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New York, New York, Us

Senior engagement lead for Marsh Advisory's Strategic Risk Consulting practice that includes our Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Business Continuity and Crisis Management Practices. I work across the entire Marsh team to engage a range of capabilities to support risk management, risk control, and risk financing (to include traditional, captive, and alternative risk teams) for our clients. Subject matter expert on OEM affinity insurance programs.

Amsterdam, Nl

Senior corporate officer for insurance company subsidiary of FCA North America Holdings. Chief strategist; design insurance products, present to the Board of Directors, and obtain regulatory approval of the captive's business plan from the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services.Created, staffed, and provided oversight of the captive's underwriting, finance, and claim operations. Engaged and worked closely with the captive's manager, actuarial, audit, and legal service providers.

Amsterdam, Nl

Direct North American risk finance, loss prevention, and claim management teams. Manage risk mapping, design of insurance programs, and negotiate programs directly with insurers in the domestic and London insurance markets.Project Manager tasked with reinventing Stellantis consumer-facing (affinity) insurance programs in the United States. Collaborated with leaders across the organization to identify risk appetite and potential product suite to be offered to Stellantis customers. Identified and built relationships with service providers including strategic advisors, claim administrators, data management firms, and insurance carriers.Leader on a cross-functional team collaborating with the Enterprise Risk Management group; identify overlapping risks, processes, and contributed to risk mapping and analysis. Prepared presentations for senior leadership.

London, England, Gb

Recruited to serve as the Account Executive on a growing production team. Focused on maintaining and strengthening existing client relationships. Expanded scope of services, assisted clients with due diligence, and partnered with executive leadership within client firms to understand and mitigate their risks. Served as a subject matter expert in healthcare and captive insurance companies.Key Activities- Directed multi-national teams that provided insurance brokerage services to my clients- Developed and coordinated RFP responses for prospective clients- Facilitated specialized consulting services particularly in the areas of captive insurance and healthcare with a focus on managed care and risk strategies in the healthcare reform environment

Detroit, Michigan, Us

Recruited to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to provide leadership to a risk management department undergoing significant change. Restructured and rebuilt the risk management function from the ground up. Recruited new staff to the company while strengthening relationships with the brokerage community and insurance carrier partners. Selected by senior executives in the Finance organization to lead the recruitment of summer interns and manage diversity and inclusion initiatives within Finance. Three direct reports.Key Activities - Directed corporate risk management function for an organization with operations across the United States- Oversaw the feasibility analysis and development of a captive insurance company- Created and enacted a change management program to restructure the department; utilized a path-goal leadership style and organizational development skills to revamp the function

Detroit, Michigan, Us

Leader of the Detroit Medical Center's physician liability insurance program and directed the commercial insurance program within the corporate risk management function. Directed the operation of two captive insurance companies and placement of all insurance programs. Developed extensive relationships with the DMC Medical Staff, leadership, and key stakeholders through the administration of the physician insurance program. Four direct reports.Key Activities- Risk finance leader for the Detroit Medical Center- Directed operations for the physician malpractice program through Southeast Michigan Physicians Insurance Company- Served as the strategy leader for captive utilization reporting to the boards of directors of Southeast Michigan Physicians Insurance Company (MI captive) and DMC Insurance Company, Ltd. (Cayman Islands captive)

Birmingham, Al, Us

ProAssurance is a leading provider of medical malpractice insurance in the United States. I underwrote mid to small sized physician group accounts across the United States.

Auto-Owners is a leading national insurance group that has ranked in the Fortune 500 every year since 2002. As an underwriter at Auto-Owners, I gained significant experience in the personal and commercial lines underwriting space.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Master Of Science, Administration

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