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Ronald L. Wobbeking

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Current Employment

Company:

Self-employed
Position(s) and Responsibilities:

Arbitrator, Expert Witness and Consultant
Address:

2055 Aberdeen Lane, Unit 203
Naples, FLORIDA 34109
Cell:

763-439-0225
Email:

rwobbeking@aol.com

Offering Services as Expert Witness in:

Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreements, Facultative Certificates, Insurance Underwriting, Pro Rata / Quota Share Reinsurance Agreements, Reinsurance Underwriting, Accident and Health Claims, Insurance Claims, Reinsurance Claims, Actuarial, Coverage / Contract Interpretation, Fronting Arrangements, Life Reinsurance, Reinsurance Contract Wording

Previous Employment

Company:

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Position(s) and Responsibilities:

President, responsible for all reinsurance, all non-individual life insurance, all health insurance operations and for all variable life and annuity insurance. These responsibilities including underwriting, sales, claims, administration, actuarial and accounting.

Company:

Preferred Life Insurance Company of New York (wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz)
Position(s) and Responsibilities:

Chairman & CEO

Company:

North American London Underwriters (wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz)
Position(s) and Responsibilities:

Chairman

Company:

Ultralink (wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz)
Position(s) and Responsibilities:

Chairman

Credentials

Attorney:

No
Education:

FSA, MAAA
Other Information:

I am an actuary by training. My entire working career was at Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (formerly North American Life & Casualty). I retired as President in 1999 and was responsible for all Individual Life, Accident, Health and Group Life insurance including the reinsurance and retrocessions of that business. I was also responsible for all Variable Life and Annuity operations for 3 years. All of these responsibilities included underwriting, sales, claims, administration, actuarial and accounting functions.
I served as Chair and CEO of Preferred Life Insurance Company of New York, a wholly owned subsidiary marketing variable annuity and group insurance programs, Chair of North American London Underwriters that provided $75 million of corporate capital to Lloyds and Chair of Ultralink that provided nationwide network services for health programs, including Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) offered to multi-state employers.
I served on the Board of Directors for Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) for several years as well as a member of the Executive Committee, Secretary and Chair of the Membership and Ethical Standards Committee. I served as Chair of the Nontraditional Marketing section of the Society of Actuaries and as Chair of the Twin Cities Actuarial Club. I served on committees of various industry organizations - Group Insurance Committee for ACLI, Group Committee and Group Officers Round Table Committee for HIAA.

I have served as an expert witness is over a dozen disputes involving insurance or reinsurance.

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Work Experience

Insurance Company: 36 years.
Executive Officer (CEO, COO, CFO, Chief Actuary): 29 years. Assistant VP, VP, President

Actuarial Department: 7 years. trainee, assistant actuary, actuary
Independent/Other Relevant Experience: 15 years.
Independent/Unaffiliated Arbitrator, Umpire and/or Mediator: 15 years. Arbitrator, umpire and expert witness

Breakdown of Experience

MGA/MGU

15%
Accident & Health

12%
Life

12%
Third Party Administrator

10%
Commutations

5%
Regulatory/Licensing

5%
Long Term Disability

5%
Healthcare

5%
Disability

5%
Workers' Compensation

5%
Alternative/Self-Insurance/Risk Management

5%
Catastrophes (Property)

2%
Catastrophes (Casualty)

2%
Contract Wording

2%
Insolvencies

2%
Bad Faith/ECO

2%
Automobile Liability/Property

2%
Aviation

1%

By Market

U.S. Market:

65%
U.K. Market:

20%
Bermuda/Off-shore Market:

5%
European Market:

5%
Global Market:

5%

Insurance vs. Reinsurance: 70/30%
Treaty vs. Facultative Reinsurance: 50/50%
Current Insurance or Reinsurance Company Director

ARIAS Experience

Ethics Training, as Trainee: 1; February 2009

ARIAS Conference Faculty: 1; Spring 2017

Arbitration Experience

Number of Arbitrations

As an Arbitrator: 50

As an Umpire: 45

Arbitrator Experience

Number of Arbitrations

Appointed as an arbitrator.

Acted as an arbitrator through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage.

Acted as an arbitrator through an evidentiary hearing of at least three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.

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.

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

Appointed as an umpire.

Acted as an umpire through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage.

Acted as an umpire through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage and the resolution of significant pre-hearing motions.

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.

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.

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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