Jessica is the Senior Vice President and Practice Leader of Starkweather Financial Institutions Risk Solutions. Her team is focused solely on assisting and guiding Banks, Investment Advisors, Mutual Funds, Private Funds, Broker Dealers and Private Equity Firms towards successful and efficient risk transfer solutions. Jessica and the Starkweather Financial Institutions Risk Solutions team are specialists in Directors & Officers Liability, Errors & Omissions, Fidelity, Cyber Security, Employment Practices Liability, and Fiduciary Liability.
Jessica has over 20 years experience in the Financial Institution Professional Lines space. Prior to joining Starkweather, she was a Senior Vice President at Liftman Insurance and Marsh, Inc. for eleven years where she was responsible for the professional/management liability insurance for all financial institutions in the New England region. At Marsh, she earned client service awards in 2004 and 2005. In 2023 Jessica was awarded the Financial Institutions Power Broker Award by Risk & Insurance and was elected to Starkweather & Shepley’s Board of Directors.
Jessica received her Bachelor’s degree as a Magna Cum Laude graduate from Syracuse University.
Jessica negotiates and develops terms, conditions, and pricing, for D&O, E&O, Fiduciary Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Fidelity Bonds, Cyber Security Insurance. Placing both Domestic and International programs; primary and excess.
Jessica has worked closely with attorneys to create manuscript policies for clients. In addition, she has provided consultation and policy insight involving complex claims for very large financial institutions.
