Expert Details
Energy, Climate and Environment P&C Insurance; Brokerage
ID: 739043
California, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2005 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Business | Institution: University of Southern California |
| Year: 1977 | Degree: M.A. | Subject: Law | Institution: University of Cambridge |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2018 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director, Risk Finance | Department: |
Responsibilities:A risk finance company insuring non-traditional risks impacting investment into clean energy, climate finance and environmental commodity markets. Clients include investment banks and private equity companies, renewable project developers and major oil companies looking to diversify into renewable energy.The firm deploys the risk capital of underwriting syndicates at Lloyd’s of London to take on risks facing renewable energy and the environmental commodity markets. • Created insurance products for: change of regulation in the environmental commodity markets (“cap & trade” carbon emissions credits like RINs, LCFS, RGGI) • Built a managing general agency selling parametric insurance options through a distribution network of insurance brokers in the U.S. and Canada. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2018 | Employer: Self Employed | Title: CEO/Founder | Department: |
Responsibilities:An insurance brokerage firm specializing in the global energy industry, both oil and renewable, from upstream exploration to downstream trading and renewable energy from biofuel to wind and solar power - with operating exposures that required insurance programs in the international underwriting markets• Built a successful team and led business development and client retention • From our offices in Los Angeles, Houston and Boston we worked with insurers in the London, Bermuda and U.S. insurance markets to address the complex needs of high-risk and complex exposures • Systematically followed a guiding principle: identify industry niches and develop a deep understanding of the sector’s complexities, nuances and risks., an approach that by raising the barriers to entry result in long-term client relationships and higher-than-average returns. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| RIMS Fellow RF designation for C-level and senior risk advisors and managers |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Published numerous White Papers and articles in the energy industry media. Presented at many conferences on renewable energy, climate risk, and environmental hazards: e.g., OPIS, a Dow Jones Company, International Energy Credit Association, RIMS, State of California Oil Spill Response Agency. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Trained at Lloyds in London, followed by senior management positions at major U.S. insurance brokerages. (Started a U.S. & Canada energy & marine practice group and, at another, implemented a successful turnaround plan for office of 100 brokers and support staff). |