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Henry French
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Personal Information
  • Address:
    6 Jefferson Crossing
    Farmington , CONNECTICUT 06032 United States
  • Phone:
    (860) 682-5178
  • Email:
    Henry7french@outlook.com
Credentials
  • Attorney:
    Yes
  • Education:
    Juris Doctor (JD) 1983-86
    UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL, Madison, Wisconsin
    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana, Illinois
    Bachelor of Arts (BA) 1979-1982
    Triple major: Political Science, History, & Speech Communications
  • Designations:
    Bar Memberships: Illinois, Wisconsin (Inactive)
    Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), IAPP
    ARIAS US (Insurance and Reinsurance Arbitration Society) Certified Arbitrator
    PLUS (Professional Liability Underwriting Society) Member
    ESG: Navigating the Board’s Role, Berkeley School of Law, Graduate, September 2021
    Arbitrator: Cook County IL Mandatory Arbitration Program, 1990-1994
Work Experience
  • Insurance Company: 23 years.
    Legal Department: 23 years.
  • Reinsurance Company: 19 years.
    Legal Department: 19 years.
  • Law Firm (Insurance/Reinsurance Practice): 9 years.
    Associate: 9 years.
  • Insurance-related Firms: 3 years.
    Broker: 3 years. Coverage and Claims Advisor
  • Independent/Other Relevant Experience: 2 years.
    Independent/Unaffiliated Arbitrator, Umpire and/or Mediator: 2 years.
Breakdown of Experience
  • Directors &, Officers
    7%
  • Bad Faith/ECO
    7%
  • Contract Wording
    7%
  • Environmental/Pollution
    5%
  • Energy
    5%
  • Professional Liability/Errors &, Omissions
    5%
  • MGA/MGU
    5%
  • Financial Guarantee
    4%
  • Life
    4%
  • Third Party Administrator
    4%
  • Healthcare
    4%
  • Excess/Surplus Lines
    3%
  • Product Liability
    3%
  • Ocean Marine
    3%
  • Workers' Compensation
    2%
  • Employment Practices Liability
    2%
  • Personal Lines
    2%
  • Commutations
    2%
  • Captives/Risk Retention Groups
    2%
  • Regulatory/Licensing
    2%
  • Asbestos
    2%
  • Toxic Tort
    2%
  • Alternative/Self-Insurance/Risk Management
    2%
  • Finite
    2%
  • Political Risk
    1%
  • Fidelity &, Surety
    1%
  • Catastrophes (Property)
    1%
  • Automobile Liability/Property
    1%
By Market
  • U.S. Market:
    35%
  • U.K. Market:
    15%
  • Bermuda/Off-shore Market:
    40%
  • European Market:
    10%

Insurance vs. Reinsurance: 70/30%
Treaty vs. Facultative Reinsurance: 50/50%
Former Insurance or Reinsurance Company Officer

ARIAS Experience

Workshops, as Trainee: 1; Oct. 21 2020

Ethics Training, as Trainee: 1; May 2022

ARIAS Conference Faculty: 2; Fall 2021, Fall 2019

Arbitration Experience

Number of Arbitrations

As an Arbitrator: 2

As an Umpire: 1

As Employee Manager: 6

Arbitrator Experience
Number of Arbitrations
2
Appointed as an arbitrator.
Umpire Experience
Number of Arbitrations
1
Appointed as an umpire.
Employee Manager Experience
Number of Arbitrations
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.
4
Employee Manager of arbitration through evidentiary hearing of at least three full day regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
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