Diana Schmidt

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Property & Casualty Consultant | Principal - Diana joined the Hausmann Group team in 2017 with over 15 years of property and casualty underwriting and claim experience. She spent a decade of her insurance career as a multi-line underwriting officer at Travelers, where she created guaranteed cost and loss-sensitive casualty programs for large manufacturing and technology accounts. In this role, Diana excelled at building trusting relationships, designing robust coverage programs and collaborating with risk control and claim partners to offer strong service platforms which helped clients control their total cost of risk. Diana thrives on being a true advocate and problem-solver for her clients. Balancing her underwriting expertise and service-focused approach with the best-in-class service offerings of Hausmann Group brings tremendous value to her clients. Diana holds a Master of Science in Insurance Management from Boston University as well as a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Sociology & Legal Studies. She is a designated Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and has Underwriting (AU), Claims (AIC) & Reinsurance (ARe) associations. Diana is a life-long learner and is currently completing coursework for Associate Captive Insurance (ACI), Alternative Risk, through the International Center for Insurance Captive Education (ICCIE). Diana enjoys experiencing life with her husband and twin boys and can often be found running, biking or swimming. She served on the 2019 Board of Directors for the Greater Milwaukee Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Chapter and is a Destination Imagination team coach. She volunteers her time on the Parish & Finance Council at her church and helps reduce childhood hunger by supporting the Blessings in a Backpack Waukesha County Chapter.

Blog Post by Diana Schmidt

Diana Schmidt
May 24, 2022 9 min read

Worlds Colliding: The Relationship Between Employee Benefits and Workers’ Compensation

When it comes to managing a company’s total cost of risk, there are some key areas that ...
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Diana Schmidt
December 10, 2021 15 min read

Employment Practices Liability Insurance: Q&A

Question: We know insurance is for property loss or personal injury. However, in the ...
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Diana Schmidt
June 8, 2021 8 min read

Supply Chain Challenges Facing the Construction Industry Impact All Property Owners

Business owners, C-suite team members, and property owners – it goes without saying that ...
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Diana Schmidt
June 3, 2020 1 min read

Federal Bill Introduced for COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance

A New York Congresswoman recently announced the introduction of the Pandemic Risk ...
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Diana Schmidt
April 30, 2020 1 min read

Illinois Commission Repeals COVID-19 Worker's Compensation Order

The Illinois amendment stating that employees in an “essential” industry who contract ...
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Diana Schmidt
April 6, 2020 2 min read

Avoiding OSHA Complaints During COVID-19

Federal and state OSHA agencies are managing a significant increase of workplace safety ...
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Diana Schmidt
April 3, 2020 < 1 min read

WMC Releases COVID-19 Employer Toolkit

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) released their COVID-19 Employer Toolkit ...
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Diana Schmidt
February 26, 2020 7 min read

Will Insurance Protect Your Business from the Impact of Coronavirus?

News of the coronavirus first surfaced on December 31, 2019 when stories emerged out of ...
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