Great American’s Environmental Division is excited to welcome Scott Goldman to its Claims team as a Senior Claims Attorney. In his role, Scott handles complex environmental liability claims and collaborates with underwriters to promote and protect the insured’s interests. With over 20 years of environmental law experience, Scott brings valuable talent to the Division. 

Prior to joining Great American, Scott worked in environmental claims for a leading commercial lines insurance company. As a claims attorney, he handled litigation and environmental clean-up, managed outside defense counsel and negotiated directly with claimants and their counsel as well as environmental regulatory agencies. Scott has managed a wide variety of matters including mining reclamation, Superfund defense and cost recovery, toxic tort, and sudden and catastrophic pollution losses. 

Great American's Environmental Division welcomes Samantha Slater to its Underwriting Department as a Senior Underwriter. In her role, Samantha analyzes environmental risk and utilizes her past experience as an environmental consultant to determine comprehensive coverage options for clients. With nearly 10 years of environmental experience, Samantha brings a valuable skillset to our team. 

Prior to joining Great American, Samantha worked for an environmental engineering and technical consulting firm where she directed and managed a variety of environmental investigations and remediation sites in Massachusetts in the process of redevelopment. She has also previously held positions working as a professional geologist where she performed environmental sampling and worked on a variety of contaminated sites. 

Great American Insurance Group’s Environmental Division welcomes Kelly Deihl to the Division as a Production Underwriter Trainee. In her role, Kelly works with underwriters to review submissions and evaluate potential policy enhancements. She also focuses on fostering broker relationships and promoting awareness of the Division’s product offerings. With nearly a decade of insurance and technical consulting experience, Kelly is a valued asset to our team. 

Prior to joining Great American, Kelly worked as a technical specialist for a global insurance and reinsurance company, where she handled operational tasks for the underwriting team such as evaluating submission quality and preparing and processing endorsements. Kelly has also worked as an insurance broker, where she marketed and sold property and casualty and personal line insurance policies.