Carolyn Snow
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Director, Insurance Risk Management
Humana Inc.
Louisville, Ky.
Carolyn Snow proved to senior management that she was capable of much more than her responsibilities as an insurance programmer and was promoted to director of insurance risk management for Humana Inc. in 2002. She is responsible for operational and clinical risk management, which includes oversight of the corporate property/casualty insurance program. Additionally, she manages the company's captive and risk management information systems, consults on corporate contracts and workers compensation claims management, and is a member of the corporate mergers and acquisitions team. She is the risk manager in residence at Temple University in Philadelphia and Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. Ms. Snow also is a board member of the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. and a volunteer for the book buddy program for the Jefferson County schools in Louisville, Ky.
YOUR PROFESSIONAL ROLE MODEL: It's been a combination of people, picking up ideas and good practices in different places. In my early career, I had some really great managers who not only taught me the science of underwriting, but the art of underwriting and agency management. Janice Ochenkowski, immediate past president of RIMS, is one of my recent role models and Jim Bloem, chief financial officer of Humana, is someone I respect for his ability to blend management of tough financial issues with great people skills.
PHONE OR E-MAIL AND WHY: I prefer e-mail because it is so convenient. And I really hate to admit that.
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