Biography

Barbara L. Sutherland joined Argo Group US as Senior Vice President-Chief Claims Officer on April 1, 2008 and was appointed to the Senior Vice President –General Counsel of Argo Group US on September 15, 2008. Barbara’s extensive range of general corporate and insurance legal and regulatory experience most recently included six years with The PMA Insurance Group as its Senior Vice President & Secretary, General Counsel. She also has held legal and management positions of increasing responsibility with The Northland Insurance companies, where she served as its Vice President & Secretary, General Counsel for more than 18 years.

Ms. Sutherland is a graduate of Purdue University and received her law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law. She is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Illinois, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. During her career, she has earned the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), the Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding (AFSB), the Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI), and the Senior Claims Law Associate (SCLA) designations. She has actively participated in a number of legal and insurance industry associations, including serving as a member of the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Guaranty Fund, the Pennsylvania Guaranty Fund, the Minnesota Joint Underwriting Association and most recently, the Federation of Regulatory Counsel and Chairperson of the ACIC Commercial Lines Committee.

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: PA, IL, MN