Karen Morris is AIU’s Chief Innovation Officer.
AIU describes AIG’s property and casualty businesses
worldwide outside of North America.
Karen has spent over 25 years in international commercial roles. An English barrister, she began her legal career in private practice as a multi-jurisdictional tax specialist. She later joined a leading global fast-moving consumer goods organization as Divisional General Counsel for Europe with specific responsibilities, inter alia, for new product development, I.P., brand, marketing and distribution issues.
Karen then moved into the international insurance industry where she has held both legal and commercial roles for over 13 years, including international general counsel and executive management of multi-national underwriting operations. This experience led to
an increasing focus on new product, service and business model development. In recent years, she has specialized in innovation strategy and execution. She has devised and implemented unique methodologies to sustain and grow AIG’s innovation agenda.
Karen holds graduate and post-graduate qualifications obtained in France, Scotland, England and the U.S. in English, French and Law. She joined AIG in New York in 2004.