James F. Dowd
Certified Arbitrator
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Current Employment
| Company: |
Fairfax Inc., Fairfax Asia Limited, Odyssey Re Holding Corp. |
| Position(s) and Responsibilities: |
Fairfax Inc. - President & CEO;
Fairfax Asia Limited – Chairman & CEO;
Odyssey Re Holding Corp - Vice Chairman; |
| Address: |
Fairfax, Inc.
300 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
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| Phone: |
203-977-8001 |
| Fax: |
203-965-7981 |
| Email: |
jdowd@fairfaxinc.com |
Previous Employment
| Company: |
Willis Re, 1993-1995 |
| Position(s) and Responsibilities: |
Chairman & CEO |
| Company: |
Skandia America Group, 1984-1992 |
| Position(s) and Responsibilities: |
Chairman & CEO |
Credentials
| Attorney: |
Yes |
| Education: |
Member of the Bar of the State of New York, admitted March 1969. Member of the American Bar Association and former Chairman of its committee on the Public Regulation of Insurance, 1980-81. Member of the New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, as well as of the Federation of Insurance Corporate Counsel. |
| Other Information: |
Uniquely have served in Senior Executive positions in both insurance and reinsurance underwriting and brokerage firms with extensive international experience. |
Work Experience
Reinsurance Company:
35 years
Legal Department:
12 years.
General Counsel, Executive Vice President
Executive Officer (CEO, COO, CFO, Chief Actuary):
23 years.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Law Firm (Insurance/Reinsurance Practice):
4 years
Associate:
4 years.
Insurance-related Firms:
2 years
Broker:
2 years.
Chairman & CEO,
Executive
ARIAS Experience
Workshops, as Trainee: 1; September 2002
Ethics Training, as Trainee: 1; January 2010
ARIAS Conference Faculty: 2; 2005, 2006
Arbitration Experience
Number of Arbitrations
As an Arbitrator: 32
As an Umpire: 20
Arbitrator Experience
Number of Arbitrations
| 9 |
Appointed as an arbitrator. |
| 2 |
Acted as an arbitrator through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage. |
| 8 |
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 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. |
| 8 |
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
| 3 |
Appointed as an umpire. |
| 4 |
Acted as an umpire through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage. |
| 4 |
Acted as an umpire through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage and the resolution of significant pre-hearing motions. |
| 1 |
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. |
| 4 |
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. |
| 3 |
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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