Mary LaPorte

Mary is a partner in LaPorte Consulting, LLC which provides consulting services and education for the insurance industry.  With a background of agency experience, she has held positions of agency Claim Manager, Personal Lines Manager, Excess & Surplus Lines Manager, and agency principal.  She is licensed as a Property & Casualty Agent and Licensed Insurance Counselor in the State of Michigan. 

She attained the CPCU designation in 1987, the CIC designation in 1992, the CPIA designation in 2010, and the AINS designation in 2017.  In 2020, Mary was inducted into the Michigan Insurance Hall of Fame. Mary is currently on the national faculty for the Society of CIC and is an active member of the American Association of Insurance Management Consultants.  She conducts a variety of continuing education classes and moderates CPIA and E&O loss control seminars.   Mary acts as a consultant in the area of agency operations, workflow, and Errors & Omissions loss control.  She writes a column called “E&O Q&A” which is published in several association periodicals and has authored a book titled “Mission: EXCELLENCE – Creating an Internal E&O Loss Control Program.”  Mary serves as an expert witness in litigation related to Errors and Omissions and insurance agent’s standard of care.

Last updated: April 2026