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About Comply America - Management
Kevin Ribble,
President Insurance executive with
extensive experience in management and all aspects of Employment
Practices Liability Insurance, risk management and underwriting
WORK
HISTORY 2001 - Present: President
of Comply America, V.P. Edgewater Holdings Comply America: responsible for marketing, sales,
management and technical content of discrimination prevention training
program. Clients include; Practicing Law Institute, American Express,
Hitachi, CBIC and other fortune 1000 companies etc.
Edgewater Holdings: An MGU
that specializes in underwriting executive lines on a national basis,
Kevin is responsible for underwriting and managing EPLI program
business. Accomplishments: Clients include; California
Medical Association, California Optometrist association, Defense
Research Institute, Minnesota Bar Association
just to name a few.
Established training program credibility by securing
endorsements from Practicing Law Institute, EEOC and Federal Courts Authorized EPLI underwriter for Beazley, a Lloyds
Syndicate 1995- 2001:
Vice-President of Claims,
TIG Insurance Co., Dallas, Texas Responsible for management of two company divisions generating over $600 million in written premiums. Lines of business included; Professional Liability, General liability, Product liability. The claim management team consisted of twelve senior analysts and over twenty- five internal and external claim offices. Responsibilities included technical file quality, management of large losses, customer claim services, management of operating budget and financial results.
1994-1995:
Executive Claims Manager,
TIG Insurance Co., Phoenix, Arizona. Responsible for all aspects of
budget and management concerning the company’s property, casualty and WC
claim center, servicing the Western United States. The office employed
over ninety claim professionals.
1992-1994:
Director of Claims,
CIGNA Insurance (P&C) Philadelphia Pennsylvania Responsible for file
quality nationally and the development of best practices.
Designed and implemented specialized work
flows delivering a competitive advantage. 1990-1992 Casualty Claims
Manager, CIGNA
Insurance (P&C) Sacramento, California Managed the commercial auto and
general liability claims department including construction defect for
northern California.
Directed staff of fifty claim professionals
received national award for excellence. 1985 - 1990 Claims Manager,
CIGNA, (INA, ALPAC), Anchorage, Alaska Responsible for claim quality, budget and staff of thirty-five. Managed the casualty claims generated during the Alaska pipeline years. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, EDUCATION/DESIGNATION: Simpson College, B.A., Major History (certified
teacher) AIA Council Member
- Washington D.C. Completed and conducted training
in all areas of business administration, employment practices,
management and claim technical areas of the insurance industry
Licensed
– Property and Casualty TX #1214393 Develop training for agents in EPLI risk management (Program certified for 4 hours agents continuing education credits by California Dept of Insurance and other states)
Mark Kollar,
Executive Vice President
EDGEWATER HOLDINGS, LTD.
1991- Present
President, CEO, Underwriter
Mark Kollar currently serves as President and Underwriter for Edgewater
Holdings, Ltd., a managing General Agency and consulting firm founded by
Mr. Kollar in 1991. Edgewater is a pioneer in the introduction and
development of a stand-alone employment practice liability policy. Under
the direction of Kollar, Edgewater underwrites individual accounts of
all sizes but also concentrates on developing programs for affinity
groups including Auto Dealers, Restaurants, Medical Offices and Law
Firms. They have the endorsement of the California Medical Association
and the Nebraska Bar Association, the California Pharmacists Association
and many others. Edgewater underwrites exclusively on behalf of the
Beazley Group.
Kollar is a founder and director of the Employment Practices Risk
Management Association (EPRMA), a non-profit association domiciled in
the state of Illinois dedicated to research and development of risk
management techniques for businesses associated with the exposure to
employee lawsuits by employees for discrimination, harassment, and other
alleged wrongful employment practices.
Edgewater also is a certified continuing education provider offering
seminars to insurance agents and risk managers across the country. In
addition Edgewater serves as a vendor for Comply America internet-based
sexual harassment prevention training and Compliance Partners Inc.
employee handbook management systems. Edgewater also acts as an
intermediary arranging Facultative Reinsurance and consulting for
Insurers, Risk Retention Groups, Pools and Associations
Mr. Kollar has presented at the ACI EPLI Conference
held in New York in January 2002. He has been a featured speaker at the
Tillinghast Directors and Officers Liability Seminar (formerly Watson
Wyatt). He is a featured presenter at Continuing Education seminars for
Insurance Agents and Brokers including the NAIW, and the Florida
Insurance Agents Association. He has conducted loss control Seminars for
the National Medical Transportation Association, National Bankers
Association and other affiliated groups.
TRANSCO SYNDICATE #1
1983 to 1991
Vice President of TCO Insurance Services and was
Transco's Underwriting Manager at the Illinois Insurance Exchange.
His duties included the coordination of
inter-syndicate relations including underwriting projects and
lead/follow placements. As underwriting manager for Chicago from 1985 to
1991 he managed a book of over 147 million in premium. Since 1985, he
had personally underwritten a book exclusively for the Exchange of over
40 million with an underwriting profit for every year. He underwrote all
types of commercial casualty business on a primary and an excess basis.
His concentration included primary general liability on manufacturers
and contractors and also errors and omissions coverages both on a
primary and excess basis. He served three terms as the President of the
Illinois Insurance Exchange Underwriters Association. He has
participated as a featured speaker at several national seminars
including the Colorado "I" Day.
AM-RE BROKERS
1980 to 1983
Served as an Umbrella Underwriter for American
Excess Insurance Company, which was a subsidiary of American Re. He was
responsible for production and underwriting for five (5) Midwestern
states including Kentucky, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Minnesota.
In 1983 subsequent to the purchase of
American Re Insurance by AETNA this direct facility was absorbed into
the parent company. This company concentrated on umbrella and excess
policies for manufacturers, hospitals, professionals, and contractors.
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
1977 to 1983
Mr. Kollar began his career as a Casualty Primary
Lines Underwriter and was trained extensively in general liability, auto
liability and workers compensation in the Chicago branch.
He completed several in-house company
training courses including Industrial Hygiene, Loss Control &
Engineering, and Casualty Underwriting as well as completing the INS
Series.
Chosen to participate in the umbrella
underwriting program called EXCEL and was the designated Umbrella
Underwriter for the Chicago branch.
EDUCATION
A.B. Classics degree in Philosophy, 1974, Loyola University of Chicago.
Post Graduate work in Philosophy, 1974 to 1976
INS series
Licensed Broker in the State of Illinois Certified instructor in Illinois, California and several other states
In 1999, Mr. Potteiger founded BowWave Technology, an Internet application services company specializing in web and wireless technologies. BowWave successfully delivers IT services both pre-built applications and consulting services to numerous clients. In early 2000, he was recruited by Xbond and served as their Director of Technology Integration for financial technology startup. He led the development team on their initial product offering X-OS - an XML-based bond trading platform.
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