Elise M. Farnham

Elise Farnham, CPCU, AIM, CRM, CPIW,

Elise M. Farnham is President of Illumine Consulting and is an internationally acclaimed speaker, educator, author, and expert witness with over 50 years of experience in risk management and insurance.  From multiple line adjuster, she went on to hold executive positions with Crawford & Co., GAB Robins N.A., The Harmonie Group, and Carson-Brooks. 

Affiliations:

• Member – CPCU Society.  Past-President of the Atlanta Chapter of CPCU, past S.E. Regional Governor, a past member of the Legal and Regulatory, Claims, and Risk Management Interest Group Committees.  Currently a member of the Dallas CPCU Chapter
• Member – International Association of Insurance Professionals.  Past National President of IAIP and past President of NAIW of New York City; member of the Insurance Professionals of Dallas
• Outside Director of the IASA Board of Directors (2022-2024), Chair of the Governance Committee (2023-2024)
• Registered Professional Adjusters (RPA) Board of Directors 1998-2020

Awards and Recognition:

• 1993 IAIP National Claim Professional of the Year
• Insurance Woman of the Year by the Insurance Professionals of Atlanta in 2003, 2004, and 2009. 
• 2011 Instructor of the Year by the Atlanta Chapter of CPCU.
• 2024 Recipient of the Gottheimer-Malecki Award from the CPCU Society for her contributions to the insurance industry

Articles appearing in:

• Business Insurance, CPCU Insights, Claims Advisor, Claims Magazine, CPCU Claim Quarterly, Today’s Insurance Professional, National Underwriter and Insurance International (a U.K. publication.)
• Expert commentary on personal lines claims issues for the International Risk Management Institute (IRMI.) 

Video/Audio Professional Development or CE courses offered via:

• Vale Training (ValeTrainingSolutions.com)
• Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS.org)
• International Risk Management Institute (IRMI.com) and WebCE
• National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC.org)
• CPCU Society (CPCUSpociety.org)

Books published:

• Monster in the Barn. Children’s e-book and audiobook available on Amazon for download to your Kindle or Nook.   

Elise can be contacted via www.elisefarnham.com
e-mail: elisefarnham@gmail.com

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Last updated: April 2026