Deborah Egel-Fergus

Deborah brings more than 25 years of leadership and expertise in the professional liability space. Prior to joining LawyerGuard, she served as Underwriting Director with Core Specialty and Argo Pro focusing on Lawyers Professional Liability. She previously held the role of Vice President at US Risk/USI Insurance acting as Managing General Agent for The Hanover Insurance Company’s Lawyers & Accountants Professional Liability programs. Before that, she was a Senior Vice President at AP Specialty where she was responsible for building agency partnership, underwriting D&O and E&O across various professions and expanding the company’s national footprint. Earlier in her career, Deborah worked at Travelers Insurance Company as an Account-Executive officer and led the Professional Liability Team within the Bond & Financial Products Division. She holds a Property & Casualty License. A dedicated member of the industry, Deborah has been actively involved with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) in various roles- from grassroots engagement to national leadership. She’s served for PLUS in various positions including Chapter Chair, Subject Matter Expert for RPLU Lawyers Professional Liability Module, Conference Content Committee, PLUS Foundation Board Member, and PLUS Finance Committee, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chair, PLUS Chapter Task Force & currently serves on the PLUS Board of Trustees.