Elise Farnham has extensive experience in the risk management and insurance industry.   She is President of Illumine Consulting, a firm which focuses on providing education opportunities for insurance and risk management professionals, with applicability for other professionals, such as financial services professionals, architects and engineers, etc. 

Elise began her career in the insurance industry in 1973 and worked as a multi-line adjuster.  In 1978 she was promoted as the first female claims branch manager for Crawford & Company.  She served in executive positions with Crawford & Company, GAB Robins, CSB Group, and The Harmonie Group.

She is a member of the CPCU Society and past Regional Governor, Past National President of the National Association of Insurance Women (International), and currently serves on the Board of the Registered Professional Adjusters’ Society.   She is an associate member of the Risk and Insurance Management Society for which she serves on the professional development faculty, instructing three of their professional development programs.  She serves on RIMS' Professional Development Advisory Committee..  She serves on the CPCU, ARM, and AIC advisory panels for programs offered by the American Institute for CPCU and is a past member of its Board of Ethical Inquiry.

She has been named National Claims Professional of the Year and Atlanta Insurance Woman of the Year.

She is an internationally recognized speaker and her articles have been published in Business Insurance, National Underwriter, Claims Magazine, CPCU Claims Section Quarterly, Claims Advisor, CPCU Risk Management Interest Group Newsletter,  Today’s Insurance Professional and Insurance International (published in the UK.)

Marsha Egan, leadership coach and Elise Farnham share a moment.

Elise Farnham, CPCU, Betsey Brewer,CPCU, President, CPCU Society 2006/07, and Tom Glasson, CPCU and Regional Governor for the CPCU Society share a moment at the National Leadership Institute