Joseph P. DeCresce

Insurance, Mediation
1 American Row, 11th Floor
Hartford, Connecticut 06115


Insurance

Admitted

1978, New York; 1998, Massachusetts and Connecticut

Law School

Fordham University, J.D., 1977

Law School Graduation Year

1977

College

Fairfield University, B.A., 1969

Memberships

American Bar Association (Torts And Insurance Practice Section); American Council of Life Insurers (Product Regulation Task Force; Annuities Committee; Annuities Messages Task Force; 403 (b) Committee; EGTRRA Technical Working Group).

Biographical

Assistant General Counsel, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, 1978-1982. Associate Counsel, New York Life Insurance Company, 1982-1987. Senior Counsel, The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, 1987-1989. Vice President and Counsel, The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, 1989-1994. Senior Insurance Attorney, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1995-1996 (merged with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company 1996). Assistant Vice President and Counsel, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1996-2002. Author: Speed To Market Streamlining The Insurance Product Approval Process, 28th Annual Committee CLE Midwinter Meeting, January 17, 2002.

Military

Lt. U.S. Navy, 1970-1972