Richard Curry

Email: abqfzi@r.postjobfree.com

Address: ** ******* ****

City: Albany

State: NY

Zip: 12203

Country: USA

Phone: 518-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $95,000

Willing to Relocate

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Job History / Details:

Richard P. Curry

abqfzi@r.postjobfree.com cell: 518-***-**** 16 Country Road, Albany, NY

Claims & Liabilities Management: Insurance

Professional Summary

Resourceful and forward-thinking insurance claims and liabilities executive with 20+ years of success handling high-profile claims, ensuring mitigated risk, and achieving favorable outcomes. Leverages preventative approach to claims and liabilities to proactively detect and mitigate risk. Experience in professional, medial, P&C, directors & officers, errors & omissions, excess, and reinsurance liability services with a proven aptitude to successfully investigate and settle complex, high-value claims. Possesses keen business acumen to cultivate strong client relationships, motivate teams, and align all initiatives with long-term client and company goals.

Areas of Expertise:

Claims Handling & Management Risk Assessment & Mitigation Loss Forecasting Directors & Officers Errors & Omissions Litigation Management Professional & General Liability Regulatory Compliance Damage Evaluation Policy Interpretation Strategic Business Planning Team Leadership & Development Client Satisfaction Organizational Improvement

Professional Experience

Hamlin and Burton Liability Management Albany, NY

2008 to 2012

Firm offering claims management and resolution services.

Vice President, Claims

Directed all claims activities for clients with focus on limiting exposure and driving profitability. Oversaw 15 senior claims professionals across 30 states to skillfully defend and manage long-term care facilities and hospitals. Constantly ensured that claims and liability cases were proactively handled to mitigate client impact and loss and sustain profit levels. Served as point-person for clients for insured and agent matters. Contributed to strategic business planning for organization, working to define vision and hire and develop top talent. Reported directly to the CEO.

-Successfully mitigated concerning exposure and stabilized multi-million dollar book of business by leading four senior litigation managers to develop and implement best practices to control losses for a high-value client.

-Generated 15% reduction in defense costs by overseeing national defense panel tapped to define key efficiencies spanning counsel assignments and development of defense attorney guidelines.

-Retained multiple large healthcare facilities business by spearheading effective sales and marketing presentations.

-Operated in remotely-based, virtual office capacity.

Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company Latham, NY

1990 to 2008

Professional insurance and liability organization. Formerly Healthcare Mutual Insurance Company.

Assistant Regional Claims Manager (2001 to 2008)

Managed insurance claims within assigned region to achieve most favorable outcome, holding $750K personal authority per claim. Managed 35 direct and indirect employees encompassing unit managers, senior claim examiners, field representatives, and clerical support. Developed defense counsel guidelines and oversaw assignment of defense counsel for all litigation issues. Lead regular strategic file conferences with claims staff. Completed reporting and recovery accountabilities for premium, related re-insurance coverage. Reported directly to top-level executives.

-Maintained 100% compliance with both State and Federal regulatory guidelines by partnering closely with internal and external auditors.

-Results at trial exceeded 80% on behalf of the defense.

-Integral in the deployment of ImageRight paperless claims system. Developed implementation plans and delivered effective team training post roll-out.

Regional Business Representative

(1998 to 2001)

Handled higher-exposure cases across the entire state of New York and New England region. Oversaw liabilities, risk assessment, litigation management, and strategic planning to successfully complete claims. Worked with professional and general liability, directors and officers, and errors and omissions claims and assessed medical locations and facilities to ensure risk mitigation and management. Collaborated cross-functionally with sales and marketing to build presentations regarding professional and general liability insurance products to healthcare professionals, and worked with underwriting and risk management to implement effective, standardized loss control techniques.

-Created and conducted on-site litigation and risk management educational programs healthcare groups and facilities.

-Developed $10 million dollar book of professional liability business on behalf of physicians, hospitals and long term care facilities, through direct marketing and sales presentations.

Early Career with Healthcare Underwriters Mutual Insurance Company (Now Medical Liability Mutual Ins Company

Senior Claims Examiner (1995 to 1998)

Claims Examiner (1990 to 1995)

Additional Experience

Casualty Claims Adjuster Metropolitan Property and Liability Insurance Company

(1988 to 1990)

Education & Licenses

Bachelor of Science in Economic Crime Investigation Syracuse University Utica, NY

Associate of Science in Criminal Justice Investigation Ulster Community College Stone Ridge, NY

Adjuster Licenses:

NY, CT, NC, MI, SC, WA, WV

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