Eric Schall Email & Phone Number

Bernards, Nj, Us

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Provide oversight, strategy and direction for a complex claims unit charged with handling long term toxic tort and sex abuse and molestation matters. Direct coverage litigation, including formulation of strategy and drafting of trial and appellate briefs. Provide active reporting, reserve recommendations and counsel to senior executives, actuaries and reinsurers. Direct handle a portfolio of complex high exposure coverage and liability matters.

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Provide oversight, strategy and direction for a complex claims unit charged with handling long term toxic tort and sex abuse and molestation matters. Manage a team of legal professionals responsible for handling complex claims and litigation involving a Chubb company. Direct coverage litigation, including formulation of strategy and drafting of trial and appellate briefs. Provide active reporting, reserve recommendations and counsel to senior executives, actuaries and reinsurers. Direct handle a portfolio of complex high exposure coverage and liability matters.

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Provide oversight, strategy and direction for financially significant claims worldwide involving first and third party coverages, including professional liability, fidelity, casualty, life science, healthcare, managed care and marine policies. Manage systemic claims and law firms responsible for Chubb’s highest exposure matters. Direct coverage litigation, including formulation of strategy and drafting of trial and appellate briefs. Provide active reporting, reserve recommendations and counsel to senior executives.

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Accountable for the most complex and severe first and third party exposures and for identifying and managing significant catastrophic events and systemic claims.Responsible for handling high exposure and complex claims and litigation implicating first and third party coverages, including directors & officers, fiduciary, employment, errors & omissions, legal and accounting malpractice, healthcare, managed care, life sciences, casualty and fidelity policies. Proactively manage outside counsel cost and case direction. Formulate creative claims and underwriting solutions for high exposure and complex events consistent with the objectives of the insured and the company. Manage handling of systemic claims involving Bernard Madoff, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, managed care and lawyers, accountants and financial institution errors & omissions products. Provide portfolio and case analysis and recommendations to senior claims, underwriting and actuarial management. Advise and counsel senior home office and field examiners on issues involving coverage, strategy and negotiation. Promote the company’s interests and objectives at court conferences, arbitrations, mediations and insured and broker meetings. Develop protocols to manage and respond to residual value insurance for real estate and commercial financing transactions. Active member of senior management and home office authority and claim review committees. Provide training and mentoring to senior and junior staff. Extensive involvement in policy review and drafting. Responsible for identifying and retaining panel counsel to represent Chubb on coverage and in litigation matters for select jurisdictions.

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Senior claim officer responsible for establishing and implementing business strategies, managing home office examiners, and resolving complex and high exposure claims.Business-Related Responsibilities: Home Office liaison to business partners in underwriting and general counsel for employment, healthcare, fiduciary and not-for-profit product lines. Resource for policy development, drafting, training and marketing. Provide senior level support to brokers and agents. Develop protocol for IBNR and Watch List reviews. Promote, support and revise best practices, litigation management, reserve adequacy and counsel initiatives. Establish business objectives and set tone for product lines. Develop tracking and submission protocols and training for reporting under the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 in coordination with casualty business partners and general counsel.Claims-Related Responsibilities: Provide management of and claims oversight and guidance for employment, healthcare, fiduciary and not-for-profit product lines. Senior Home Office resource for policy interpretation, authority and strategic claims initiatives. Oversight of the senior management and home office authority and claim review committee process for Specialty Claims in coordination with field management. Provide pipeline projections, reporting and analysis in coordination with actuarial department. Provide worldwide claims oversight, analysis and reporting for Madoff matters. Assist third party business partners on unique policies and claims initiatives. Home Office shadow for significant high exposure and complex claims matters. Continue to function as primary Home Office claims lead on high exposure cases involving healthcare and managed care exposures.

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Senior home office counsel with oversight responsibility for high exposure and complex specialty claims.Manage and counsel senior claims staff and outside counsel on a large portfolio of severe, high exposure claims involving directors & officers, fiduciary liability, legal malpractice, errors & omissions, accounting, extra-contractual, captive and off-shore insurance and reinsurance. Activities include oversight of trial and appellate litigation brought by and against Chubb, representing Chubb at court conferences and mediations involving complex coverage and class action litigation and designing multi-carrier claim workout agreements in coordination with underwriting and brokers. Special assignments involving environmental tort claims and surety subrogation and recovery litigation, addressing extra contractual judgments and pursuing the company’s interests arising from Milberg Weiss kickback scandal. Senior resource to management on claims and underwriting issues. Counsel underwriters on development of policy forms. Provide proactive counseling on case law developments impacting coverage. Serve with underwriting, regulatory, reinsurance, actuarial, tax, legal and accounting representatives on Deal Team committee responsible for reviewing and authorizing coordinated claims and underwriting settlements. Develop working protocol for the committee. Design underwriting solutions for past and future coverage in coordination with insureds, brokers and underwriters. Organize and coordinate Specialty Claims School. Mentor senior claims staff and serve as senior technical resource for claims and underwriting.

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Senior counsel with oversight responsibility for high exposure and complex specialty claims.Manage and counsel senior claims staff and outside counsel on a large portfolio of severe, high exposure claims involving directors & officers, fiduciary liability, legal malpractice, errors & omissions, accounting, extra-contractual, captive and off-shore insurance and reinsurance.

New York, New York, Us

Represented American International Group companies in professional liability insurance coverage matters involving directors & officers, attorney malpractice, fiduciary and errors & omissions insurance.

Designed and developed residual value insurance products and programs for national banking and auto manufacturer leasing operations. Conducted insurance product research for forms development and state filings.

New York, Ny, Us

Designed, developed and managed national auto leasing program. Promoted and maintained manufacturer relationships. Negotiated residual value insurance products. Created self-insurance products and programs. Created marketing materials for national sales force.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

B.A. With Honors