Crystal R Brown

Crystal R. Brown joined TDC Specialty Underwriters, Inc. (TDCSU) in the fall of 2019 as Vice President, Hospitals Underwriting. Crystal brings over 35 years of underwriting experience to this role, along with deep industry knowledge of the E&S market. Prior to joining TDCSU, she led the national underwriting platform for the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, The Doctors Company. She oversaw policy development, underwriting portfolio management, alternative risk solutions, underwriting infrastructure and systems development administration, continuous improvement, due diligence support, and talent development. Crystal also served as healthcare zone leader for CNA, where she oversaw underwriting at 10 branch offices that focused on the healthcare segment.

She is a graduate of the Advanced Leadership Program at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She earned a master’s in public administration (MPA) in Health Services Management from New York University, and a bachelor’s degree in English from Amherst College. She is a member of PLUS, and was a moderator for the 2022 PLUS Healthcare & Medical PL Symposium. She is also a Board Member of Youth Educational Mentoring Basketball Association (YEMBA) and Board Member for the Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center (BHCCRC) as well as a former Business Insurance Women to Watch Foundation Board member, prior Ambassador, and 2018 Business Insurance Women to Watch Honoree. She also served on the Underwriting Committee for the Medical Professional Liability Association and the CBS Underwriting Study Group. Crystal has been recognized by Reuters Events Insurance as one of 20 “Trailblazing Women in Insurance 2025.”

Crystal is married to Damon S. Brown, and they have adult triplets.