RANDY A. RUSSELL
Drive, #***7
Las Vegas, NV 89135
702-***-**** (cell)
Email: abkjf0@r.postjobfree.com
Career Objective:
A position that will utilize a full range of skills, experience and
knowledge with a progressive organization offering opportunities for
advancement.
Summary of Qualifications:
. Extensive management and agency relations experience with the ability
to recognize potential problems, analyze options, recommend solutions
and provide effective follow up services.
. Possess high quality standards in conjunction with skills and
organizational abilities necessary to maintain and improve standards.
. Self-motivated, detail oriented professional with leadership, time
management, and team building success in achieving high levels of
productivity and potential.
. Professionally oriented toward people, service, results and profit.
. Utilize strong oral skills and written communication and negotiation
skills to establish and maintain effective interaction with all levels
of personnel.
. Placement and quality control of all accounts written specializing in
middle market $100,000-$1,000,000 accounts with experience in most
classes.
Professional Experience:
Chartis Insurance/AI Risk Specialists-Las Vegas, NV
6/07 - Present
Sr. Underwriter/Production Specialist
. Develop proposals and market strategy.
. Underwrite and Market company products to brokers throughout
California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana,
Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.
. Underwrite Main Street Small Business & Middle Market Commercial multi-
line and monoline property, casualty, auto (including fleet), inland
marine, umbrella & workers compensation products for both admitted and
non-admitted markets.
. Perform underwriting audits in various underwriting territories to
verify adherence to company guidelines.
. Evaluated new business applications, renewal requests and endorsements
for compliance with company underwriting policies.
. Develop new relationships with agents and brokers, while continuing to
ensure positive relationships with existing brokers.
. Placed facultative reinsurance for excess limits of liability.
. Responsible for $9,000,000 average book of business.
Desert Professional Insurance Associates-Las Vegas, NV
9/02 - 06/07
Property/Casualty/Surplus Lines Producer & Underwriter
. Underwrite multi-line package and monoline insurance products.
. Marketing products to insureds.
. Develop relationships with companies that had not previously been
represented.
. Prepare insurance proposals using computer-rating models.
. Review, quote, and bind new business submission within company
standards and systems.
. Review routine insurable specification and indemnification provisions.
. Document electronic files with account analysis, underwriting and
financial documentation within established standards.
Orgill/Singer & Associates - Las Vegas NV
10/01 - 08/02
Agent/Commercial Account Executive
. Supervised administrative staff in compiling, organizing and
finalizing claims procedures.
. Negotiated policy terms and conditions for various accounts with
insurance providers such as Hartford, Safeco Fireman's Fund and
Zurich.
. Owner Control (Wrap-Up) Insurance Program Coordinator, placing
Professional Liability, commercial General Liability, Auto, Workers
Compensation, and Builder's Risk coverage.
. Reviewed Purchase and Sale Agreements, Indemnity Agreements and Lease
Agreements as part of the underwriting process.
Highlands Ins. Group/Northwestern National-Las Vegas, NV
04/98 - 10/01
Underwriting & Marketing Territorial Manager
. Underwrote main street and middle market insurance policies and
developed new products in Nevada.
. Commercial multi-line package main street small business and middle
market underwriting.
. Evaluated new business applications, renewal requests and endorsements
for compliance with company underwriting guidelines.
. Developed insurance proposals and market strategy.
. Coordinated with program administrators & independent agents as large
account portfolio manager.
. Perform underwriting audits in various underwriting territories to
verify adherence to company guidelines.
. Placed facultative reinsurance for excess limits of liability.
. Managed design of insurance applications and supplemental documents.
. Prepared insurance proposals using computer-rating models.
. Communicated and coordinated projects with agents
. Conducted and participated in agency visits to communicate
underwriting philosophy and update agencies of changes and additions
to procedures and products.
. Increased size of book of business by $5,000,000 over 3 years over the
$6,000,000 original book.
Construction Industry Services Co. - Las Vegas, NV
8/97 to 4/98
Senior Underwriter/ Office Manager
. Worked collaboratively with sales, internal service partners in
preparation of new and renewal business.
. Commercial monoline E & S General Liability middle market construction
underwriting.
. Developed insurance proposals and market strategy.
. Hiring, training & developing local staff.
. Evaluated new business applications, renewal requests and endorsements
for compliance with company underwriting policies.
. Placed facultative reinsurance for excess limits of liability
. Underwriting and Binding Authority with Hanover Insurance.
. Responsible for $7,000,000 average book of business.
Western General Agency - Las Vegas, NV
11/95 to 8/97
Territorial Manager/Marketing Representative/Sr. Underwriter
. Hiring, training & developing local staff.
. Underwrote main street and middle market insurance policies and
developed new products in Nevada.
. Commercial multi-line package main street small business and middle
market underwriting.
. Developed insurance proposals and market strategy.
. Perform underwriting audits in various underwriting territories to
verify adherence to company guidelines.
. Develop new relationships with agents and brokers, while continuing to
ensure positive relationships with existing brokers.
. Evaluated new business applications, renewal requests and endorsements
for compliance with company underwriting policies.
. Underwriting and Binding Authority with Diamond State & Northland
Insurance.
. Responsible for $8,000,000 average book of business.
Insurance Company of the West - La Vegas NV
4/86 to 11-95
Senior Underwriter
. Underwrote main street and middle market insurance policies and
developed new products in Nevada.
. Commercial multi-line package main street small business underwriting.
. Develop new relationships with agents and brokers, while continuing to
ensure positive relationships with existing brokers.
. Perform underwriting audits in various underwriting territories to
verify adherence to company guidelines.
. Participated in Loss Control surveys.
. Placed facultative reinsurance for excess limits of liability.
. Evaluated new business applications, renewal requests and endorsements
for compliance with company underwriting policies.
. Developed insurance proposals and market strategy.
. Responsible for $8,000,000 average book of business.
Education:
. Southwestern College, San Diego, CA.
Associate of Arts - History
Professional Certification:
. Property and Casualty Agent, Nevada Department of Insurance License
#163257
. Surplus Lines Agent, Nevada Department of Insurance License #163258