EXPERIENCE:

 

CURRENT:

1991 - Present FORTUNE RISK MANAGEMENT, INC. Coral Springs, FL.

PRESIDENT AND PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

A consulting firm formed to provide professional risk management and insurance advice and services to businesses and institutions principally in south Florida.

 

PAST:

1985 - 1993 THE BAR PLAN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY ST. LOUIS, MO.

DIRECTOR

This insurance company provides professional liability insurance to approximately 5000 Missouri attorneys, and is endorsed by the Missouri Bar Association. Resigned 10/1/93.

 

1986 - 1991 RYDER SYSTEM, INC. MIAMI, FL.

GROUP DIRECTOR, INSURANCE AND CLAIMS - VEHICLE LEASING AND SERVICES DIVISION

A $5+ billion highway transportation subsidiary of Ryder System, Inc. Responsible for handling and pricing all third party liability insurance and settling all claims for a fleet of 150,000 vehicles in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Duties included managing a staff of 75 employees, $125 million of revenue, $16 million expenses, and 25,000 claims annually at a cost of over $100 million.

 

1978 - 1986 FORTUNE & COMPANY/RISK MANAGERS, INC. LENEXA, KS.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER and PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

Founded and managed a risk management and insurance consulting practice specializing in providing continuing service to medium sized business. In addition, performed special project work for large public and private entities, authored a bi-weekly column on Risk Management for the Kansas City Business Journal, acted as an "expert witness" in cases dealing with insurance coverage and insurance agent's responsibilities to clients, and taught Associate in Risk Management (ARM) courses.

 

1977 - 1978 AGENCY SERVICE COMPANY, INC. KANSAS CITY, MO.

VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING

Responsible for sales management, market and product development.

 

1968 - 1977 R.B. JONES CORPORATION (Now part of AON Corp.) KANSAS CITY, MO.

VICE PRESIDENT and MANAGER, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SERVICE UNIT

This insurance brokerage firm was ranked # 8 prior to merging with A&A (# 2). Managed the Construction Industry Service Unit of R.B. Jones Corporation. Prior to that assignment, was responsible for sales and service to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP Gas) industry, countrywide.

 

1964 -1968 ROYAL INSURANCE CLEVELAND, OH. and KANSAS CITY, MO.

 

UNDERWRITER

After a one year training period, transferred to Kansas City as a Casualty Underwriter. Subsequently became a Multiple Line Underwriter and was then promoted to Special Risk Underwriter (Large Accounts).

 

EDUCATION:

ASSOCIATE in RISK MANAGEMENT, (ARM) 1982

CHARTERED LIFE UNDERWRITER, (CLU) 1980

CHARTERED PROPERTY CASUALTY UNDERWRITER, (CPCU) 1974

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, BA in Pre-Law Studies, 1964

 

AFFILIATIONS:

Society of CPCU

Society of Society of Financial Service Professionals (CLU)

Society of Risk Management Consultants