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Mary Alice is 2VP & Counsel for the National Accounts unit of Travelers Bond & Specialty Insurance.  Mary Alice began her surety career in private practice in Baltimore in 1990, specializing in surety and maritime law before moving to Travelers in 1997 where she was a Surety Claim Attorney and later a Senior Corporate Counsel providing legal services and advice to the surety group. In 2004, she began working with the National Accounts unit of Travelers Bond and was promoted to 2VP & Counsel for the National Account unit in April 2010.  Mary Alice received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware and her law degree, cum laude, from the University of Maryland School of Law.  She is admitted to the bars of the federal and state courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia, and is a frequent presenter on topics related to the construction and surety industries.  Mary Alice is a Vice Chair of the ABA/TIPS Fidelity & Surety Law Committee, a Co-Chair of the Underwriting and Risk Management Subcommittee of the ABA/TIPS Fidelity & Surety Law Committee, and Co-Editor of The Surety Underwriter’s Desk Book. 

Rosemary Quinn is Vice President and Surety Bond Counsel at the CNA insurance companies responsible for all non-claim legal and regulatory matters concerning CNA’s surety business. Rosemary joined CNA Surety in 2006. Rosemary began her surety career in 1989 at USF&G and then The St. Paul, both predecessors of Travelers. Prior to 1989, Rosemary was in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland specializing in insurance regulatory law and was an associate commissioner at the Maryland Insurance Department. She frequently speaks on issues concerning the surety industry and has co-authored papers for the ABA on surety topics. She received her undergraduate degree from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, cum laude, and her law degree from Rutgers University. Rosemary is admitted to the Maryland Bar and is a member of the ABA.