2016682857 - ARIAS•U.S.

Philip Bell

Overview
Experience
Biography

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Personal Information

Address:

115 Little Cherokee Ridge
Hendersonville, North Carolina 28739
United States
Phone:

(336) 403-1379
Email:

p.bell5@outlook.com

Credentials

Attorney:

No
Education:

MPA, UNC-Chapel Hill MA, East Carolina University BS, East Carolina University Defense Language Institute, Russian, Monterey, CA
Degrees:

BS, MA, MPA
Designations:

CPCU, ARM, ARe
Certified Arbitrator:

Yes

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Work Experience

Current director of an insurance or reinsurance company: No

Former director of an insurance or reinsurance company: Yes

Current officer of an insurance or reinsurance company: No

Former officer of an insurance or reinsurance company: Yes

Reinsurance Company: Served as Executive Director for County Reinsurance, Limited (CRL). Chief executive officer of a member-owned reinsurance company. CRL provided property, liability, cyber liability, and workers’ compensation reinsurance to 30 self-insured pools in 21 states. CRL’s property program was one of the largest in the United States. Reported to an 11-member Board of Directors.

Reinsurance Department: Executive Officer (CEO, COO, CFO, Chief Actuary)

Insurance - related firms: Senior Account Executive, National Public Entity and Scholastic Division, Arthur J. Gallagher & Company. Duties included sales, marketing, and consultation with customers and prospects concerning risk management products and services, including insurance, excess insurance, reinsurance, self-funding, bonds, claims administration, and risk control services.

Independent/Other Relevant Experience: Assistant Finance Director - Risk Manager, Forsyth County, North Carolina. Duties included supervision of three staff members and responsibility for Occupational Safety, Claims Administration, and a comprehensive self-insured workers' compensation, liability, and property program for a large metropolitan county. Additional duties included coordination of workers' compensation, liability, and property insurance procurement for other units of government and non-profit entities in Forsyth County, including a school system, community college, mental health authority, airport authority, park authority, and alcoholic beverage control board.

Other Work Experience: Broker, Independent/Unaffiliated Arbitrator, Umpire and/or Mediator

Breakdown of Experience

Alternative/ Self Insurance/ Risk Management: Former Risk Manager, broker, and reinsurance company CEO.

Automobile Liability/Property: Experience as a broker and reinsurer.

Bad Faith/Eco: Part of terms and conditions. Occasional allegations in claims.

Captives/Risk Retention Groups: Former employer was organized as a captive insurance company in Vermont - 23 years of experience.

Catastrophes (Casualty): Experience with several class action torts.

Catastrophes (Property): Placed catastrophe property business as a broker. Reinsured catastrophe property in NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, TX, OK, KY, TN, UT, and ID. Placed retrocession cover for reinsured business.

Commercial Property: Experience as a broker and reinsurer.

Contract Wording: Reviewed contract wording as a broker and reinsurer.

Directors & Officers: Experience as a broker and reinsurer.

Employment Practices Liability: Experience as a broker and reinsurer.

Environmental/Pollution: Limited experience as a broker and reinsurer.

Excess/Surplus Lines: Accessed Excess / Surplus Lines as a broker and as a reinsurer. Held an Excess/Surplus Lines license as a broker.

Fidelity &, Surety: Experience as a broker and reinsurer.

Lloyd's: Experience as a broker and reinsurer.

London Company Market: Experience as a broker and reinsurer.

MGA/MGU: Accessed MGA/MGU market as a broker and as a reinsurer.

Professional Liability/Errors &, Omissions: Experience as a broker and reinsurer.

Regulatory/Licensing: Held appropriate licenses as a broker. Made required regulatory filings as a reinsurer.

Third Party Administrator: Experience as a broker and reinsurer.

Workers' Compensation: Experience as a broker and reinsurer.

By Market

Bermuda/Off- Shore Market: 1-25%

U.K. Market: 1-25%

U.S. Market: 75-100%

Arbitration Experience

Number of Arbitrations as an Arbitrator: 1

Number of Appointments as Arbitrator: 1

Completed Arbitrations as Arbitrator: 1

Arbitration Experience: As Corporate Representative: 2