Vice President Insurance
Resume:
David Paul Soules abnou2@r.postjobfree.com
Vice President, Sr. Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Senior Executive with national market leading firms, non-profits and small consulting practice experience, offering
proven expertise in dealing with top management, generating improved productivity, building cross-functional teams,
leading organizational change management initiatives, streamlining processes, and negotiating major deals resulting in
closing millions in corporate business, across multiple corporate sectors. Dynamic communicator effective with all
levels of an organization and with both internal and external stakeholders. Strong strategic vision with ability to
establish organizational direction and drive programs through to completion across multi-functional lines.
Efficiency, Productivity Improvement, Leading Organizational Change, Streamlining Processes
• Increased reinsurance collections over a two-year period from $5.25 million to $26.25 million per month.
• Established uniform processes and procedures resulting in consistency across all companies managed.
• Created large loss review/approval process and implemented settlement authority guidelines across entire
company.
• Streamlined operations through job restructuring, cross-training, evaluation of workflows and re-designing
procedures.
• Re-engineered the brokerage and support operations for a London-based subsidiary of Guy Carpenter &
Company, creating an organization that optimizes customer results.
Negotiating Major Deals Resulting in Closing Millions in Corporate Business
• Identified $12.2 million in missed billings to liquidators, setting the stage for improved company cash flow
from enhanced collections.
• Settled over $150 million in large construction defect, hazardous waste, toxic tort, and products liability claims
for all companies managed.
• Developed corporate legal positions and settled disputed global issues resulting in collection of over $55
million in outstanding reinsurance billings.
• Settled over $5 million in billed reinsurance balances across multiple companies with US and London
reinsurers.
Employment Record
Sr. Vice President, BHS Associates - Insurance and Reinsurance Consultants, Brentwood, CA
Sr. Vice President/Chief Claim Officer, Conservation & Liquidation Office, San Francisco, CA
Owner/Principal Consultant, DPS Consulting (Insurance and Reinsurance Consulting), Brentwood, CA
Assistant Vice President, (Reinsurance Operations) Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, Novato, CA
Assistant Vice President (Reinsurance Accounting and Claims), Argonaut Insurance, Menlo Park, CA
Accounting Supervisor, First Franklin Financial, San Jose, CA
Accountant, Community Management Associates, Dallas, TX
Claim Adjuster/Manager, Allstate Insurance Company, Dallas, TX/Chicago, IL
Education & Certifications
MS – Accounting – University of North Texas, Denton, TX
BBA – Insurance – University of North Texas, Denton, TX
CMA – Certified Management Accountant
RPA – Registered Professional Adjuster
AIC – Associate in Claims
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