Mary Susan Bradley (1969)
In a career that brought her a constant stream of new responsibilities and new challenges, Mary Susan Bradley credits resiliency, along with excellent mentors and advisors, for her successful career in the insurance and reinsurance industry.
She was most recently employed by Sirius America Insurance Company as Vice President, Accident & Health Senior Underwriter until her retirement in October 2015.
She was previously Vice President, Swiss Re Life & Health and then Vice President General Reinsurance Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway Company. While at GenRe she initiated the first industry Medicare Supplement Survey - designing the survey, analyzing the results and meeting with participating companies. In the first year of the survey, 49 companies participated, representing 57% of the total Medicare Supplement market and $10.8 billion of annualized Medicare Supplement premium. The second year the study grew to 58 participating companies with $12 billion annualized premium.
Mary Susan credits her Seton Hill education with helping her build the fortitude to get through difficult situations. Her first job was with Reliance Insurance Company. When her boss was fired after she was with the company for only two months, she successfully took on his role for more than a year.
While Mary Susan was employed with American Bankers Insurance Group in August 1992 she survived Hurricane Andrew. Although her house and the Company were destroyed, she and the staff processed claims for their customers while also seeking shelter for themselves. When no moving companies were available, the employees packed cartons, loaded vans, and relocated the business to a new location in downtown Miami.
While pursuing her career, Mary Susan earned an MBA in 1998 from the University of Miami School of Business and was the class Salutatorian.
“The Seton Hill influence gave me a solid foundation to forge ahead no matter what the personal or business challenge I faced,” Mary Susan said.