Mike Sowa Email & Phone Number

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Greater New York City Area

• Led claims team though significant transformation and restructuring project at request of Group CEO, and set path in place for continued improvement and excellence. Served as member of AIHL group executive, global.
• Deployed ClaimCenter (IT system) for international and U.S. insurance following seven years of failed attempts.
• Recruited new leadership successfully for international and operations while producing top-three internal engagement results due to extensive communications plan, energy, and enthusiasm.
• Led team during COVID-19 to continue to service claims portfolio and handle additional claims that resulted from pandemic.
• Established global claims operation team, recruited new management, and restructured unit.
• Initiated legal cost review, with expectation to achieve 5-10% expense savings.

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

• Served as member of reinsurance executive committee and group leadership team since their inception. Functioned as primary point of contact for global clients and senior brokers. Employed best practices to ensure.
• Performed as member of ReExCo, U.S. Benefits, ARA ExCo, Art, and Adara charity committees.
• Provided stability, leadership, mentoring, and training during a period of significant uncertainty.

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

• Oversaw P&L responsibility for all lines of business for largest region, with premium approaching $1B. Coordinated over 12 teams located in U.S., Bermuda, and London writing and servicing clients and brokers in U.S..
• Expanded LOBs to include agriculture, brokered facultative, surety, fidelity, and mortgage products.
• Launched dedicated regional team with new pricing model and expanded facultative automatic business, using a state-of-the art technology solution, as well as formed Rock Re, a property facultative unit dedicated to the.
• Performed instrumental role in due diligence, analysis, justification, and board presentation, resulting in Aspen’s acquisition of AgriLogic in 2015. Continued in an active role helping to manage and direct this team.

Connecticut, United States

Became founding manager of Aspen Re America’s first LOB and one of six original team members to start this business. Grew profitable book from scratch and led highly regarded team. Performed global responsibilities as property practice group leader from 2008 to 2012, including insurance and reinsurance. Served as co-chair of reinsurance underwriting.

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Managed team and underwrote profitable U.S. property treaty reinsurance book of business. Served as account executive and manager for program book of MPCI and crop-hail insurance produced by Heartland Crop Insurance. Performed as member of American Nuclear Insurers underwriting and engineering committees, as well as member of global property underwriting.

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Managed all commercial and international property treaty accounts. Reviewed and evaluated reinsurance and investment opportunities on global basis. Negotiated run-off of aviation portfolio and underwrote crop and bloodstock book of business for sister company.

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Managed and underwrote book of commercial property treaty reinsurance business.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Underwrote book of commercial property and technical property treaty reinsurance business consisting of national super-stock and highly protected risk companies.

Greater Kansas City Area And Greater Chicago Area

Selected, accepted, underwrote, and serviced fire and allied lines, difference in conditions, boiler and machinery, and inland marine accounts. Evaluated risk quality and coverages to determine capacity, reinsurance structure, pricing, terms, and conditions on domestic and international programs. Serviced, maintained, and helped grow book of business..

Norwood, Massachusetts And Charlotte, North Carolina

Loss Prevention Consultant - Field EngineerTeam Leader - Supervised three entry level Loss Control ConsultantsConsulted with Customers and instructed technical seminars and presentations for key decision makers for various industrial and commercial accounts