John Keenan, CPCU
New York, N.Y. 10028
212-***-**** Home
917-***-**** Cell
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Objective: Senior Casualty Specialist looking for an opportunity with an
Insurance Company in a Underwriting Capacity.
EXPERIENCE:
12/07 to Present PG GENATT LLC/GENATT ASSOCIATES, New Hyde Park, NY
Account Executive
. Service a Multi-Billion Dollar Company with Worldwide
Operations
. Negotiated and Coordinated Insurance Placements on 3
Continents
. Review Contracts for Operations around the World
. Evaluate Insurance Requirements and Policies in Support
of Worldwide Operations
. Research Insurance Laws and Customs in Various Countries
Around the World
. Solve Complex and Sensitive Problems
11/05 to 12/07 MANHATTAN APARTMENTS/CITI HABITATS, New York, NY
Real Estate Associate/Agent
. Apartment Rentals and Sales
. Skilled in Creating and Placing Advertising using
Electronic Media
. Negotiated Apartment Leases
. Created a Newsletter
. Obtained Real Estate Salesperson's License
08/02 to 11/04: ZURICH NORTH AMERICA, New York, NY
Senior Underwriter
* Underwrote Umbrella and Excess Insurance policies for
all size accounts, including National Accounts with
limits of up to 50 million
* Conducted meetings with both Brokers and Insured's to
develop and maintain relationships
* Used Occurrence, Claims Made and Occurrence Reported
forms
* Experience in the use of both Admitted and Non-Admitted
paper
* Reviewed and approved endorsements
* Selected for internal audit teams
* Premium authority up to $750,000 on an individual
account
* Developed manuscript wording
* Carried out training
05/97-07/02 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, New York, NY
Underwriter, Excess Casualty Division
* Underwrote Umbrella and Excess Insurance policies for
all size accounts with limits up to 50 million
* Underwrote Business During All Phases of the Market
Cycle
* Meeting and Marketing Brokers to obtain new business
* Experience in the use of both Admitted and Non-Admitted
Paper
* Reviewed and approved endorsements
* Selected to Participate in Efforts to Restore
Profitability to a Key Part of the Portfolio
* Skilled in the use of both Treaty and Facultative
Reinsurance
John Keenan,CPCU
07/96-05/97 RELIANCE NATIONAL, New York, NY
Account Administrator
* Underwrote Workers' Compensation, General Liability,
Automobile Liability and Physical Damage policies for
middle market construction accounts
* Underwrote Guaranteed Cost, Large Deductible and
Retrospective Programs
* Coordinated the service of a middle market construction
program
* Negotiated and placed reinsurance
12/90-07/96 HARTFORD SPECIALTY, New York, NY
Account Executive (1994-1996)
* Underwrote Umbrella and Excess Liability policies
primarily over non-Hartford insurance carriers
* Underwrote both new and renewal policies for Primary
Casualty accounts
* Marketed new policies to assigned territory
* Negotiated and place reinsurance
* Managed the administration of an Umbrella program with
over 1.7 million in premium
Senior Underwriting Technical Coordinator (1990-1994)
* Administered various Program types, including Guaranteed
Cost, Incurred Loss Retrospective Programs, Paid Loss
Retrospective Programs, Large Deductibles for Workers'
Compensation, General Liability, Products, Completed
Operations, Automobile Liability & Automobile Physical
Damage
* Supervised Account renewal process, including the
preparation and review of policy renewal proposals
* Conducted account pricing
* Responsible for obtaining reinsurance quotes
* Prepared and presented proposals to Brokers
* Coordinated account servicing activities
06/88- 12/90 GREATER NEW YORK INSURANCE COMPANY, New York, NY
Underwriting Assistant
* Underwrote Applications for property, liability,
worker's compensation and umbrella policies
* Reviewed and approved endorsements requesting changes or
additions to existing policies
* Responsibilities included issuing new and renewal
policies
* Trained new Underwriting Assistants
EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, SC
B.A. History
U.S. Army ROTC
CPCU