The American Equity Underwriters
Kayla Tortorich joined AEU in 2015 and serves as Senior Vice President, Claims Medical Management. Prior to joining AEU, Kayla spent more than 15 years working in the insurance industry. She has experience managing a medical bill review team, a Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance program, a Pharmacy Benefit Manager vendor, and Field Case Management nurses. Kayla received her bachelor’s degree in science and nursing from Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans and went on to earn certifications in case management, legal nurse consulting and Medicare Secondary Payer compliance. She achieved her Certification in Medicare Secondary Payer Fellow status in 2018.
The American Equity Underwriters
The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. is the program administrator of the American Longshore Mutual Association Ltd (ALMA), a group self-insurance fund authorized by the U.S. Department of Labor to provide USL&H coverage for the liabilities of its members under the United States Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. As program administrator, AEU provides services such as claims handling, loss control, and underwriting, as well as longshore consulting and leadership training. In addition to USL&H coverage, AEU offers State Act workers’ compensation coverage on PMA and Great American paper and maritime employers’ liability through Lloyd’s of London syndicate Novae paper. With a history rooted in maritime, AEU is keenly aware of the challenges faced by waterfront employers and has carefully built services and teams to directly meet those needs. Longshore insurance is our specialty, so our members can rest assured their unique exposures are being handled by experts.