Personal Information

Address:	62 Spring St. Chester, CT 06412
Phone:	860-526-3384
Email:	Suzanne.Fetter40@gmail.com

Current Employment

Company:	Alea North America Company
Position(s) and Responsibilities:	SVP Claims and Head of Office /Contract Negotiations; Commutations; Claim and Litigation Management; Audit Oversight
Address:	55 Capital Blvd. Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Phone:	860-258-6512
Cell:	860-306-2346
Fax:	860-258-6750
Email:	Suzanne.Fetter@aleagroup.com

Previous Employment

Company:	Hartford Insurance Group
Position(s) and Responsibilities:	Claim Consultant/Catastrophic and Large Loss Claim Management

Credentials

Attorney:	Yes
Education:	A.B., Dartmouth College J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law
Degrees:	Juris Doctorate
Designations:	Workers’ Compensation; General Liability; Asbestos Litigation
Other Information:	Past President, Dartmouth Club of Southeastern Connecticut

Work Experience

Insurance Company: 7 years

Claim Department: 7 years. Claim Consultant ; VP Workers' Compensation

Reinsurance Company: 4 years

Claim Department: 4 years. SVP

Law Firm (Insurance/Reinsurance Practice): 5 years

Associate: 5 years. Associate

Breakdown of Experience

Worker's Compensation   20% Commutations   15% Commercial Liability   10% Contract Wording   10% MGA/MGU   10%

Captives/Risk Retention Groups   7% Alternative/Self-Insurance/Risk Management   7% Asbestos   7% Automotive Liability/Property   3% Architects & Engineers   2%

Construction Defects   2% Third Party Administrator   2% Directors & Officers   2% Employment Practices Liability   2% Bad Faith/ECO   1%

By Market

U.S. Market: 100%

Insurance vs. Reinsurance: 60/40%
Treaty vs. Facultative Reinsurance: 90/10%
Current Insurance or Reinsurance Company Officer
Current Insurance or Reinsurance Company Director

ARIAS Experience

Workshops, as Trainee: 1; March 2009

Ethics Training, as Trainee: 1; May 2010

Arbitration Experience

Number of Arbitrations

As Employee Manager: 2

Employee Manager Experience

Number of Arbitrations

2	Employee Manager of arbitration through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage as well as significant motions before the panel, panel consultations, and interim awards, but not through the hearing briefs.

Biography

Suzanne Fetter has over 15 years experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, with concentration in P&C and Run-Off operations. She currently serves as Senior Vice President of Claims and Head of Office for Alea North America Company. Prior to joining Alea, Ms. Fetter was an internal Consultant and Auditor for the Hartford Insurance Group, providing support in the areas of reserving, claims and litigation management. Ms. Fetter is also an experienced insurance lawyer. She began her legal career in private practice as an insurance defense attorney, and has extensive experience in workers’ compensation disputes, asbestos and general liability litigation, and coverage disputes. After joining Alea in 2002, she became actively involved in MGA program business and has developed a background in multiple lines of business, including construction defect; Director & Officer liability; ERISA, securities and financial class action suits. More recently, Ms. Fetter has negotiated domestic and global commutations for Alea. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Dartmouth College, where she graduated Cum Laude and was awarded the honor of Milton L. Shifman Scholar; and her law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Connecticut.