2009569622 - ARIAS•U.S.

Scott Birrell

Overview
Experience
Biography

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Personal Information

Address:

20 Hunting Ridge Drive
Simbury, Connecticut 06070
United States
Phone:

860-463-5643
Email:

scott@nutmegresolutions.com

Credentials

Attorney:

Yes
Education:

The University of Colorado, B.A. Sociology (With Honors) The New England School of Law (J.D. Cum Laude)
Degrees:

B.A. Sociology (Univ. Colorado) and J.D. (New England School of Law)
Offering Services as Expert Witness in:

Ceded and assumed reinsurance disputes.
Certified Arbitrator:

Yes

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Work Experience

Current director of an insurance or reinsurance company: No

Former director of an insurance or reinsurance company: No

Current officer of an insurance or reinsurance company: No

Former officer of an insurance or reinsurance company: Yes

Insurance Company: 25 years in total. Legal Department: 17 years.

Insurance Company: Insurance Department, Legal Department, Assumed Reinsurance Department

Reinsurance Company: Run-off of legacy St. Paul Re and USF&G Re assumed reinsurance obligations.

Reinsurance Department: Reinsurance Department, Legal Department

Law Firm Experience: Associate

Breakdown of Experience

Asbestos: Experienced both as a trial lawyer and as an executive with Travelers (ceded and assumed reinsurance matters).

Automobile Liability/Property: As a trial lawyer and litigator doing insurance defense work.

Commercial Liability: As a trial lawyer I engaged in commercial litigation. In my role as head of Travelers' Reinsurance Legal Group I was frequently involved in cessions arising out of the Company's GL book.

Commutations: In my capacity as head of Assumed Re Claims we concluded a significant number of commutations.

Contract Wording: Commutation agreements, treaty wording, settlement agreements, etc.

Environmental/Pollution: As an executive with Travelers (ceded and assumed reinsurance matters).

Finite: I was the executive in charge of a significant Finite matter which went to arbitration.

Regulatory/Licensing: Familiar with CT, NY and RI regulators. Well versed in Part VII Transfers/Solvent Schemes of Arrangement, Insurance Business Transfers, Division, Loss Portfolio Transfers.

By Market

Bermuda/Off- Shore Market: 1-25%

U.K. Market: 1-25%

U.S. Market: 1-25%

Mediation Experience

Minimum Number of Mediations as Counsel: 25

Minimum Number of Mediations as Mediator: 3

ARIAS Experience

ARIAS Conference Faculty: 6 - 8

Ethics Training, as Trainee: 6

Workshops, as Trainee: Yes

Arbitration Experience

Number of Arbitrations as an Arbitrator: 8

Number of Appointments as Arbitrator: 15

Arbitration Experience: As Corporate Representative: 15

Arbitration Experience: As Employee Manager: I had oversight of all arbitrations and legal matters.

Biography

From November 2006 through September 2023 I led Travelers' Reinsurance Legal Group with responsibility for all reinsurance disputes (ceded and assumed) and certain responsibilities relative to commutation, contract wording, regulatory and transactional issues. From 2018 through 2023 I also led the Company's Assumed Reinsurance Claims Organization with oversight of Travelers' legacy assumed reinsurance run-off obligations. I served for many years as a member and officer of the ARIAS Board of Directors, including a one-year term as Chair. Prior to joining Travelers I was a litigator, trial lawyer and adjunct faculty member of the University of Connecticut School of Law.