United States
• Reduced insurance premiums by $2.8M over three years while adding coverage and increasing policy limits. • Lead all aspects of the group’s insurance program in four States. • Lead internal audit, corporate transactions team, facilities, and customer care department. • Lead the risk management program. • Serve a key role in handling construction defects, other claims, and litigation. • Recognized as a vital member of the company’s executive team.
• Drive placement of the group’s insurance coverage globally. • Manage all aspects of the group’s insurance program in 46 countries, totaling $2B in sales and employing over 7,000 people. • Secured historical insurance coverage that saved the company over $550K in defense fees related to asbestos litigation. • Coordinate the group’s risk management program. • Serve a key role in handling product liability, claims, and litigation. • Recognized as a vital member of the company’s Product Safety Council. • M&A due diligence and program integration.
Managed auto, general liability, and environmental claims to determine coverage and resolve claims prelitigation. Some of these matters had potential exposure of up to seven figures. • The company saved over $3.3M in indemnity payments and an unspecified defense fee through identifying tender opportunities. • Trained and managed in-house claims adjuster. • Proactively identified and managed risks enterprise-wide to protect employees, tenants, guests, and assets through effective internal and external partnerships. • Handled complex litigated claims, including wrongful death matters, class action environmental matters, and critical incidents that garnered media attention. • Prepared monthly and quarterly reports for senior management in all business units.
• Managed insurance liabilities for UPS in 22 western states. • Supervised over 200 wrongful death matters for UPS. • Served as the national liability claim supervisor for Fox Entertainment Group. • Managed the emergency incident response team across the country for both clients. • Trained and managed a staff of 12 claims adjusters who handled a variety of high-exposure and complex commercial insurance claims, including automobile and general liability, with potential exposure of up to seven figures. • Worked with client risk managers, defense counsel, and underwriters to mitigate clients’ exposure effectively. • Attended settlement conferences and mediations that involved complex claims. • I received the Gallagher Bassett Services Employee Excellence Award in 2005.