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Work Experience
Current director of an insurance or reinsurance company: No
Former director of an insurance or reinsurance company: No
Current officer of an insurance or reinsurance company: No
Former officer of an insurance or reinsurance company: Yes
Insurance Company: 25 years in total. Legal Department: 17 years.
Insurance Company: Insurance Department, Legal Department, Assumed Reinsurance Department
Reinsurance Company: Run-off of legacy St. Paul Re and USF&G Re assumed reinsurance obligations.
Reinsurance Department: Reinsurance Department, Legal Department
Law Firm Experience: Associate
Breakdown of Experience
Asbestos: Experienced both as a trial lawyer and as an executive with Travelers (ceded and assumed reinsurance matters).
Automobile Liability/Property: As a trial lawyer and litigator doing insurance defense work.
Commercial Liability: As a trial lawyer I engaged in commercial litigation. In my role as head of Travelers' Reinsurance Legal Group I was frequently involved in cessions arising out of the Company's GL book.
Commutations: In my capacity as head of Assumed Re Claims we concluded a significant number of commutations.
Contract Wording: Commutation agreements, treaty wording, settlement agreements, etc.
Environmental/Pollution: As an executive with Travelers (ceded and assumed reinsurance matters).
Finite: I was the executive in charge of a significant Finite matter which went to arbitration.
Regulatory/Licensing: Familiar with CT, NY and RI regulators. Well versed in Part VII Transfers/Solvent Schemes of Arrangement, Insurance Business Transfers, Division, Loss Portfolio Transfers.
Mediation Experience
Minimum Number of Mediations as Counsel: 25
Minimum Number of Mediations as Mediator: 3
ARIAS Experience
ARIAS Conference Faculty: 6 - 8
Ethics Training, as Trainee: 6
Workshops, as Trainee: Yes
Arbitration Experience
Number of Arbitrations as an Arbitrator: 8
Number of Appointments as Arbitrator: 15
Arbitration Experience: As Corporate Representative: 15
Arbitration Experience: As Employee Manager: I had oversight of all arbitrations and legal matters.
Biography
From November 2006 through September 2023 I led Travelers' Reinsurance Legal Group with responsibility for all reinsurance disputes (ceded and assumed) and certain responsibilities relative to commutation, contract wording, regulatory and transactional issues. From 2018 through 2023 I also led the Company's Assumed Reinsurance Claims Organization with oversight of Travelers' legacy assumed reinsurance run-off obligations. I served for many years as a member and officer of the ARIAS Board of Directors, including a one-year term as Chair. Prior to joining Travelers I was a litigator, trial lawyer and adjunct faculty member of the University of Connecticut School of Law.