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Fort Lauderdale, FL-based Universal Property and Casualty Insurance has Promoted Kimberly Cooper as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company (UPCIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc., is one of the leading writers of homeowners insurance in Florida. UPCIC is fully licensed and has commenced its operations in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia. We have established strong relationships with a network of over 7,000 independent agents by emphasizing personal interaction, offering superior services and maintaining an exclusive focus on homeowners insurance. Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
About the Person
Kimberly Cooper, who joined Universal in 2007, will be responsible for the overall leadership of Universal`s information technology team, including development of technology strategy and ensuring that the Company`s systems, processes, infrastructure and security are optimized to support its operations and growth initiatives. Ms. Cooper most recently served as IT Audit Director within the Internal Audit Department. Over her 15-year career, including seven years as an external auditor at a "Big Four" accounting firm, Ms. Cooper has gained significant experience in information technology, risk management, regulatory compliance and operational efficiency practices. During her eight years at Universal, Kimberly has played a key role in developing and implementing many of our key IT systems and processes while demonstrating valuable leadership abilities. Kimberly`s technology expertise, extensive experience and knowledge of Universal Insurance will help ensure that we have the right IT resources and strategy in place to support our ongoing growth initiatives. As the Company`s IT Audit Director, Ms. Cooper managed new application deployment and performed ongoing security and risk awareness training to improve operational efficiencies and ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements. Before joining the Company, Ms. Cooper supervised audit and assurance engagements for Fortune 500 clients in the financial services industry, both domestically and internationally, as part of the systems and process assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). She has been licensed as a Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA) and Certified in Risk and Information Security Controls (CRISC) since December of 2007. Ms. Cooper holds a Bachelor of Science degree from University of California, Berkeley.
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