Stephen Edwards Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

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November 2024 - presentNorth America Real Estate & Hospitality (REH) Industry Practice LeaderMajor Accounts, Real Estate and Hospitality Primary Casualty LeaderSeptember 2023 - November 2024Major Accounts, Real Estate and Hospitality Primary Casualty Leader- Manage a team of underwriters in New York City focused solely on real estate risks for clients and brokers across the United States- Manage and grow a profitable book of business of Workers Compensation, General Liability and Automobile coverages- Cross-sell primary casualty along with other Chubb Real Estate Industry Practice lines of businessApril 2015 - September 2023Major Accounts Excess Casualty, Construction Practice Leader- Managed a team of underwriters in various US offices focused solely on Excess Construction- Managed and grew by over 4x a profitable book of business that includes both contractor practice programs as well as project-specific wrap-up placements- Responsible for cross-selling along with various Chubb Construction Industry Practice lines of businessDecember 2004 - April 2015New York Regional Manager - Environmental- Responsible for having established ACE’s environmental underwriting presence in NY/NJ - Hired, trained and managed dedicated environmental underwriting staff, including both experienced environmental consultants and recent college graduates- Grew the book of renewable business while managing a profitable product mix- Expanded the broker distribution base- Responsible for cross-selling environmental across ACE divisions- Conducted broker lunch-and-learn seminars and accredited Continuing Education courses

New York, Ny, Us

7/04-12/04 Senior Underwriting Specialist- Serviced book of environmental casualty business (GL, Auto, Umbrella & Pollution) - Served as a pollution underwriting referral resource for approximately 30 underwriters- Assisted with pollution underwriting training needs for the Environmental Casualty division10/03-7/04 Pollution Product Line Manager- Served as underwriting authority referral resource for approximately 30 underwriters - Conducted bi-monthly training on various underwriting and pollution topics - Conducted bi-annual pollution product training for underwriters countrywide - Assisted underwriters in drafting account-specific manuscript endorsements - Performed underwriting reviews of policies with high-cost claims for actuarial analysis4/01-10/03 Senior Underwriter – National Accounts- Engaged in detailed insurance contract negotiation - Served as an underwriting referral resource for colleagues4/98-4/01 Environmental Risk Analyst- Educated clients on more than fifteen environmental insurance products9/97-4/98 Claim Account Manager- Adjusted commercial-line GL and Auto Construction policies - Interpreted loss exposure as it relates to New York State Labor Law- Communicated with counsel in the defense and settlement of claims - Met with brokers and insureds regarding claims handling and status reviews11/96-9/97 Claim Account Manager- Adjusted small exposure commercial-line General Liability and Automobile losses - Managed all property damage claims for approximately 15 construction accounts - Created close working relationships with insureds and brokers 6/96-11/96 Claim Assistant- Created loss files for first reports and maintained existing claims - Issued legal and indemnity payments using the Loss Management System1/96-5/96 Account Administrator Assistant- Performed policy issuance and changes using the Workers’ Compensation System - Created Excel and Lotus spreadsheets pertaining to construction accounts

Ba, Geology, Environmental Studies

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