John A. Davison
***** ******** **. *** *****, TX 77357-1756
**************@*****.*** 832-***-****
Overview 40 years of experience in Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, Chemical, Petrochemical; Heavy Manufacturing, Heavy Inland Marine and Inland Marine specialty lines (including railroads, bridges, tunnels and dams), Commercial Property; Casualty, Construction; Transportation; Machinery and Equipment, and other regional, national and international accounts. Responsibilities General:
Product line underwriting manager for National and International accounts; Responsible for growth and development of national and regional brokers, wholesalers, independent agents, program and specialty companies; Product line regional and company referral manager; Property, Inland Marine and Casualty Business; Supervised and managed and trained staff from small unit of six individuals to three offices of 15 staff underwriters. Regional Director or two Inland Marine Regions Including all underwriters and support staff. Management
● budget forecast
● monthly product line reports
● quarterly analysis/regional
reports
● staff interviews/hiring and
training
● developed training programs
for intern/underwriting staff
● managed and serviced book
exceeding $100M
● product line trade fairs
● seminars for employees brokers
agents, wholesalers, Insureds
● monthly/quarterly meetings with
key clients including Insureds
● monthly/quarterly matrix product
line and profit reports
● Plant Inspections, reviews,visits
● Author, developer, of Renewable
Energy and Oil & Gas product
lines.
Career Review
2016 – Present Retired
2009 – Current The Hartford Insurance Group
Regional Divisional Director and
Corporate Director of Renewable Energy Houston, TX 2008 – 2009 Zurich Insurance Group
Global Energy, Senior Underwriter
Energy Division Houston, TX
2007 – 2008 NAPCO, LLC
Regional Property Broker Houston, TX
Gulf Coast Region
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John Davison
2001–2007 AIG
Regional Property Exec & Manager Houston, TX
Southern Risk Specialist Property
Senior Property Exec & Unit Manager Philadelphia, PA Eastern Risk Specialist Property
Regional Property Executive & Manager; PA unit of 3 underwriters; total book $29.5M; hired as account executive with a book of $5M, promoted to Unit Manager in 2002; grew book to $125M (managed book of
$35M);
2005 - relocated to Houston, TX, promoted to Regional Branch Manager March 2005 (TX, LA, AR, MS, AL, Gulf Coast); On arrival branch had an underwriter and a manager with total premium of $19.6M. By year-end 2005 the book was increased to $34M.
2005-2006 – Staff was increased to four underwriters and two underwriting assistants. Was responsible for hiring and training of entire staff. Established relationships with Marsh, AON, Willis, JL Wortham, Lockton, plus two regional wholesalers.
2006 established budget was $46.5M; ended the year at $70.6M; which was 151.7% of plan and was number two branch in growth and profit. 2007 – established budget was $105M; through July 2007 branch was at $82M
(136% over budget). My book was $36M (45% of my book was oil, gas, chemical and petrochemical business).
1991–2001 Royal & Sun Alliance
Branch Manager Philadelphia, PA
Regional Property Executive
Relocated to Philadelphia, Pa, joined Royal and Sun Alliance as Regional National Account Manager of Property and Boiler and Machinery. Start-up operation (only three units). (PA, NJ, MD, DE, OH) Managed two underwriters and six employees. Account Minimum was $100K+; average account was
$250K. Book of business Was $25M+; the department was number one in company growth and profit. Increased book to $46M; number two in company out of eight units. International Property Units merged with National Accounts Unit (PA, NY) in 2001 and Royal branch offices began closing.
1988–1991 Home Insurance Co.
Branch Manager Charlotte, NC
Property & Boiler Machinery Underwriter Cleveland, OH Regional Property Manager for Home Insurance Co. (NC, SC, VA, WV and Washington, DC); Managed underwriters in three offices (total seven Employees). Top five in company for two years. Relocated to Cleveland, Ohio. with Home Ins. and opened new branch office (OH, IN, MI, KY, TN). As Unit Manager, I was number one in region; number three in company for Production and profit. In 1989, Home Ins. announced sale of company and began closing offices. Page 3
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1983–1988 Hartford Steam Boiler
Branch Manager Dallas, TX
Account Executive New Orleans, LA
Handled accounts over $25K+. Territory: LA, AR, MS; Top in regional production. Business Classes included utilities, oil, gas, chemical, petrochemical, paper mills, steel mills, health care facilities, large municipalities. Attended Hartford Steam Boiler Property school; relocated to Dallas as assistant manager. 1988 top producer in region and top five of company (TX, OK, LA, AR, MS).