Kristy Furrer

Kristy has 30 years of industry experience and is an expert on sophisticated and emerging risk and coverage issues. She specializes in helping clients reduce their cost of risk in today’s increasingly complex global environment. Kristy founded Woodruff Sawyer’s P&C Risk Management Practice in 2000 and is now Vice Chair on Woodruff Sawyer’s Board of Directors. Her experience is highly valued as both a buyer and provider of insurance brokerage services, and for her keen understanding of the resources and personnel required to deliver service to complex P&C clients.

Kristy is actively involved in client management across the firm, and drives client success initiatives and new business opportunities. On the Board of Directors for Assurex Global, the 5th largest brokerage network in the world, Kristy also focuses on international insurance issues and brokerage relations. Kristy’s achievements include being named a “Power Broker” by Risk & Insurance and one of the “Elite Women in Insurance” by Insurance Business America, an award presented to the most inspiring and influential women in insurance.

Kristy has a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s College and an MBA in finance/risk management from Golden Gate University.