Personal Information

Address:	200 Manor Road Douglaston, NY 11363
Phone:	718-631-5855
Fax:	718-423-3013

Current Employment

Company:	Donald T. DeCarlo
Position(s) and Responsibilities:	Sole Practitioner
Address:	1979 Marcus Avenue Suite 210 Lake Success, NY 11042
Phone:	516-622-2337
Fax:	516-622-2338
Email:	ddecarlolaw@aol.com

Previous Employment

Company:	Lord Bissell & Brook LLP
Position(s) and Responsibilities:	Managing Partner

Company:	Travelers Insurance Companies
Position(s) and Responsibilities:	Senior Vice President & General Counsel - Chief Legal Officer for Travelers Insurance Company legal matters

Company:	National Council on Compensation Insurance
Position(s) and Responsibilities:	VP & General Counsel

Credentials

Attorney:	Yes
Education:	Admitted New York State and Federal Courts; Licensed New York State Insurance Broker; Appointed Commissioner of The New York State Insurance Fund and confirmed by the New York State Senate (’97 - 2006); elected Vice Chairman of The New York State Insurance Fund in 2006. Panel of Arbitrators - American Arbitration Association; Master Arbitrator - New York Insurance Department. Chairman and President of AMCOMP. Published books: “Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Law Practice - The Next Generation” by Donald T. DeCarlo and Martin Minkowitz, LRP Publications (’89); Stress in the American Workplace - Alternatives for the Working Wounded” by Donald T. DeCarlo and Deborah J. Gruenfeld, LRP Publications (’89).
Other Information:	Significant experience in workers’ compensation and all lines of property/casualty. Primary company legal experience has included General Counsel for Gulf Group and Travelers Insurance Companies; including General Counsel for the National Council on Compensation Insurances. Formal mediation training from Association of the Bar, City of New York.

Work Experience

Insurance Company: 34 years

Legal Department: 34 years. Travelers Group/10 years Gulf Group/10 years NCCI, Inc. 14 years

Law Firm (Insurance/Reinsurance Practice): 9 years

Partner: 9 years. Managing Partner - Lord Bissell and Brook LLP

Independent/Other Relevant Experience: 5 years

Independent/Unaffiliated Arbitrator, Umpire and/or Mediator: 5 years. Arbitrator / Mediator / Head partner of Law Office of Donald T. DeCarlo

Breakdown of Experience

Worker's Compensation   35% Contract Wording   25%

MGA/MGU   20% Directors & Officers   10%

Regulatory/Licensing   5% Bad Faith/ECO   5%

By Market

U.S. Market: 90%

U.K. Market: 10%

Insurance vs. Reinsurance: 40/60%
Treaty vs. Facultative Reinsurance: 75/25%
Current Insurance or Reinsurance Company Officer
Current Insurance or Reinsurance Company Director

Mediation Experience

Number of Mediations

As Mediator: 5

ARIAS Experience

Ethics Training, as Trainee: 1; March 3, 2009

ARIAS Conference Faculty: 1; Fall 2002

Arbitration Experience

Number of Arbitrations

As an Arbitrator: 40
As an Umpire: 15

Arbitrator Experience

Number of Arbitrations

2	Acted as an arbitrator through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage and the resolution of significant pre-hearing motions.
1	Acted as an arbitrator through an evidentiary hearing of at least one full day and less than three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
2	Acted as an arbitrator through an evidentiary hearing of at least three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
21	Acted as an arbitrator through to final award after completion of an evidentiary hearing of at least one full day and less than three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
14	Acted as an arbitrator through to final award after completion of an evidentiary hearing of at least three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.

Umpire Experience

Number of Arbitrations

4	Acted as an umpire through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage.
2	Acted as an umpire through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage and the resolution of significant pre-hearing motions.
2	Acted as an umpire through to final award after completion of an evidentiary hearing of at least one full day and less than three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
7	Acted as an umpire through to final award after completion of an evidentiary hearing of at least three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.

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