Kate Dietrich is a vice president and senior environmental specialist with Lockton. She leads the environmental practice terms for Lockton’s Midwest and West Series. With an extensive background in environmental consulting and underwriting, she works with clients to analyze environmental exposures, identify coverage gaps, and design environmental insurance program. Kate has worked as an environmental resource for national and international clients from a wide array of industries including real estate, construction, energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and financial institutions. In her role, she maintains a thorough knowledge of the environmental marketplace and emerging trends in order to obtain the most successful outcome for her clients.Prior to joining Lockton, Kate focused solely on environmental insurance both as a broker and underwriter. Before joining the insurance industry, she served as an environmental consultant performing Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments and managing soil and groundwater remediation projects.