Mary LaPorte
Mary A. LaPorte, CPCU, CIC, LIC, CPIA, AINS is president of LaPorte Consulting, LLC. With over four decades of insurance experience, Mary is passionate about supporting the success of independent agencies. Acting as a consultant for agency operations, procedures and Errors & Omissions loss control, Mary helps agencies attain excellence in all areas of sales and service. She is involved in E&O litigation serving as an expert witness in matters of agent's standard of care. She writes a question & answer column titled “E&O Q&A" which is published in several association periodicals. She has written a book titled MISSION EXCELLENCE: Creating an Internal E&O Loss Control Program which is available through her website.
Mary's expertise has grown out of earlier experience, holding positions of agency Claim Manager, Personal Lines Manager, Excess & Surplus Lines Manager and agency principal. She is licensed as a Property & Casualty Agent and Licensed Insurance Counselor in the State of Michigan. She attained the CPCU designation in 1987, the CIC designation in 1992, and the CPIA designation in 2010. Mary currently is on the national faculty for the Society of CIC and is an active member of the American Association of Insurance Management Consultants (AAIMCo). She conducts a variety of continuing education classes and moderates CPIA and E&O loss control seminars.
Mary welcomes coverage questions, especially in the areas of Personal Lines. She is a valuable resource for agency management and E&O loss control issues.
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