Sarah Abrams
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Member of CLM Since: 2012
CLM Committees
- Professional Liability
- Committee Conference
- Publication/Magazine
- Cyber Liability
CLM Contributions
- Speaker - 2013 Professional Liability Conference
- Speaker - 2014 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2014 Annual Conference TEST FOR ANDROID
- Speaker - 2015 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2015 Professional Liability and Municipal Law Conference
- Speaker - 2016 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2016 CLM New York Conference
- Speaker - 2020 CLM Focus: Extra-Contractual, Insurance Coverage, Claims and Litigation
- Speaker - 2022 CLM Focus: December
- Speaker - 2023 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2023 Litigation Management Institute
- Speaker - 2025 Focus Conference, Women's Summit, and Holiday Party
- Speaker - 2025 Litigation Management Institute
Articles
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Practice Areas
- Claims Management
- Insurance Coverage
- Litigation Management
- Premises Liability
- Professional Liability
- Property
- Risk Management
- Antitrust & Securities
- Bad Faith
- Cyber Liability
- Employment Liability/Litigation
- Personal Injury
Biography
Sarah Abrams is Head of Claims at Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty. Baleen underwrites wholesale and surplus lines insurance policies, leveraging proprietary digital underwriting and a technology-forward claims platform that Sarah helped design and implement.
Previously, Sarah served as Head of Professional Liability Claims at Bowhead Specialty, where she built the framework, guidelines, and team structure for handling D&O, E&O, and Cyber claims. She began her career as a litigator, representing insurers, reinsurers, and TPAs in defense and coverage matters following her graduation from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Sarah later joined Markel, where she advanced to Director of Management Liability, overseeing people managers across public company, private company, and financial institution teams.
Sarah holds a liberal arts degree in Psychology from Duke University. She is an active thought leader in the industry, having keynoted and spoken on numerous panels. Her writing has appeared in various publications, including Law360, CLM Magazine, and the PLUS Blog. Sarah is also a regular contributor to The D&O Diary.
Education
- Advanced graduate work or PhD
Admissions/Licenses
- Bar Admissions: IL
- Licensed Adjuster: TX, FL