Profile
Fred G. Marziano
Personal Information
  • Address:
    116 New York Blvd.
    Sea Girt, NEW JERSEY 08750 United States
  • Phone:
    732-681-2947
  • Cell:
    732-768-5587
  • Email:
Credentials
  • Attorney:
    No
  • Education:
    Studied Business Administration at California State University
  • Degrees:
    Associate in Arts degree (Mathematics) from Chabot College in Hayward, California.
  • Designations:
    Certified Arbitrator, Umpire
  • Languages:
    English
  • Other Information:
    Having served as a Director of several public Boards of Directors and as executive consultant, I am qualified to advise and opine on duties, obligations and D and O exposures of Board Directors. Clients have included top-tier industry companies. Strategic management and consulting firm specializes in financial services organizations across reinsurance/insurance and investment banking sectors.
Work Experience
  • Insurance Company: 32 years.
    Underwriting Department: 16 years. Numerous underwriting and Undg. Mgmt. positions at Aetna Cas. & Surety Co.; Chief Underwritin Officer at Fireman
    Executive Officer (CEO, COO, CFO, Chief Actuary): 10 years. President, Continental Ins. Companies; President, CEO Agency Group, Liberty Mutual
    Claim Department: 2 years. CEO, Underwriters Adjusting Co.
    Ceded Reinsurance Department: 4 years. Chief Underwriting Officer, Fireman
  • Reinsurance Company: 2 years.
    Executive Officer (CEO, COO, CFO, Chief Actuary): 2 years. President & CEO of Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp. of America
  • Independent/Other Relevant Experience: 20 years.
    Independent/Unaffiliated Arbitrator, Umpire and/or Mediator: 20 years. expert witness, arbitrator, umpire and litigation support consultant..
Breakdown of Experience
  • Workers' Compensation
    15%
  • Personal Lines
    12%
  • MGA/MGU
    10%
  • Automobile Liability/Property
    10%
  • Commercial Liability
    10%
  • Commercial Property
    8%
  • Contract Wording
    5%
  • Directors &, Officers
    4%
  • Third Party Administrator
    4%
  • Professional Liability/Errors &, Omissions
    4%
  • Product Liability
    4%
  • Captives/Risk Retention Groups
    3%
  • Catastrophes (Casualty)
    3%
  • Catastrophes (Property)
    3%
  • Ocean Marine
    3%
  • Excess/Surplus Lines
    1%
  • Commutations
    1%
By Market
  • U.S. Market:
    90%
  • U.K. Market:
    3%
  • Bermuda/Off-shore Market:
    1%
  • European Market:
    1%
  • Global Market:
    5%

Insurance vs. Reinsurance: 83/17%
Treaty vs. Facultative Reinsurance: 98/2%
Former Insurance or Reinsurance Company Officer
Former Insurance or Reinsurance Company Director

ARIAS Experience

ARIAS Committees: 6 years

Workshops, as Trainee: 2; February 2004, September 2004

Ethics Training, as Trainee: 1; February 2009

ARIAS Conference Faculty: 4; Spring 2005; Spring 2012, Spring 2016, Spring 2017

Arbitration Experience

Number of Arbitrations

As an Arbitrator: 23

As an Umpire: 15

As Employee Manager: 5

As Corporate Representative: 2

Arbitrator Experience
Number of Arbitrations
8
Appointed as an arbitrator.
4
Acted as an arbitrator through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage.
3
Acted as an arbitrator through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage and the resolution of significant pre-hearing motions.
1
Acted as an arbitrator through an evidentiary hearing of at least one full day and less than three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
1
Acted as an arbitrator through an evidentiary hearing of at least three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
1
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.
5
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
3
Appointed as an umpire.
2
Acted as an umpire through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage.
3
Acted as an umpire through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage and the resolution of significant pre-hearing motions.
2
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.
1
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.
4
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.
Employee Manager Experience
Number of Arbitrations
1
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.
2
Employee Manager of arbitration through evidentiary hearing of at least one full day and less than three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
2
Employee Manager of arbitration through evidentiary hearing of at least three full day regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
Company Representative Experience
Number of Arbitrations
2
Company Representative in arbitration through evidentiary hearing of at least three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
Biography

Fred Marziano is an industry expert with a broad range of expertise derived from more than 50 years in the property and casualty insurance/reinsurance industry. Served professionally as CEO and President of nationwide insurance, reinsurance and claim adjusting companies; achieved dramatic turnarounds of two companies and built a third from zero to $2.3 billion in just two years, served as an underwriter, policy draftsman and consultant throughout the financial services community; Certified by ARIAS-US as an arbitrator for dispute resolutions, has served in almost 100 cases as an arbitrator, umpire and expert witness in complicated legal matters

Fred has assessed more than 85 property and casualty insurers while in the process of acquiring, building and restructuring companies. He knows what to look for in evaluating fiscal and operational strength and how to restore strength when difficulties arise. In transforming the companies he ran and advised, Fred introduced new products and channels, drove down combined ratios, drastically improved customer satisfaction and financial results and managed several mergers and acquisitions.

Fred has served on the boards and/or executive committees of numerous industry organizations and companies, including the American Institute for Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters, Insurance Services Office, Reinsurance Association of America, National Council on Compensation Insurance, Association of California Ins. Companies, Fireman’s Fund Ins. Company, Golden Eagle Ins. Co., Colorado Casualty Ins. Co.; Public Service Mutual Ins.