Meet the Team

Pam Allen’s career has been a string of “firsts”.  Valedictorian of her high school class, she was the first in her family to attend college, graduating from the University of Michigan with honors.  Upon graduation, she was the first woman casualty underwriting trainee in Royal Globe’s Detroit regional office.  She started the first Michigan casualty operation for Commerce & Industry (AIG), earning a promotion to branch manager.  

In 1985 she worked to start up the underwriting operation that became North Pointe Insurance Company, ultimately sold to QBE.  In 1990 she joined Meadowbrook Insurance Group to start their professional liability underwriting unit, progressing to management of all underwriting operations, including public entity, medical professional, lawyers professional, accountants professional, and workers compensation programs.  She joined Michigan Lawyers Mutual in 1996 to manage underwriting and operations, designing and implementing a plan to increase the company’s surplus by 100% in five years.  

She formed Alta Pro in 2004 to provide professional liability underwriting, risk management and insurance services for lawyers and other professionals.  With over 40 years of underwriting and management experience in the insurance industry, she has assembled a motivated team of insurance professionals, each with decades of insurance experience and specialization in professional liability.  Throughout her career, Pam has specialized in the development and implementation of successful insurance programs.  Her expertise in underwriting, reinsurance, alternative risk, and specialty program management expands the level of products and services that Alta Pro offers their insurance company and agency partners.