Michele Cole

Michele Cole, JD, CPCU, ARM, currently serves as the Director of Corporate Insurance Services at JM Family Enterprises, Inc. since August 2023. Prior experience includes roles such as Assistant Vice President of Insurance at HCA Healthcare, where responsibilities encompassed insurance program evaluation, risk assessment, broker management, and claims management from July 2021 to August 2023, and System Director of Insurance at Bon Secours Mercy Health, overseeing a centralized insurance program from February 2019 to July 2021. Michele has held various claims management positions, including Claims Program Manager at Bon Secours Mercy Health and Claims Manager at Mercy Health, with prior experience as a Senior Claims Analyst at Catholic Health Initiatives. Early legal career includes providing defense in workers’ compensation cases at Hayes Schloss Alcoser and handling insurance claims at Simpson & Deardorff, SC. Michele holds a Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree from Florida State University College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics/Psychology from Florida State University.