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Boston, Ma, Us

Manage Reinsurance and Catastrophe risk function for the Plymouth Rock companies.

Gainesville, Fl, Us

Lead team in Reinsurance, Actuarial Reserving, Data Warehouse, RBC calculations, year end balancing, wildfire hazard scoring patent, state and carrier reporting, and Flood endorsement product.

For a global client, providing advice and education on strategy, methodology, modeling and resources in areas of: insurance sales distribution; relationship between claims and pricing; pricing regulation; insurance, re-insurance and data science; capacity management; satellite data utilization; agency systems construction, marketing and sales and underwriting/pricing regulation.Projects have included:-Assisted with market assessment for large fortune 100 entrant into market-Levered data science output in Healthcare to build a reinsurance pricing model-Assisted a client in understanding an ILS product for their personal protection

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

AIR is the scientific leader and most respected provider of risk modeling software and consulting services. AIR Worldwide serves leading companies across the risk management value chain, including:Insurers | Reinsurers | Retail and Wholesale Brokers | Capital Markets | Crop Insurers | Reinsurance Intermediaries | Corporate Risk Managers | Government | Cyber Risk | Flood RiskIn my role as Vice President, I will be leading US Flood model & Cyber Risk model business development efforts, focusing on continued improvement of commercial, industrial, E&S and residential model underwriting and user applications.CONSULTING:To manage the infrequent but potentially devastating financial risk of natural and man-made catastrophes, decision makers rely on AIR Worldwide for a variety of solutions customized to their needs. As Vice President, I consult with CEOs, CROs, and Risk Managers to give them the tools make informed risk management decisions. I empower them to ask pertinent questions to their reinsurance broker and risk management teams, and interpret model results to make optimal risk management decisions.CATASTROPHE MODELINGAt AIR, we base our models on sophisticated simulation methods and powerful computer programs that capture how catastrophes behave and impact the built environment.PERILSEarthquakes | Extratropical Cyclones (Winter Storms) | Flood | Multiple Peril Crop Insurance | Pandemic Influenza | Severe Thunderstorm (Tornado, Hail, Straight-line Wind) | Terrorism | Tropical Cyclones (Hurricanes, Typhoons) | Wildfire | Cyber RiskTRAINING AND SUPPORTAIR is committed to ensuring that our clients derive maximum value from our models and software. AIR Institute is a center of excellence for catastrophe risk management training and education, comprising three programs:Certified Catastrophe Modeler™ (CCM) Program | Software User Training | Continuing Education

Tampa, Fl, Us

Built a team to bring the latest tools and processes together in a cohesive analytical unit. Collaborated with Underwriting, Claims, and Sales teams to bring deep analytics to the forefront of decision-making.Focused on improving risk management metrics, increasing profitability, optimization of risk appetite and managing risk limits.LEADERSHIP:Led several functional areas of the organization including risk management, catastrophe modeling team, actuarial pricing team, and Reinsurance.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Assisted with Business Development, focusing on Commercial, Industrial, and E&S business. Applied underwriting expertise to improve the financial model and model usability by larger carriers. CONSULTING:Empowered CEOs and business unit leaders to make more informed decisions that protect the company’s interests by educating them about the financial impact of catastrophic risk, guiding them to ask the right questions of brokers and analytics teams—and teaching them how to interpret the responses.IMPLEMENTED BEST PRACTICES: Assisted the development of catastrophe modeling process criteria for 14 large ($500 million+) commercial and industrial risk carriers.

Schaumburg, Il, Us

Ensured accurate modeling of the global Zurich portfolio, directing process changes to create and implement modeling best practices throughout the Zurich organization. Approved catastrophically exposed risk MGA/MGUs with $350 million underwriting authority. LEADERSHIP:Hired and developed a team of 20 top local and remote technical talent, and the financial reporting team; maintained employee retention rate four times greater than the industry average.IMPROVED PROFITABILITY BY OPTIMIZING RISK:■ Awarded Zurich’s CEO GOLD AWARD for saving $150 million in 18 months by designing & executing a 10-point catastrophe plan that included new underwriting guidelines that generated an additional $100 million in net revenue, as well as reducing catastrophe exposure for commercial and excess surplus lines by more than 50%.■ Improved bottom-line profits by 5% over three years by collaborating with actuarial and underwriting teams to incorporate improvements that optimized pricing and risk exposure.DEVELOPED INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES:■ Scaled business practices to support growth of Catastrophe Business Unit from $8 million to $435 million in two years.■ Created modeling standards and functions for Zurich North America that were replicated globally for all Zurich Insurance Group.■ Modeling organization named “best in class” for the industry based on external audits by Swiss Re and PWC.COMMERCIAL INSURANCE ANALYTICS:■ Amplified analytical capabilities and reduced turnaround time from 9 weeks to 6 days – 5 times faster than competitors – by gaining alignment and cooperation from multiple business units to overhaul, streamline and automate processes.■ Achieved immediate Insurance Commissioner approval for policy changes by proactively running a “Fire Drill” analysis to proactively identify gaps in computer modeling, underwriting practices, and potential claims by simulating catastrophic events and aligning risk assessments.

Wellington, Wellington Region, Nz

Farm Multiperil | Homeowners | Catastrophe ModelingSaved $7 million while still an industry novice by mathematically developing lower reserves for four merged lines of business.Pioneered modeling processes for business segments.

Master'S Degree, Applied Mathematics

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics