Insurance Management

DAVID WOODARD

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PROFILE

. Highly dedicated, service-oriented corporate attorney with more than 25

years of litigation management and operations management experience.

Expert-level knowledge of complex commercial litigation in area of

casualty law and insurance contract interpretation. Experienced handling

multitude of insurance lines in multiple jurisdictions in the United

States and Canada. Admitted to practice law in States of Texas and

Missouri. Licensed Casualty Adjuster in multiple jurisdictions.

. Superior communication and interpersonal skills with unique aptitude for

teaching, inspiring, and motivating teams. Outstanding capacity to

collaborate with personnel at all corporate levels and from variety of

backgrounds. Skilled at financial and budget management. Diverse

professional background working in commercial and military environments.

Maintains CPCU designation.

EXPERIENCE

Trident Insurance Services (Argo Group), San Antonio, TX

Senior Litigation Analyst, April 2008-Present

. Manage professional liability claims and litigation nationwide involving

serious monetary and public exposure against small to mid-size public

entities and their officials

. Resolve exposures involving Public Officials Liability, Commercial

General Liability, Commercial Auto, Educators Legal Liability, Law

Enforcement and Employment Liability coverage.

. Participate in claim file reviews, reserving, mediations, trial strategy

and coverage denials.

. Responsible for client, reinsurance and agency reporting

United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX

Senior Counsel, Northeast Region Counsel, January 2000- November 2007

Litigation Supervisor, Northeast and Overseas Region, July 1985-January

2000

Large Loss Casualty Examiner, Northeast Region, October 1984-September 1985

. Maintain senior-level responsibility for overseeing complex insurance

litigation. Responsible for overall effective lawsuit and defense firm

management. Supervise work-product of 12 Litigation Managers handling

multiple jurisdictions.

. Subject matter expert for No-Fault medical legal related issues in New

York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Michigan.

. Supervised international litigation and worldwide claims.

. Directly handle cases with unique legal issues or high exposure

potential, including Subrogation, Policy Reformation, Declaratory

Judgment, and Large Exposure files.

. Analyze and resolve coverage questions. Extend policy coverage denial

authority and monetary authority on bodily injury claims and suits.

. Review and interpret insurance contracts. Evaluate cases to determine

litigious merits. Budget and reserve funds for litigation. Contract

with defense counsel for phased, flat-rate, and hourly billing.

. Prepare, edit, and disseminate Pre-trial, Case Summary, Cases on Appeal,

and Suit Tried reports.

. Monitor and direct adjusters and legal counsel toward efficient

resolution of casualty claims. Negotiate settlements with claimants or

their legal counsel. Utilize structured settlements, arbitration and

other Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques.

. Serve as Legal Advisor to International Claims Department, Subrogation,

and Total Loss units nationwide. Serve as SIU Fraud Unit Counselor and

Team Member of Business Process Review.

. Counsel claims personnel in multiple states on lawsuit and bad-faith

avoidance.

. Research and maintain proficiency on legal issues affecting Northeast

Region Claims Operations.

. Conduct house calls and training seminars. Serve as legal subject matter

expert on range of claims issues, providing staff with informal and

classroom training.

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Coffelt & Coffelt, P.C., St. Louis, MO

Associate Attorney, May 1983-June 1984

. Developed and oversaw implementation of litigation strategies for medical

malpractice cases involving area hospitals. Conducted discovery and

trial preparation to include pleadings, motions, depositions, and

judicial conferences.

. Participated in bench trials and workers' compensation hearings before an

Administrative Law Judge.

Cigna (INA-ESIS), St. Louis, MO

General Liability Claims Supervisor, August 1980-May 1983

. Supervised the work product of five commercial claims adjusters. Direct

investigation, litigation, and the negotiation of settlements. Held

responsibility for unit budget. Utilized ADR techniques and drafted

inter-company arbitrations.

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

U.S. Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corp, Ft. Sam Houston (TX);

Ft. Leavenworth (KS)

Lt. Colonel, JAG Officer (Retired U.S. Army), February 1977-July 2005

. Instructed post-graduate level Command and General Staff College

leadership courses.

. Acted as Mobilization Readiness Officer. Responsible for materiel

readiness and inventory control.

. Served as Government Prosecutor on numerous separation boards, Legal

Assistance Officer at Ft. Sam Houston, Army Claims Service Officer and

Government Ethics Briefing Officer.

EDUCATION

University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia, MO

Juris Doctor, 1980

St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX

Master of Business Administration, with Honors, 1990

. Concentration in Operations Management

Missouri State University (formerly SMSU), Springfield, MO

Bachelor of Science in Public Administration, 1977

Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, KS

Command and General Staff Officer's Course, 1993

The Judge Advocate General's School, Charlottesville, VA

JAG Officer's Advanced Course, 1988

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

American Insurance Institute, Malvern, pa

Associate in Research and Planning (ARP); Chartered Property Casualty

Underwriter (CPCU), 1998

Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia,

Charlottesville, VA

Darden Executive Education Program, 1998

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/ASSOCIATIONS

. Instructor, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) 7, "Management

for Insurance Service Organizations" national online course

. Member, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) - Alamo Chapter

. Member, Association of Corporate Counsel

. Member, San Antonio Bar Association

. Member, Defense Research Institute

. Member, National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA)

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