Julia Childress, Legion Claims
Statement of Interest
Julia Childress has enjoyed serving on the NACA Board of Directors for the past five years and is seeking reelection for her third term. During the past year, she has had the privilege of serving as Board President, providing strong leadership, encouraging collaboration, and working closely with fellow Board members, staff, and volunteers to advance NACA’s goals and initiatives. Under Julia’s leadership as President, NACA successfully expanded its educational offerings by introducing two additional regional workshops in Texas and Florida. Both events were successful and are scheduled to return in 2027, creating new opportunities for professional development, networking, and membership growth. In addition to her role as President, Julia has served as Chair of the Events Committee for the past four years. Through her leadership and dedication, the committee has continued to enhance the annual convention, introducing new ideas and creating a more interactive and engaging experience for attendees. This past year, she helped guide the transition from the Convention Committee to the Events Committee, expanding its responsibilities to include regional workshops and future NACA events. Julia believes she has much more to contribute to NACA and remains committed to building on the Association’s recent accomplishments. If reelected, she looks forward to continuing to provide strong, collaborative leadership while working with the Board to develop additional networking and educational opportunities, strengthen the annual convention, and support continued membership growth. Her dedication to NACA, proven leadership as Board President, and commitment to moving the Association forward reflect her desire to help ensure NACA's continued success and growth within the catastrophe adjusting industry.
Biography
Julia is one of the Executive Claim Managers with Legion Claims. She has 22+ years of experience in the claims industry: many of those years spent in catastrophe management and leadership. Well respected by clients and adjusters alike, Julia brings with her a strong focus on organizational development, operation coordination, team management, quality control processes, and claim technology.
Julia is well known in the insurance guarantee line of our industry for her part in coordinating the development of a claims operation that handled over 40,000 catastrophe claims which resulted from multiple insurance company insolvencies in 2021. She works with many state guarantee associations across the United States. Julia is a graduate of Mississippi State University. She holds the AIC and AIS professional insurance designations. She holds the WRT and AMRT certifications with IICRC. Julia continues to be a long-time resident of Tennessee.
Julia is currently a member of the National Association of Catastrophe Adjusters and is serving on the Executive Board of Directors as President. She has served on the NACA Board of Directors since 2021 in multiple capacities. Julia has served as the chairperson for Convention and Event Planning Committee for the past 4 years. Over the past years, she has assisted with development of monthly training webinars and 2 yearly training workshops.
As part of the catastrophe industry, Julia enjoys volunteering on the board and being a voice for its members by working to further develop programs for NACA and its members.
