Insurance Underwriting

Curtis T. Anderson, CPCU, ARM-E, AMIM, AU

*.**************@*****.***

206-***-**** mobile

Objective: I am seeking an opportunity to work as a market development / reinsurance underwriting professional.

Professional Experience:

Consultant/Analyst, Anderson Inspections, western Washington, April 2013 to present

I am working as an independent, loss control/ risk management consultant by providing reporting services to insurance carriers through third-party administrators while seeking my long-term

Senior Underwriter – Motorsports and Ski Programs, Wells Fargo Special Risks, Seattle, WA

2010/2013

Production, and referral underwriter tasked for developing profitable growth of sports and recreation-based program business, as well as developing new program opportunities: camps and recreation, builders’ risk, and fine arts, manufacturing, fleet auto and long-haul trucking as a virtual insurance company/MGU organization, first-dollar and high excess.

Technical training, performance management to underwriting, marketing and support staff through topical course(s) creation and presentation, position papers and one-to-one mentoring.

Oversight and liaison with reinsurance partners and subcontracted loss control resources– assessment role contracting with a third-party provider to have current risk assessments and comprehensive evaluations of operations and exposures to loss.

Developed policy product, rate, rule and filing content for commercial package, proprietary inland marine, general liability and professional liability, specialized fleet auto and trucking lines of business.

Responsible for internal underwriting and process audit function/liaison to external audit: SSAE 16.SAS 70.

Served as referral underwriter for our existing Ski Resort and Houston, TX - based, Motorsport program, with the principal goals of exposure analysis, rate adequacy, and adherence to underwriting guidelines to ensure profitability for our primary, excess and reinsurance carrier partners.

Account Executive, Select Business – Advantage, Travelers Insurance Co., Seattle.

WA

2008/2009

Production multi-line underwriter and marketing analyst specializing in the evaluation and sales of target customer groups such as: financial institution, specialty contractors, manufacturers, wholesalers, real estate owners and managers to retail partners in WA, OR, ID, and MT.

Seattle Account and Sales Executive strong, new business to production-plan; technical expert for manufacturing, wholesale/distributors, contractors and transportation.

Evaluated and collaborated with other business units to evaluate eligibility, quote and produce profitable business.

Actively collaborated throughout enterprise to improve product knowledge through collaboration and mentoring to address underwriting, and loss control and claim considerations, work with other strategic business units to gather and disseminate competitor information.

Managing Underwriter, Public Risk Underwriters of the NW, Woodinville, WA 2004/2008

Production underwriter responsible for managing existing public sector and not-for-profit, social service programs.

Served as program manager, product development specialist and consultant on public entity business for first-dollar and high excess placements. Successfully created performance management / training and staff-development programs.

Spearheaded the growth of a newly formed risk-retention program for social services providers operating in Washington State with total premium contribution exceeding $5,000,000 in the first year.

Responsible for underwriting of public entity, risk-retention program with an emphasis on cities, counties, and public utility districts.

Developed and published risk management, underwriting guide and compliance procedures for specialty P&C/Professional programs.

Liaison role with St. Paul/Travelers Public Entity to evaluate, develop and refine RPG coverage products for public school program.

Evaluated existing and competing public sector, risk-retention plans – worked across business units to modify or improve coverage placements and contractual requirements with excess carrier partners.

Successfully completed annual negotiation of excess insurance placements for programs.

Developed “first-dollar” insurance program for public school districts in the state of Idaho and assisted with the filing of rate, rule and form(s) with the department of insurance.

Loss Control Consultant, Anderson Inspection Service, Seattle, WA 2003/2004

Provided independent, loss control/ risk management and safety reporting services to regional insurance carriers and program wholesalers while exploring graduate studies in education.

Provided outsourced loss control reports utilizing NFPA/UL/DOT/OSHA standards in a cogent and concise language accessible to underwriters.

Accident Investigations and analysis

Construction site surveys

Designed and implemented reporting format with specific emphasis safety and compliance issues.

Completed physical audits of sales and payroll records

Self employed while preparing to attend graduate school in Seattle.

Prior Professional Experience:

National Underwriter Publication – Insurance West and Claims Magazine – Associate Editor/Freelance Writer

American Reinsurance – Underwriter

Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. –Underwriter II

Great American Insurance Co. Underwriter and Trainee

Education:

BA, Business Administration – Finance, Seattle University, Seattle, WA

Property and Casualty Underwriting Training Class – Great American Insurance, 1991

CPCU – Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, AMIM – Associate in Maine Insurance Management, AU – Associate in Underwriting, ARM-E Associate in Risk Management, Enterprise Risk

Licenses:

Washington State Producers License for Property and Casualty Insurance,

Community Affiliations:

Opportunity Council – Maple Alley Inn

CPCU Society – Pacific NW Chapter

Western Washington University Parents’ Association

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