Employment History
2009 to Present President: Chesham Consulting, LLC
1993 to 2009 The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HFSG)
1997 to 2009 President: Horizon Management Group, LLC
1993 to 2009: Director: First State Insurance Company (FSIC)
New England Reinsurance Corporation (Nerco)
New England Insurance Company (NEIC)
2006 to 2009: President: First State Insurance Company (FSIC)
New England Reinsurance Corporation (Nerco)
New England Insurance Company (NEIC)
2001 to 2009: Director: Horizon Portfolio Management Limited [UK] and
Downlands Liability Management Limited [UK]
2005 to 2009: Manager: Reinsurance Collections and Commutations/HFSG
2001 to 2004: Director: The Excess Insurance Company, Ltd. [UK]; and Manager: UK Discontinued Operations
1995 to 2005: Manager: Discontinued Operations and Reinsurance Asset Mgmt Services, (HFSG), Domestic Operations
2003 to 2005: Manager: Hart Re Company, LLC
1993 to 1997: Exec. VP: ITT New England Management Co., Inc. (HFSG)
1980 to 1993: Attorney: Mound, Cotton, Wollan & Greengrass (New York) 1987-93: Partner, Insurance/Reinsurance Dept.
Professional Experience
President, Chief Operating Officer, and Senior VP of insurance and reinsurance companies owned by The Hartford (see above). Responsibilities included senior management roles for:
- Reinsurance collections
- Inwards reinsurance claims (direct and assumed)
- Negotiations
- Legal matters including mediations, arbitrations, and litigations
- Compliance
- Actuarial
Served as outside attorney to numerous insurance and reinsurance companies, counseling on various legal and regulatory issues, and representing them in many arbitrations, litigations, regulatory proceedings, and
Has served as Arbitrator or Umpire in over 150 industry arbitrations and as an expert/expert witness in approximately 15 insurance/reinsurance industry cases.
Responsible for winding up operations of reinsurance companies that were active in the United States, in five countries in Europe, and in Asia.