CLAIM MANAGEMENT CLAIM AND RISK SUPERVISION
John P. Manning, MBA 630-***-****
*** ********** ***** ~ West Chicago, IL 60185
************@*********.***
Claim Management - Risk Management - Property & Casualty Insurance
Management Operations ~ Consulting ~ Risk Management Operations
Leading Claim insurance professional with MBA and record of driving
effective Claim Management and risk strategies in corporate and field
environments. Proven ability to identify business drivers / trends via
stringent analysis of claim data. Experience recruiting and managing
claim teams and related budgets, plus field / corporate / customer /
vendor / partner relations. Quick to grasp needs and identify /
implement relevant Best Practices and metrics / reporting to address
those needs. Expert in advocacy, negotiation, and dispute resolution
among insurers, vendors, brokers, attorneys. Open to travel.
Areas of Expertise:
Claim Management 3rd-Party Claim Audit-Claim Review
Administration
Insurance Carrier State / Federal Regulatory Casualty Risk / Loss /
Relations Compliance Exposure
Damages Analysis Multi-Jurisdictional Casualty Risk Analysis / Risk
Claims Assessment
Pro-Forma Cost Insurance Brokering Mergers & Acquisitions
Analyses (M&A)
Technical Skills: Workers' Compensation Claim Management, Property &
Casualty Insurance, Risk Management, Trend / Statistical Analysis,
Optimization Modeling, Risk Management Decision Support Systems, MS Office,
MS Access, Lotus Notes.
Professional Experience
M/M RISK MANAGEMENT, 2009 - Present, National Claim and Risk Management
Consulting
Manager - Principal - North American Operations
. Corporate claim and risk management out-source administration, risk
analysis, enterprise claim management and executive management reporting.
VEOLIA TRANSPORTATION, 2006 - 2009, $1 billion global transportation
management company; 14,500 employees
Director of Claims - North American Claim & Risk Management
. Managed national high-volume $33 million claim management program of
combined 3rd-Party Administrators and integrated claim handling units.
. Managed $2.8 million annual 3rd-Party Administrator claim payment funding
and fiscal reconciliation
. Recruited and led team of four talented Corporate Risk Management
professionals in casualty insurance product lines including complex, high-
valuation casualty exposures and disposition results.
. Mediated and negotiated agreements among internal and external parties
including HR, Safety & Security, Legal, Occupational Health,
Underwriters, Brokers, 3rd-Party Administrators, Carriers
. Assessed and mitigated firm's future financial exposures presented by
casualty events; communicated to executive team.
. Reviewed, authorized, and tracked annual multi-million dollar vendor
expenses and claim costs.
. Provided readily understandable monthly management reporting highlighting
revenues and margins; reported complex / high-exposure case summaries
quarterly to international Head Office in Paris.
. Assembled and maintained national preferred provider defense attorney
network.
AON RISK SERVICES, 2002 - 2006, $7.5 billion insurance broker / risk
management provider; 36,000 employees
Senior Claim Consultant
. Provided client and management consulting for casualty claim
administration programs valued in excess of $59.3 million.
. Managed corporate claim management and risk assessment practice
applications and processes spanning multiple casualty disciplines
(Workers' Compensation, Automobile Liability, Fleet Exposure).
. Oversaw casualty claim administration programs, including management of
3rd-party casualty administrators in program implementation, assessment,
and ongoing operations.
. Provided quantitative analysis of loss costs and aggregate reserve
elements, pro-forma cost analyses, damages analysis, metrics analyses,
and benchmarking to support outcomes forecasting.
MARSH INC., 1988 - 2002, Insurance broker and risk management services
provider.
Claim - Assistant Vice President (AVP)
. Developed robust claim analysis and performance-measurement tools using
statistical modeling of discrete outcome components, reducing cycle times
and lowering overall costs.
. Led team that created, developed, and implemented highly successful
enterprise risk operations program, including production / distribution
of documentation and operating materials.
. Provided strategic metrics benchmarking, research, analysis, and
recommendations for executives.
. Designed and implemented vendor audits and analyzed operating unit
practices versus performance to recommend process improvements.
Selected Accomplishments
Veolia
. Recruited top-tier claim management team to manage North American product
line (in place today).
. Led highly profitable high-volume program with independent 3rd-party
claim administrator.
. Slashed lost-work days 17% and cut costly treatment periods 11% by
introducing advanced health practices in beta-site installation,
including medical provider selection, education, and training.
. Reduced recurring annual costs 12%, streamlined case load assignment, and
integrated previously fragmented (costly) management of all casualty
lines by driving transition of Automobile & General Liability claim
administration from prior 3rd-Party Administrator to current one with
0.0% down-time.
Aon
. Recognized for highly successful senior-level consulting on $59.3 Million
in client-held casualty programs, including valued added risk management
consulting and relationship management.
. Increased accuracy of risk assessment 20% by standardizing quantitative
assessments of casualty loss trends, historical data, and forecasted
outcomes based (client-specific and industry).
. Developed company's 1st guide to risk and claim management metrics for
application across point-in-time measures and industry outcomes.
. Developed client-specific metrics tool that analyzes aggregate loss costs
against customer business activities, providing measure of cost per
client defined unit. This makes metric(s) meaningful and helps it stand
out in terms client can most readily utilize.
Marsh
. Cut cycle times 12% and lowered overall divisional costs 18% by
developing robust claim analysis and performance-measurement tools using
statistical modeling of discrete outcome components.
Previous Experience:
AON, Claim - Assistant Vice President (AVP)
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL, Claim Manager - Casualty
Education & Licensure
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - Stuart Graduate School of Business
Chicago, IL
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Statistics, Forecasting,
Decision Models, Operations Management
DE PAUL UNIVERSITY, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Chicago, IL
STATE OF ILLINOIS, Licensed Illinois Insurance Producer - Casualty and Fire
Authority Chicago, IL
Community Affiliations
West Chicago Athletic Association West Chicago Park District
Basketball
St. Mary's Parish School Habitat for Humanity