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Metairie, La

Foreston, Mn

Responsible for developing and executing a large account approach in Minnesota and Iowa by underwriting, identify price strategies, identifying pains, developing solutions for pains for new and renewal business to ensure long term relationships and profitability. Segments served: Construction, Manufacturing, Food Processing, Service, Habitational, Transportation, Property Management. Weekly travel to enhance agency relationships, meet policyholders to discuss needs or market trends, promote profitability, develop organic growth, and improve retention. Provide input for R& D, marketability and rate adequacy of property and casualty lines to product development. Collaboration with Product Development in developing underwriting protocols. Accountable for: Identifying new business opportunities in Minnesota and Iowa: Rate, Quote and Service all P& C Lines for new and renewal large accounts; Agency visits to manage agency relationships and foster growth; Conduct policyholder visits to develop long term relationships through value added service needs, leveraging loss prevention, claims and underwriting services. Develop the West Bend Brand through value added products and services that exceed our policyholder expectations and exceed our core competitors; Analyze and Develop loss prevention strategies for individual accounts to foster individual account profitability and rate stability; Mentor/Coach, Train and Develop associate underwriters for small, middle market and large account units; evaluations of underwriters. General Liability classroom education of underwriting trainees and new hires; Assess, negotiate and implement small, middle and large market commercial rollover opportunities through our agency partners; Agency training and development on company products; Large group continuing education, roll-out of new products.

Sauk Rapids, Mn

Township Mutual Insurance Company insuring rural farms and homes. $2.8 million of written premium in a 300 township radius of St. Cloud, MN. Daily operational oversight of the company's loss prevention, property adjusting, underwriting and administrative departments. Responsible for maintaining positive revenue growth and positive underwriting growth. Managed a staff of 7 salaried and hourly service performers.

Philadelphia, Pa

Property and Casualty carrier specializing in small, middle and large market commercial wood accounts. $168 million in written premium throughout 36 states. Planned, developed and managed the Minnesota underwriting territory. Accountable for identifying new business opportunities through the MN agency plant; surveyed property, commercial auto and general liability and umbrella exposures; managed the selling process through the Dynamics of Sales approach; developed long term relationships with agency partners and policyholders through a value added approach; managed service plans for large accounts; managed renewal selling process; built brand recognition throughout the Minnesota Wood Industry. Increased written premium from $730,000 to $3,098,000 from August 2004 to August 2006. Maintained a 52% bind ratio and maintained a 89% retention ratio for the same period.

Esko, Mn

Regional Multi-line insurance and reinsurance carrier specializing in direct line farm exposures, small to middle market commercial risks and Township Mutual reinsurance. 1200 Agency Partners and $48 million in admitted assets. Started in the claims department as a property adjuster in 1999. Promoted to Marketing Representative in summer of 1999. Marketed and underwrote direct lines products to 86 agencies in a $5.7 million territory in north east Minnesota. Accountable for sales growth, loss prevention, field underwriting, agency recruiting, agency development, underwriting audits and cat property adjusting, Developed and instructed continuing education programs on a variety of property and casualty topics for continuing education credits to agency partners, company staff and Township Mutual members. Increased earned premium in northeast Minnesota by 137% compared to company average of 101% from 1999-2003. Increased average policy premium by 43% and policy count by 66% compared to companywide percentages of 39% and 45% respectively 1999-2003. Completed over 600 loss prevention surveys of middle market commercial accounts. Adjusted property claims in the aftermath of the 2000 windstorm season and desk underwrote farm risks during the hard market of 2001-2003. Was appointed as a member of the direct-line product development team of 2003 which developed and rolled out successfully the companies commercial auto product. Standardized the commercial lines loss prevention program in 2000.

Plymouth, Mn

Leadership team of the new store opening in 1998. Interviewed, Selected, Trained, Developed, Coached and Performance Reviews of 80 service performers. Demonstrated leadership through strong involvement in operations, lead-by-example and capitalized on strengths to control key costs, cost of goods sold, labor containment and improve store results. Increased efficiency in execution and staffing by identifying opportunities. Demonstrated organizational skills, ability to multi-task and to make effective decisions under pressure.

Wayzata, Mn

Private golf and tennis club catering to its private membership. Managed staff of 20 service performers in the clubs formal dining room, casual dining room, pool concession and golf course concession areas. Interviewed, hired, developed, coached, scheduled, reviewed and lead waitstaff and assistant managers for the dining facilities. Coordinated with head chef and catering division for club special events held at the club.

Plymouth, Mn

Joined as part of the waitstaff in summer of 1995. Promoted to assistant manager in fall of 1995. Performed shift management of restaurant from opening to close. Interviewed and trained waitstaff for the bar, dining room, pub and outdoor dining. Monthly inventory management of bar and dining areas. Coordinated with kitchen manager to ensure excellent service and dining experience.

Dallas, Tx

Multi-line carrier specializing in aviation property and casualty exposures. $189 million direct written premium through independent agencies in 47 states. Field and home office underwriting of an $18.1 million book of commercial, industrial aid and aviation property in Texas and New Mexico. Responsible for underwriting, servicing and surveying new and renewal business; Agency development; Maintained 88% retention and increased direct premium growth of 16% from 1993-1995.

Bsas, Aeronautical Studies, Geography

Activities and Societies: Delta Tau Delta, Gamma Theta Upsilon, New Student Orientation Delta Tau Delta; Gamma Theta Upsilon; New Student.

Mba, Business

MBA studies have been put on hold while wife completes her undergraduate degree and while raising and being involved with my two teenage.