Reinsurance Claim Services

 

Jack Cuff, JD, CPCU, ARe

917 359 1514

 

Home  | CV  | Contact  | This just in  | Navigant | Internet Links | Reinsurance Claims in a Nutshell

 

Follow the Fortunes | Reinsurers and Insolvencies| Paying for DJ Costs | Reinsurance Audit Format

 

 Claim Audit Services

 

JOHN J. CUFF JD, CPCU, ARe,

(917) 359 1514                                                   email: jcuff@navigantconsulting.com

SUMMARY: Insurance professional with over 25 years of experience working in senior positions at several large international reinsurance companies. Specialist in analyzing complex insurance and reinsurance coverage issues; evaluating claims and their exposure to the reinsurer; and, the evaluation of ceding companies’ claim organizations. Extensive training, including a JD, CPCU, and Associate in Reinsurance. Expert Witness. Certified Reinsurance Arbitrator. Frequent reinsurance lecturer and seminar chairman.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  •  Eighteen years in senior positions at reinsurance claim departments:
    • Alea North America, Wilton, Connecticut (2004-05)-Senior Vice President-responsible for operation of reinsurance claim group including oversight of claim audits, reserving, coverage analysis, and claim processing.
    • Munich Reinsurance, NYC (1987-93)-Vice President-Supervised the Munich US Branch in such lines of business as Directors & Officers, asbestos, professional liability and general liability. Extensive coordination with, and travel to, German parent.
    • General Reinsurance, Stamford, Connecticut (1978-87)-Claim Executive-responsible for a diverse range of insurance company clients reinsured by GRC.  Actively involved in monitoring captive insurance company programs, as well as facultative and treaty accounts.
  • Twelve years in senior level consulting
    • Tillinghast Consulting (2004)-Senior Consultant-Responsible for organizing and running a variety of complex projects for clients, including expert support in asbestos litigation; evaluation of bad faith claims; and claim leakage studies.
    • Ernst & Young (1996-2004)-Principal in actuarial group-Provided consulting services to a wide variety of E&Y’s clients: internal audits; expert witness testimony; claim leakage studies; breast implant litigation; insurer liquidation in Japan; claim department reorganization in Australia; reinsurance commutations; industry salvage and subrogation benchmark study.
    • Coopers & Lybrand (1993-96)-Senior Consultant in actuarial group- internal audits; expert witness testimony; insurer liquidation in Illinois, Texas and California.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

EDUCATION

J.D., St. John’s Law School (1974)         Chartered Property/Casualty Underwriter

B.A. Manhattan College (1970)               Associate in Reinsurance (ARe)

                    Certified Arbitrator (ARIAS)

 

Bar Admissions

  1. New York State
  2. Supreme Court of the United States
  3. US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  4. US Court of Claims
  5. US Court of Military Appeals
  6. Southern and Eastern Districts of New York