CURRICULUM VITAE

OBJECTIVE:

Provide professional, competent advisory and consulting services to the insurance and reinsurance industry, particularly in the areas of arbitration and mediation as respects disputes over reinsurance placements as well as expert witnessing or background consulting on disputes for insurance or reinsurance placements.

QUALIFICATIONS

Over Forty two years combined reinsurance and insurance experience make for a unique historical perspective. Initially involved in underwriting complex major casualty programs and developing special forms and coverages (e.g. some of the first umbrella policies). Then segued into nearly thirty years as reinsurance broker with several of the nation's largest and well known reinsurance intermediaries. Placed a broad spectrum of treaty and facultative reinsurance ranging from those for "Main Street Carriers" to specialized or esoteric accounts involving Kidnap & Ransom, Patent Infringement, Professional Liability, Auto Racing, Trucking, Employment Practices Liability and other specialty placements. Have provided expert opinions, reports for disputes in various state and Federal courts as well as an arbitration in London. Certified ARIAS arbitrator.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Edgewater Holdings LTD. (Chicago, IL) Edgewater Consulting Services
Senior Vice President. President
Feb. 1998  March 2000

Served in several functions for parent company with heavy emphasis on soliciting new client carriers for a unique Turnkey Employment Practices Liability Reinsurance Program. We were able to put insurance carriers into the EPLI business by offering policy forms, rates, training of underwriting, marketing and claims staff, coupled to treaty and facultative reinsurance coverage. I played an important role in dealing with several large intermediary firms and their prospects and clients as well as maintaining and solidifying our relations with reinsurers. Also required working with claim departments and law firms on EPLI claims.

G.J. Sullivan Co. (Chicago, IL)
Senior Vice President/ Branch Manager
Feb. 1994 1998

Opened and managed branch office staff of four reinsurance brokers responsible for production and servicing treaty reinsurance business. This required drawing on experience in working with ceding insurance companies as well as domestic and foreign reinsurers to design proper reinsurance structure, contract terms and wordings. Also worked with several major corresponding London brokers.

Taylor Reinsurance Intermediaries (Seattle, WA) AON Reinsurance
Vice President Vice President
September 1986   Feb 1994

Co founder of TRI along with W.E. Taylor, legendary reinsurance broker. We were acquired by AON in 1990 and became their Seattle branch Office. As a senior broker, produced and serviced major treaty clients. This required drawing out ceding companies requirements and helping develop best possible terms and conditions from reinsurers. A thorough knowledge of the world reinsurance marketplace was an absolute necessity, especially on major Property Catastrophe treaties. Our client base included major players in the Excess & Surplus lines area as well as Medical Malpractice.

Thomas A. Greene & Co. (Chicago, IL)
Vice President
Feb. 1982   Sept 1986

Senior Broker involved with production and servicing of major treaty clients. Our diversified client base included several major writers of Specialty Lines, both Property and Casualty. We developed hybrid combinations of reinsurance that blended Pro Rata with Excess within one combined treaty structure.

E.W. Blanch & Co. (Minneapolis & Chicago)
Vice President
May 1976  Jan. 1982

Broker involved in producing and servicing major treaty clients. We were one of the first brokers to recognize the potential to structure reinsurance programs that served financial and tax purposes as well as traditional reinsurance purposes.

Booth, Potter, Seal (Philadelphia, PA)
Assistant Vice President
Feb. 1973  April 1976

Broker involved in both facultative and treaty reinsurance production and servicing of major clients. Put together one of the first broker market automatic facultative facilities. Placed heavy casualty facultative for major E&S writers.

Tower, Perrin, Forster & Crosby (Philadelphia, PA) Account Executive
March 1970  Feb. 1973

Broker charged with servicing and marketing responsibilities on treaty and facultative placements. Learned nuances of writing treaty contracts and preparing detailed submissions to reinsurers. Also, obtained first exposure to London Reinsurance Intermediaries. Additional Corporate Risk Management responsibilities that required working with HR department and insurance broker.

Insurance Company of North America (INA) (Philadelphia & Detroit) Senior Underwriter
June 1956   Feb 1970 (served in US. Army 1962 & 1963)

In Detroit served as senior underwriter designated as line specialist for commercial casualty lines on a wide range of primary and excess insurance accounts. This was one of INA's largest and most profitable branch operations

Began underwriting career in INA Home Office Special Accounts Department that handled all major Primary and Excess Casualty programs (also all Professional Liability lines). Worked in developing manuscript policies and coverage for many Fortune 1000 companies. Required placing casualty facultative on many policies, thus learning differences between so called "Direct" reinsurers and those accessed via brokers. Also graduated from INA's four month fulltime casualty underwriting training school, regarded as the best in the insurance industry.

REFERENCES: Provided upon request

Recent Expert Consultation Experience of George J. Biehl

2003 Retained by Counsel - Michael D. Seale
Attorney-At-Law
101 W. Goodwin Avenue, Suite 600
Victoria, Texas 77901
Phone- (361) 576-1594
Fax- (361) 570-1148
Email- mseale@rnct.com

Assignment: Prepared expert opinion report for counsel in coverage dispute between insured, retail agent, wholesale broker and insurance company. Deposition and trial testimony not required.

Regency Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., et al vs. Thomas Advisors Grouping, Tejas Insurance managers, Inc., d/b/a Austin Surplus Lines Agency, Inc., et al and Scottsdale Insurance Company. Venue was 24th Judicial District of Victoria County, Texas.

2004 Retained by Counsel – Pieter Van Tol
Lovells
900 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Phone – (212) 909- 0661
Fax- (212) 909- 0666
E-mail – Pieter.VanTol@lovells.com

Assignment: Prepared expert opinion report for counsel in dispute between ceding insurance company (our client) and reinsurer. Also gave deposition. Case resulted in court tendering Summary Judgment for our client.

U.S District Court, Southern District of New York. Folksamerica Reinsurance Company against Republic Insurance Company. Also Republic Insurance Company against Aon Corporation, Aon Re Worldwide, Aon Services Group, Inc. and Aon Specialty Re, Inc.

2005 Retained by Counsel – Brad Ockene
Lovells
One IBM Plaza
330 N. Wabash Avenue
Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone – (312) 832-4458
Fax – (312) 832- 4444
E-mail brad.Ockene@lovells.com

Assignment: Prepared expert opinion report for counsel in dispute between Reinsurance Intermediary and Reinsurer. Deposition also given. Case settled out of court,

Venue- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. Aon Re vs. RGA Reinsurance Company..

2004-2006 Retained by Counsel – Linda Dakin-Grimm
Michael Haravon
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP
601 S. Figueroa Street
30th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone – (213) 892-4000
Fax – (213) 629-5063
E-mail Ldakin-Grimm@milbank.com

Assignment : Provided declaration/affidavit to support motion to compel production of documents filed by plaintiff in a dispute between ceding entity and reinsurance intermediary. Also provided expert report and rebuttal reports. Deposition taken. Case Settled out of court.

Venue- Court Of Common Pleas, Montgomery County, PA

2006 Retained by Counsel – Matthew E. Ritchie
Asbury & Asbury, L.L.P.
534 Pine Street
Suite 102
Abilene , TX 79601
Phone – (325) 673-7141
Fax – (325) 673-7258
E-mail Matt@asburylaw.com

Assignment - prepared export opinion report for insurance company’s counsel in dispute over coverage issues in an Errors & Omissions Liability policy issued to an insurance agent.

Venue – U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, Utica Mutual Ins.Co. Vs. Great States Ins.

Agency

2005 Retained by Counsel – David E. Weiss
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P.
One Market, Spear St. Tower
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: (415) 442-1465
Fax: (415) 4421001
E-mail dweiss@morganlewis.com

Assignment (In progress): Chosen as party appointed arbitrator in dispute between Insurance company and reinsurers.

2006 Retained by Counsel – Rebecca Callahan
Callahan Law Corporation
5120 Campus Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Tel: (949) 260-8888
Fax: (949) 260-9999
E-mail rcallahan@callahanlaw.biz

Assignment - prepared declaration describing Protection & Indemnity Clubs and Lloyds of London as expert background information in a dispute involving vacatur motion in earlier arbitration.

Venue – Superior Court of State of California for Orange County, Central Justice Center.

2006 Retained by Counsel - Stephen Netherway, Partner
CMS Cameron McKenna, LLP
Mitre House
160 Aldersgate Street
London, UK, EC1A 4DD
Tel 011-44-207-367-3000
Fax 011-44-207-2000

Assignment – provided expert report for tribunal in an arbitration dispute arising out of retrocessional reinsurance of so called Workers’ Compensation “Carve out” coverages. I was asked to provide explanations of U.S. Insurance Coverage afforded by Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability policies and alternative insurance products as well as reinsurance market overview at time of placement. Case settled prior to hearing.

2007 Retained by Counsel – Keith S. Burn, Partner
Cuddy, Kennedy, Albetta & Ives, LLP
7770 Jefferson NE
Suite 440
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Tel 505-888-1335
Fax 505-888-1369

Assignment – provided expert report for plaintiff in dispute with Homeowner insurer over policy response on water damage and mold remediation issues. Deposition and trial testimony pending.

Venue – U.S District Court for the District of New Mexico

2007 Retained by Counsel – William K. Perry, Partner
Chadbourne & Parke, LLP
1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel 202-974-5611
Fax 202-974-5602
E –mail: wperry@chadbourne.com

Assignment in progress – Retained to provide expert opinion and testimony for plaintiff reinsurer in a dispute with reinsurance intermediaries involving bonding program.

Venue – U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania