Philip W.

Grece
306 100th Avenue
Clayton, WI 54004
715 948 2723
pwgrece@yahoo.com
EXPERIENCE:
Dec 2006 - Present
Vice President and Product Manager, Chartis
Develop and implement Limited Benefit Medical Products. Assist Field Force in s
ales of products. Act as resource and subject matter expert for Regional Office
's Managers, Underwriters and Sales Force. Products have grown since inception
in 2006 to currently $25 million in annual premium.
Fall 2004 - Present
Expert Witness Consultation - Work with legal, healthcare firms and insurance co
mpanies to provide guidance and background review for insurance, stop loss and h
ealthcare arbitrations and trials. Review and develop commentary concerning und
erwriting and claim practices and procedures. This includes operational critiqu
es and recommendations.
December 2004 - Fall 2005
Director-Major Accounts, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Manage a team of Account Managers and provide strategic direction and account ma
nagement for the largest national healthcare clients of Blue Cross MN.
2002 - Fall 2003
Vice President and Regional Director, Evergreen Re
New business development, brokerage and account management of all managed care r
einsurance, medical stop loss and related care and risk management products. Re
view underwriting and claims experience to prepare sophisticated and easy to und
erstand comprehensive reports and presentations to clients and prospects.
1996 - 2002
President, American Continental Life Insurance Company
Executive Vice President, National Underwriting Services, Inc.
Managing Director, IndependenceCare Underwriting Services - Illinois L.L.C.
* Overall managerial responsibility for claims, underwriting, risk assessment, c
ustomer support and sales units for Group Benefits, Medical Stop Loss and Reinsu
rance products.
. Develop reports to track underwriting and claim results, analyze and implement
appropriate actions. Develop explanatory reports and presentations for reinsur
ers and inter disciplinary company officials.
* Oversight of unit functional improvement project.
* Improve efficiency, quality and output of teams through identification and ana
lysis of current processes and procedures as well as development of recommended
improvements and implementation and monitoring of new procedures.
. Plan, negotiate and facilitate the development of a state of the art internet
based computer claim system to more accurately and efficiently value and adjudic
ate claims to reduce overall claim and operating costs and increase accuracy of
claims adjudication process.
* Development and negotiation of corporate reinsurance and transplant care manag
ement program.
* Presentation to A.M. Best in simplified language concerning intricate Insuranc
e Company operations and technical financial results.
* Development of plain language verbiage for A.M. Best published report
* Prepare and conduct training to increase knowledge base of staff
* Develop and grew Medical Stop Loss, Provider Excess and HMO Reinsurance busine
ss distribution network.
* Grew overall premium base from $20 million to $50 million.
* Provider Excess and HMO Reinsurance annual premium volume grew from $5 million
to $30 million.
* Health Insurance Association of America Managed Care Policy group member.
1978 - 1996
Senior Vice President, Johnson & Higgins (J&H)
* Developed vendor relationships and implemented Personal Accident, Special Risk
, Executive Benefits, Medical Stop Loss, Provider Excess and HMO Reinsurance bro
kerage capacity.
* Developed national guidelines and manual in easily understood language to be u
tilized by multi-discipline corporate team members for Special Risk, Personal Ac
cident, Executive Benefits, Medical StopLoss, Provider Excess and HMO Reinsuranc
e.
* Created national brokerage resource and placement facility for all J&H Propert
y, Casualty and Employee Benefit branch offices including Lloyds binding authori
ty for Specialty Risk Management products.
* Handled Account Management and Sales of National Accounts for the
J&H System, i.e., IBM, TWA, GTE, Duke University, Coventry, UniHealth, SHARP, K
eystone Health and CareAmerica. Provide clients with analysis of their risk and
underwriting including in depth analysis of historical and current claim exposu
res.
* Initiated training and educational presentations to branch offices, clients, p
rospects and associates across the country. Frequent presentations to industry
groups.
* Grew Special Risk, Provider Excess and HMO Reinsurance business from $0 - $20
million in commission revenues.

1977 - 1978
Group Representative, INA International Group
* Sales of Group Products for International Employers
1974 - 1977
The Continental Insurance Company
* Career Training Program - all lines of insurance
* Underwriter, Travel Accident and Voluntary Accident Department
EDUCATION:
Moravian College
BA Business - 1974
Illinois Insurance Producer's License
Insurance Institute of America
Insurance and Risk Management
* General Insurance
* Property Insurance
* Casualty Insurance