Vice president of property & casualty business management
Swiss Re America
Kathleen Lyons started her career as a nurse, working in various clinical settings, including the ICU and ER, for 10 years. She then worked on getting a JD and became an attorney for the next 20 years, specializing in medical malpractice and hospital liability, which allowed her to incorporate her previous experiences as a medical professional. From there, Lyons became claims counsel at HANYS Insurance Company, which wrote primary and excess coverage for hospitals and physicians. Now as VP of property &casualty business at Swiss Re, she manages a wide variety of claims, including medical malpractice, workers’ compensation and D&O. Outside of Swiss Re, Lyons serves as corporate secretary of the Association of Professional Insurance Women.
