Ross Taylor

Experience

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  Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

  Sept 1989 - Jun 1995

  Responsibilities included the direct supervision of five field and office adjusters. Assigned new claims, managed adjuster workloads, performed file audits and provided team support with coverage analysis, liability and damages investigation/evaluation to ensure compliance with departmental objectives. Evaluated, classified, rated and selected commercial risks for insurance coverage. Presented renewal and new business proposals to assigned independent agencies. Developed and implemented strategies to achieve new business sales goals and for the retention of existing accounts.

  • Claims Supervisor

    Aug 1993 - Jun 1995

  • Sr. Claims Representative

    Oct 1992 - Aug 1993

  • Sr. Casualty Underwriter

    Sept 1989 - Oct 1992
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  Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

  Feb 1997 - now

  Litigation Manager

  Progressive career path in the management of global products, premises and automobile liability litigation with responsibility for over 50 million dollars of exposure to a Fortune 500 company. Areas of specialization include complex products liability, general liability and automobile liability bodily injury/fatality cases, fire/explosion and electrocution cases. Identify, select and work closely with defense counsel and experts in the defense of litigation against the Company. Represent the Company at mediations, arbitrations and Court mandated settlement conferences. Participant in product safety reviews and product recalls. Show less