Sarannah McMurtry is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for First Acceptance Insurance in Nashville, TN. Prior to joining First Acceptance, Ms. McMurtry was in private practice where she primarily handled defense of insurance coverage and extra-contractual liability matters. Ms. McMurtry is a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC). She was awarded the FDCC Corporate Member Forum Award and served as Co-Chair for the FDCC Insurance Industry Institute (I-3) Conference in 2025. She is a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), serving as a Co-Dean for the CLM Claims College, School of Extracontractual Claims for the last four years. In 2024 she was named the CLM Professional of the Year for Claims and Litigation Management. Ms. McMurtry is a graduate of Rutgers University School of Law.