Kevin Severance Email & Phone Number

United States

Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona

● Supervised MI Department, monitoring report inventory to determine potential meaningful enhancements, ensure timely delivery and accuracy of reports and assess need for new reports.● Proactively improved efficiency of analytical tools, establishing automated Monthly Templates to summarize performance, and creating a framework for reporting premiums and losses.● Developed Claims dashboard to forecast claim counts, and oversaw creation of Reinsurance Dashboard to provide key metrics crucial to portfolio management.● Collaborated with business unit leaders to establish data service priorities, and administered development status updates.● Trained and mentored MI analysts to address key reporting issues.

Scottsdale, Az

● Implement strategy, vision and leadership in determining innovative methodologies to accomplish reporting of functional areas/business units for insurance and reinsurance.● Ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables by estimating funding and staffing needs.● Train, mentor and supervise team members to ensure completion of tasks and quality of work.● Communicate effectively, resolving conflict and updating business leaders, on project status.● Create and implement innovative solutions regarding reporting and data source issues.● Spearhead special projects and provide critical support in documentation, design, user testing, and other tasks that require technical skill.

Scottsdale, Az

● Validated EDW data, researched, documented and resolved all discrepancies, anomalies, out-of-balances, and data integrity issues. Created specifications and testing of new databases and reports.● Served as primary contact to support MI needs, and Liaison to Information Technology Department’s Data Services Team.● Created Suite of Reports for CUO, including Master Data mappings.● Collaborated with Actuarial and Finance teams to correct miscoded data directly at source and all associated downstream systems.● Created User Developed Applications to meet corporate standards.

Scottsdale, Az

● Consulted with IT department on operation reports. Proposed rating changes, tracked pricing, and analyzed competitor information to create innovative strategies to increase revenue. Created tools to assess impact of price changes to General Liability and Commercial Property.● Advised Senior Management through detailed analysis of potential viability and profitability of opportunities, and determined impact on overall production and bottom line.● Developed proposed cost of revised Contingent Commission Program, created Platinum Agent Program, and assisted in authoring annual operating plan, including budget of materials.● Assisted with development of underwriting guidelines to minimize 1:100 year loss.● Constructed data for proposed disaster scenarios to determine threats, and created an objective agent grading system that is actively used by all underwriters.

● Analyzed, validated and designed data models, structures and processes.● Provided critical consultation in the determination of requirements and solutions.● Efficiently collected, reviewed and analyzed operations data to support management requests and improve overall performance.● Provided companywide technical advice and problem resolution.● Conducted training on data modeling techniques and strategic organizational plans.

Scottsdale, Az

● Analyzed statistical rating studies and applied advanced levels of mathematics, statistics and finance to property and casualty business problems. Initiated changes in rate levels and structures.● Manipulated and compiled data into usable and presentable format through extensive and expert use of Excel, Hyperion and SQL.● Collaborated effectively with IT developers to create in-house rating database.

Scottsdale, Az

● Maintained responsibility and accountability for specific line of business regarding pricing, profitability and premium growth.● Assisted Underwriting VP in allocation of commercial property aggregate limits, and oversaw rate filings for four states, handling annual submissions to each department.● Personally created new rating methodology for commercial property, departing from industry standard and increasing ease of doing business.

Scottsdale, Az

● Performed rate level reviews using nationwide methodology for commercial property and general liability.● Utilized analysis of competition, philosophy of company and rate levels to set prices. Produced month-end and quarterly reports used to analyze profitability and growth.● Collaborated closely with Underwriting to analyze and resolve pricing issues.

Glendale, Az

Taught courses in Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, and Business Calculus.

Avondale, Az

Taught courses in Brief Calculus, Analytic Geometry with Calculus I and Calculus II.

Goodyear, Az

● Served as Mathematics Department Chair and taught a complete range of mathematics courses, including Basic Math, Analytic Geometry, Calculus II, and a course in Visual Basic.● Developed new district math curriculum in compliance with district standards.● Served on multiple committees and took on many supplemental roles, including: Staff Development Instructor, Summer Math Immersion Program Coordinator, National Honor Society Sponsor, and Advanced Placement Coordinator.

Mba, Global Leadership

Ma Secondary Education, Mathematics

Ba Secondary Education, Mathematics