Judi P. Kahn is a senior claims counsel based in Chicago, Illinois specializing in lawyers and accountants professional liability claims, directors and officers liability claims, employment practices liability claims, and medical malpractice claims. She has over 20 years of experience handling complex insurance claims and currently manages claims for Allianz. Prior to her current role, she worked as a claims consultant and counsel for CNA Insurance Company.

1. JUDI P. KAHN
3930 North Pine Grove
Chicago, Illinois 60613
(312) 456-7455 (w/p); 773-636-5411 (cell); e-mail: JayPek6@aol.com
SUMMARY
Senior Claims Counsel. Strong background in Lawyer’s and Accountants Professional
Liability, Directors and Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability (EPL),
medical
malpractice and declaratory judgment actions. Responsible for direct claims handling
on primary, excess and quota share claims nationwide and abroad. Claim licenses in
thirteen (13) states.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ALLIANZ (formerly Fireman’s Fund) Chicago, IL 9/03 – 10/04; 6/05 - present
Senior Claims Counsel – Manage complex lawyers and accountants professional
liability primary, excess and quota share claims, as well as multi-state EPLI claims.
Some complex lawyers and accountants liability claims litigation involve defense in
state and federal securities claims, class action investor fraud suits, intellectual
property patent application and enforcement actions, as well as related shareholder
derivative claims and Dept. of Labor investigations.
Other professional liability defense has involved business acquisitions, reverse
mergers, audit and financial compilations, as well as commercial and private real
estate development, including preparation of initial condominium documents. Also
oversee the handling of declaratory judgment actions in relation to coverage under
our policies.
• Direct handling of complex high-risk claims, attendance at mediations and other
ADR forums, issuance of coverage letters, preparation of large claim reports, trial
reports, and notice of high potential reports.
• Routine communication with brokers, insureds, and excess/quota share markets.
CNA INSURANCE COMPANY Chicago, IL 1998 - 2003
Claims Consultant /Counsel for the D&O/EPL product for the Human Services
program insuring non-profits nationwide.
Vice President, Employment Practices Liability for Commercial Insurance and
for
CNA Pro.
• Direct claim handling of non-profit D&O/EPL claims, established protocol for
communicating loss history to underwriters for renewals, created the D&O/EPL
risk management program, drafted educational brochures for use by
underwriters, and brokers and published various articles on exposure and notice
requirements.
• Gave presentations to brokers and to insureds to explain EPL exposures and the
importance of prevention through risk management. Conducted claims audits to

2. determine leakage, maintained yearly claims expense projections to help
determine corporate reserve, and tracked loss, ALAE and combined ratio to
ensure profitability. Drafted endorsements, consulted on coverage issues.

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Law Offices of ASHMAN & STEIN
Law Offices of EDNA SELAN EPSTEIN Chicago, IL 1994 - 1999
Litigation Labor-Employment Associate. Attended public hearings/trials,
mandatory arbitration proceedings, administrative hearings and fact finding
conferences. Extensive discovery and motion practice in all forums, including, but
not limited to, state civil court, federal court and the Illinois Human Rights
Commission. Took and defended federal and state court depositions. Resolved
numerous cases through settlement.
Concentration: Employment law, discrimination, ERISA, labor law
GENERAL LITIGATION ASSOCIATE Chicago, IL 1992 - 1994
Litigation Associate. Plaintiff oriented general litigation practice in all
courts for two firms. Attended arbitration hearings, administrative hearings before
the Illinois Department of Labor and evidentiary hearings. Took depositions.
Extensive discovery and motion practice. Drafted Court of Appeals and Appellate
Court briefs and habeas corpus petitions. Conducted medical and legal research.
Negotiated settlements of numerous cases.
Concentration: Business litigation, commodities and securities, contract law,
personal injury and medical malpractice. General civil litigation.
LITIGATION PARALEGAL Chicago, IL 1981 - 1988
Katz, Friedman, Schur & Eagle, Ltd. 1984 - 1988
Initial interviews of all prospective clients and negotiations with
insurance adjusters to resolve disability benefits. Independent management of en-
masse hearing loss and workers' compensation claims. Drafted petitions and
summaries, and conducted research to evaluate the nature and extent of the
injury. Effected settlement of numerous claims.
Concentration: Workers' compensation.
Levenfeld & Gold, Ltd. 1981 - 1983
Independent management of all cases from filing of initial complaint
through post-judgment execution. Negotiation and settlement of commercial
collection cases. Drafted motions and answered written discovery for personal
injury claims.
Concentration: Commercial collection; general litigation.
BAR ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT, May 1992
ADMISSION NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, June 1992
EDUCATION JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL, Chicago, IL
J.D. Degree with honors June 1991,National ABA moot court
team
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ BFA, 1980

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ADDENDUM
• Turned D&O/EPL from operating at a loss to a profit in my first year on the
Siegel Human Services program.
• Reduced pending claim count from 235 open files to maintaining an average of
approximately 115 open claims.
• Inspired a 1.6 million reduction in the corporate reserves for this product.
Some presentations about D&O/EPL risks employers face and how to
manage them through proper risk management given to insureds and
Broker (Irwin Siegel Agency) personnel include:
• 2001 United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) Annual Conference, San Francisco
• The American Network of Community Options & Resources (Anchor)
telephonic broadcast - 700 members participated
• National Conference of Executives of the ARC (NCE), Traverse City, MI
• Irwin Siegel Agency (Broker), Rock Hill, NY
• Institute of Scrap & Recycling Industries (ISRI) conference, Orlando, FL
Some articles published in our Broker’s newsletter (MOR), as well as
specific educational tools created for and used in the Human Services
program for D&O/EPL include:
• EPLI Primer – drafted educational tool distributed to agents through our Broker
• Model Employee Handbook - co-authored with risk management law firm for insureds
• D&O/EPL Underwriting Guidelines - for use by Broker’s underwriters at Siegel Agency
• Article: “Mandatory Arbitration of Employment Matters” - “MOR”
• Article: “Current Trends in EPL” - “MOR”
• Article: “Notice Obligations under the D&O/EPL Policy” - “MOR”
• Article: “Recent Developments in EPLI” - “MOR”
*References available upon request