Nicole Barna

Nicole Barna is the practice leader of Arcadian’s Transaction Liability Insurance book of business, sitting in Bermuda. Nicole also acts as Arcadian Bermuda's Underwriting Counsel for the Professional Liability and Excess Casualty teams. Prior to joining Arcadian, Nicole was a Vice President and Senior Underwriting Counsel with Markel Specialty in Bermuda. She has a wide range of underwriting expertise on a primary and excess basis in the areas of Transactional Liability (Reps & Warranties, Tax, IP, Contingent Liability, and Specialty & Emerging Products), Errors & Omissions Insurance, Employment Practices Liability, Management Liability, Wage & Hour Insurance, and Directors & Officers Insurance. Nicole also served as underwriting counsel to the Bermuda, London, and Dublin professional liability teams at Markel with responsibility for drafting manuscript policy forms and endorsements, reviewing policy language, providing underwriting guidelines, advising on legal and regulatory developments, and responding to coverage issues. Previously, Nicole was a senior attorney on the Markel Bermuda Professional Liability claims team with responsibility for complex and high-severity claims. Prior to joining Markel, Nicole was a litigation associate with Olshan Frome Wolosky, LLP in New York City, where she practiced in the areas of securities litigation, complex commercial litigation, and professional liability insurance. Nicole received her J.D., cum laude, from Rutgers School of Law-Newark, and her B.A. from Wake Forest University. Nicole holds the Registered Professional Liability Underwriting Society (RPLU) designation, and is admitted to the New York Bar, the Southern District of New York, and the New Jersey Bar.