Liz Walker
Liz Walker was a defense litigator for more than a decade representing insurance carriers in complex coverage matters and various commercial entities in employment and casualty defense litigation. Over the course of her career, she not only served as outside counsel representing these entities, but also worked as a claims analyst managing mass litigation tort claims for Zurich.
In 2013, she changed roles to join Chicago tech company, Groupon, Inc., managing Groupon’s interests in various North American litigation and pre-litigation matters. After nearly 4 years as Groupon’s senior litigation counsel, Liz developed her next role managing Groupon’s global insurance and enterprise risk. In that role, she managed Groupon’s insurance portfolio and market relationships; advised the commercial legal team on risk transfer provisions and associated negotiations; managed insured claims and solely managed Groupon enterprise risk management program. She also reported to Groupon’s Audit Committee of the Board on ERM and insurance portfolio matters.
Liz serves as an Associate Board Member of the Chicago RIMS Chapter and also speaks at various legal, risk and insurance conferences on subjects including cyber risk, the future of insurance and technology, diversity and inclusion in the risk and insurance industry, and the power of internal marketing to achieve risk management success. In December 2018, Business Insurance named Liz as an Honoree of the 2018 Women to Watch Award.
Liz recently joined Marsh as the Strategic Claims and Client Engagement Leader and is based in Chicago. In this role, she will drive execution of claims strategy for Marsh’s digital platform to deliver improved client engagement, ensuring adoption of digital solutions and leading practices.
Liz Walker was a defense litigator for more than a decade representing insurance carriers in complex coverage matters and various commercial entities in employment and casualty defense litigation. Over the course of her career, she not only served as outside counsel representing these entities, but also worked as a claims analyst managing mass litigation tort claims for Zurich.
In 2013, she changed roles to join Chicago tech company, Groupon, Inc., managing Groupon’s interests in various North American litigation and pre-litigation matters. After nearly 4 years as Groupon’s senior litigation counsel, Liz developed her next role managing Groupon’s global insurance and enterprise risk. In that role, she managed Groupon’s insurance portfolio and market relationships; advised the commercial legal team on risk transfer provisions and associated negotiations; managed insured claims and solely managed Groupon enterprise risk management program. She also reported to Groupon’s Audit Committee of the Board on ERM and insurance portfolio matters.
Liz serves as an Associate Board Member of the Chicago RIMS Chapter and also speaks at various legal, risk and insurance conferences on subjects including cyber risk, the future of insurance and technology, diversity and inclusion in the risk and insurance industry, and the power of internal marketing to achieve risk management success. In December 2018, Business Insurance named Liz as an Honoree of the 2018 Women to Watch Award.
Liz recently joined Marsh as the Strategic Claims and Client Engagement Leader and is based in Chicago. In this role, she will drive execution of claims strategy for Marsh’s digital platform to deliver improved client engagement, ensuring adoption of digital solutions and leading practices.