Kevin Davidson
Personal Information
Credentials
  • Attorney:
    No
  • Education:
    1975 B.A. College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Ma. 1982 M.B.A. University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Ma. (previously University of Lowell) 1995 C.P.C.U. designation 1997 Advanced Executive Education Program, Insurance Institute Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 1997 ARe designation 2022 ARIAS certification
  • Offering Services as Expert Witness in:
    Reinsurance/Insurance bad faith, custom and usage. Primary insurance underwriting. Facultative and Treaty reinsurance underwriting.
  • Certified Arbitrator:
    Yes
Work Experience
Former director of an insurance or reinsurance company: Yes
Former officer of an insurance or reinsurance company: Yes

Insurance Company: Underwriting Department

Reinsurance Department: Underwriting Department, Executive Officer (CEO, COO, CFO, Chief Actuary)

Other Work Experience: Consultant

Breakdown of Experience
Asbestos: From a reserving standpoint, managed adverse development of a forty year old book.
Automobile Liability/Property: Managed the P&L for $450 million portfolio.
Bad Faith/Eco: Custom and Usage, bad faith experience as an expert witness.
Catastrophes (Casualty): Primarily OD WC.
Catastrophes (Property): Underwrote, structured and purchased Property Cat porograms.
Commercial Liability: Managed a portfolio of roughly $500 million of Excess Liability and Umbrella business.
Commercial Property: Extensive experience with commercial property underwriting, both on a facultative and treaty basis.
Contract Wording: Crafted facultative certificate wording as well as program and treaty per occurrence wording.
Energy: Property Co-Gen and on shore rig experience.
Excess/Surplus Lines: As a reinsurer, roughly $300 million of our business was E&S.
Lloyd's: Lloyd's coverholder for over 10 years.
MGA/MGU: Executive/Underwriting management of two MGU start-ups as a Lloyd's coverholder.
Personal Lines: Facultative reinsurer of high value Homeowners business and Personal Umbrella.
By Market
U.S. Market: 75-100%
Biography
Kevin Davidson has more than 40 years of experience in the insurance/reinsurance industry. He began as a trainee in 1977 and rose to the ranks of President, CEO at various companies.

Mr. Davidson is a seasoned reinsurance executive with experience in both property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. In various roles as CEO, President and EVP, Mr. Davidson brings a wide range of experience on the reinsurance company side as well as the MGU side of the business in both the domestic US and LLoyd's marketplace. Progressing through the underwriting ranks, Mr. Davidson has extensive experience in property, casualty, treaty, facultative, catastrophe and excess insurance. As a divisional President of Munich Re, Mr. Davidson was responsible for the profit and loss on a portfolio in excess of $1 billion, staff of greater than 250 and twelve domestic branches. In addition, he has first hand experience in MGU start-ups.

Mr. Davidson holds a B.A. and M.B.A. His professional designations include Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Reinsurance (ARe).