Summary
Ann Braidwood is a seasoned business analyst and commercial underwriting specialist with over 20 years of insurance industry experience and 11 years focused on software-enabled underwriting solutions. At Auto-Owners Insurance she led SCRUM teams and coordinated cross-functional efforts across Pega, Java, SQL/DB2, XML and Documaker to build AO WebEZ’s complex commercial lines online pricing and underwriting systems. Deep domain expertise in Inland Marine and Commercial Property, combined with hands-on production underwriting and regulatory work across 26 states, enables her to translate nuanced insurance rules into executable business logic and test cases. She has designed training programs, communication assets, and underwriting product rollouts, and brings practical experience partnering with reinsurance underwriters. Also a CPCU-trained educator and occasional published game-industry writer, she blends technical facilitation with strong stakeholder engagement and clear communication.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Communication and Political Science, Bachelor's degree, Communication and Political Science at University of Wisconsin