Gerry Kaestner, CIC, AIC

Gerry graduated from the University of Missouri-St. Louis with honors. She has over 35 years of experience in the insurance industry. She began her career handling multi-line claims including legal malpractice cases. Over the past 10 years Gerry has provided sales expertise to lawyers as a Regional Sales Manager followed by managing The Bar Plan Insurance Agency.

Gerry has obtained an Associate in Claim Certification from the Insurance Institute of America. She also earned the degree of Certified Insurance Counselor through the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research.

Mark B. Berry, JD, ARM

Mark is a 1984 graduate of St Louis University School of Law. He has over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry. He has obtained certification from the Insurance Institute of America as an Associate in Risk Management, Associate in Management, and Associate in Claims.

Mark has co-authored the chapter on professional liability insurance for the Missouri Bar CLE books on Insurance Law and Professional Liability. He has also authored two Missouri Bar articles on claim prevention.

Mark has been a speaker on Risk Management and Claim Prevention topics for The Missouri Bar, St. Louis County Lawyer's Association, Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company and University of Missouri-Kansas City.