Melanie Hughes - Professional Liability Underwriter

Melanie Hughes earned a Masters of Business Administration from Redlands University in Redlands, California in 2004. She was inducted into the prestigious honor society Phi Beta Kappa as a senior and graduated with a BA in Social Science, cum laude, from San Diego State University in 1998. Ms. Hughes previously served as a claims adjuster, litigation adjuster, a claims supervisor with GEICO Insurance, and a field litigation specialist with Oregon Mutual Insurance Co. Most recently, she worked as an investigator and employment adjudicator for the State of Oregon. Ms. Hughes joined the Professional Liability Fund in 2022 as a Professional Liability Underwriter and earned her ARM designation, Associate in Risk Management, in June 2024.

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