Peter Scarpato

Vice President Ceded Reinsurance
Brandywine Group of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies

Experienced alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) professional, who has served in over 200 cases as either arbitrator or mediator. Began career as a lawyer licensed to practice in New Jersey and New York, and moved into the corporate sector, where work required negotiation of hundreds of complex commercial disputes and settlements involving both insurance and noninsurance matters. Current ADR practice covers all forms of civil, commercial, contract, construction and insurance disputes, with a specific expertise in property/casualty insurance and reinsurance, run-off business, securities, surety and warranty. A member of several arbitration and mediation associations and programs, including ARIAS-US, The Re/Insurance Mediation Institute, Inc. (“ReMedi”), Executive Mediator Services, Case Closure, LLC, Construction Dispute Resolution Services, Inc., FINRA (formerly the NASD) and the ADR programs of the State and Federal Courts of New Jersey and New York.
Wore many hats in career: served as outside and in-house counsel, senior profit center executive managing business and related litigation, and most recently, as arbitrator or mediator successfully resolving disputes. Unique background with a “global view” of the benefits and costs of effective, efficient ADR.

With 30+ years experience, well qualified to offer a comprehensive perspective on the proper and reasonable resolution of all types of disputes.