Philip Bell
Personal Information
  • Address:
    115 Little Cherokee Ridge
    Hendersonville, North Carolina 28739
    United States
  • Phone:
    (336) 403-1379
  • Email:
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
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