has more than 30 years’ experience leading technology and operations across consumer, commercial, and group benefits lines of business. He has held C-Suite roles at insure-techs, niche specialty casualty firms, and Fortune 100 companies. His current role is President, Second Horizon Solutions, LLC where he is focused on advisory, consultancy and working with nonprofits. 
• Darla Finchum – After spending her entire career in the Property and Casualty industry, Darla Finchum is currently working as an independent consultant and advisor to the industry focusing on insure-tech companies. Finchum also spends time providing executive coaching to young professionals. Prior to her current consulting and coaching role, Finchum was Head of the Integration Management Office for Farmers Group, Inc.
• Grace Hanson – Grace Hanson has deep experience in the C-suite with start-up insurers, insure-techs and legacy carriers spanning multiple commercial and personal product lines in the U.S., Bermuda, London and global markets. Hanson has held multiple senior claims executive roles where she embedded digital technology and transformed claims operations leveraging data and analytics including, Hippo Analytics’ first Chief Claims Officer, Global CCO for Hiscox Plc and CCO of Homesite.
• Ken Rosen – Ken Rosen is the president & founder of Rosen Consulting Solutions, LLC, an organization focused on the Property & Casualty insurance vertical. Rosen is focused on advising senior leaders of companies that support the P&C industry to better serve customers while driving efficiencies and growing revenue. Previously, Rosen served as the Chief Claims Officer of USAA as well as the Executive Vice President and Chief Claims Officer of the Allstate Corporation with full operating and financial responsibility for the company’s P&C auto and property claims organization.
• Mike Sieger – Mike Sieger brings to the council extensive experience and leadership in the automotive insurance industry from over three decades with Progressive Insurance. Sieger possesses strong public company executive management experience, as well as significant strategic planning and operational experience. Sieger retired from Progressive in January 2022, where he served as its Claims President since 2015 and currently serves on several Boards.

“At Verisk, we value learning and collaboration as important and effective ways to continue moving the industry forward through value co-creation with customer and ecosystem partners,” said Maroun Mourad, president, Verisk Claims Solutions.”

He added: “We are excited to begin our work with the Verisk Claims Advisory Board and are confident that through their partnership and ongoing guidance, we will continue to deliver innovative and impactful value-adding solutions that will help meet the ever-changing needs of our clients throughout the entire claims ecosystem.”