Personal Information

Address:	8821 Nellie Lane Charlotte, NC 28173
Phone:	(317) 796-4700
Cell:	(317) 796-4700
Fax:	(202) 558-5514

Current Employment

Company:	Katherine L. Billingham Co. L.P.A. and KB ReSolutions, Inc.
Position(s) and Responsibilities:	President/Attorney Reinsurance and Insurance Coverage consultation and litigation, mediation and arbitration.
Address:	10803 Portside Court Indianapolis, IN 46236
Phone:	317-796-4700
Fax:	202-558-5514
Email:	Kathy@kbillingham.com

Previous Employment

Company:	Universal Reinsurance Corporation
Position(s) and Responsibilities:	Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel/ responsible for arbitrations, commutations, negotiations, litigation management and run-off management for Universal Re and its affiliated companies.

Company:	Carson and Guemmer
Position(s) and Responsibilities:	Associate counsel/ responsible for insurance defense and coverage litigation.

Company:	Ohio Department of Insurance Liquidations
Position(s) and Responsibilities:	Currently serves as the Reinsurance Consultant for the Insurance Liquidation office and its estates.

Credentials

Attorney:	Yes
Education:	Juris Doctor, 1982; C.P.C.U., 1989
Other Information:	Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s Excess, Surplus Lines and Reinsurance Committee; authored published articles on reinsurance arbitrations, commutations and run-off and given presentations on those topics; Member of the International Association of Insurance Receivers (serving on the Publications Committee); Served as acting Judge on several occasions in Ohio courts; Member of the Ohio Bar Association; Member of the Florida Bar Association; Licensed to practice before several Federal courts; Certified Arbitrator/Mediator on Roster of Neutrals with the American Arbitration Association; Certified mediator. .

Work Experience

Insurance Company: 4 years

Legal Department: 2 years. Northwestern National Insurance Company

Executive Officer (CEO, COO, CFO, Chief Actuary): 2 years. Bellefonte Insurance Company

Reinsurance Company: 6 years

Legal Department: 3 years. Universal Reinsurance Corporation

Executive Officer (CEO, COO, CFO, Chief Actuary): 3 years. Universal Resinsurance Corporation

Law Firm (Insurance/Reinsurance Practice): 10 years

Partner: 10 years. Katherine L. Billingham, Co., L.P.A.

Insurance-related Firms: 4 years

4 years. Ohio Insurance Liquidation Office, Reinsurance - Legal

Independent/Other Relevant Experience: 5 years

Independent/Unaffiliated Arbitrator, Umpire and/or Mediator: 5 years. KB ReSolutions, Inc.

Breakdown of Experience

Commercial Liability   20% Asbestos   20% Insolvencies   15%

Commutations   15% Contract Wording   15% Environmental/Pollution   5%

Accident & Health   5% Automotive Liability/Property   5%

By Market

U.S. Market: 80%

U.K. Market: 20%

Insurance vs. Reinsurance: 35/65%
Treaty vs. Facultative Reinsurance: 80/20%
Former Insurance or Reinsurance Company Officer

Mediation Experience

Number of Mediations

As Mediator: 37

As Counsel: 9

ARIAS Experience

Ethics Training, as Trainee: 1; May 2010

Arbitration Experience

Number of Arbitrations

As an Arbitrator: 28
As an Umpire: 16
As Outside Counsel: 5
As Employee Manager: 19

Arbitrator Experience

Number of Arbitrations

9	Appointed as an arbitrator.
4	Acted as an arbitrator through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage.
1	Acted as an arbitrator through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage and the resolution of significant pre-hearing motions.
5	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.
6	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.
3	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

8	Appointed as an umpire.
2	Acted as an umpire through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage.
3	Acted as an umpire through an evidentiary hearing of at least one full day and less than three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
1	Acted as an umpire through an evidentiary hearing of at least three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
2	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.

Lead Counsel Experience

Number of Arbitrations

1	Retained and Acted as Lead Counsel, up to, but not including, the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage.
2	Acted as Lead Counsel through to an evidentiary hearing of at least one full day and less than three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
1	Acted as Lead Counsel 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.
1	Acted as Lead Counsel through to final award after completion of an evidentiary hearing of at least three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.

Employee Manager Experience

Number of Arbitrations

4	Employee Manager of arbitration.
3	Employee Manager of arbitration through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage.
1	Employee Manager of arbitration through pre-hearing briefs.
4	Employee Manager of arbitration through evidentiary hearing of at least one full day and less than three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
2	Employee Manager of arbitration through evidentiary hearing of at least three full day regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
5	Not available or unwilling to provide. ARIAS recognizes that in an effort to protect the respective company(ies) that you work(ed) for, you may not be able to divulge the status of the arbitrations that you participated in. Indicate such arbitrations here.

Biography

Dynamic, results-oriented, experienced Arbitrator and Mediator, highly accomplished in reaching cost-effective solutions in hundreds of complex reinsurance and insurance matters for 28 years

Historical In the 1980’s Katherine served as Vice President and General Counsel to Universal Reinsurance Corporation and its affiliates. As a key part of the runoff team, she was primarily responsible for negotiating hundreds of millions of dollars in assumed, ceded and direct matters including legal and contractual issues, commutations, claims, audit issues, recoveries and letters of credit, as well as supervising litigation, arbitrations and mediations to successful resolution.

In 1990, Katherine started her own law firm and has represented numerous insurance and reinsurance companies (including those referenced above) in reinsurance arbitrations, insurance defense litigation and insurance coverage cases, including asbestos and environmental coverage matters. These cases have been extensively litigated, arbitrated and/or mediated over many years and involved negotiations of billions of dollars and coordination with dozens of counsel as well as numerous Federal Court Judges, trustees and class representatives.

Current Since 2004, most of her professional work has been focused on providing arbitrator and mediator services to the reinsurance and insurance industry. She has assisted numerous parties in reaching highly satisfactory, cost-efficient and sensible results. Additionally she has provided reinsurance recovery services to the industry and served as the Reinsurance Consultant to the Ohio Insurance Liquidation Office from 2004 -2008.

Arbitrator and Mediator Certifications She is a Certified Neutral with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and a certified Arbitrator with AIRROC. Additionally she has presented at many conferences since 2004 as a Mock Mediator including ARIAS, AIRROC, ABA Dispute Resolution Committee, Marcus Evan