Carolynn A. Burns

Carolynn has been with CRS since its inception and has more than 20 years insurance experience in the property and casualty insurance arena. She is involved in all aspects of the business from initial engagement, relationship management with the investment fund clients, coverage evaluation and analysis of the fund’s exposures and their portfolio company investments, with a concentration in the management, professional and executive lines. She has deep domain expertise in coverage analytics and understanding the unique nuances of policy wording and complex claim negotiations. She also oversees and manages portfolio company programs, focused on manuscript coverage enhancements and pricing leverage. In addition, she is actively involved in special project management such as insurance audits and cross portfolio strategies and solutions.

Prior to joining CRS, she held various positions within a retail brokerage firm where she specialized exclusively in Management Liability protection (D&O, General Partnership /Fund Coverage, E&O, Employment Practices and Fiduciary). Her experience spans alternative investment fund coverage, as well as corporate (both private and public companies), ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 50.

Carolynn is active within the private Equity, hedge fund and venture community and is a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS). She is also involved with the Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS), High Water Woman, a not for profit organization dedicated to women in the financial services arena and the MFA.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree from St. Bonaventure University and a property & casualty insurance license.