Wrap-Ups: Beyond the Basics from Concept to Closeout Speaker Biographies

Wrap-Ups: Beyond the Basics from Concept to Closeout will be lead by three industry expert speakers and one guest speaker.

Kathleen A. Creedon, CIC, CRM, a 30-year industry veteran, has focused on construction-related insurance since 1987. She started an independent consulting firm, Wrap Strategies, in 2001. Ms. Creedon previously worked at Aon Risk Services, managing more than 30 wrap-up projects of varying size, scope, and complexity—including an OCIP for a $450 million project from an on-site construction trailer, gaining valuable insight into the construction process and the many personalities involved with a large-scale project.

Tracy Saxe is a founding partner of Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. With extensive experience in complex commercial litigation, specializing in insurance coverage issues on behalf of policyholders, he is well versed in issues of late notice, allocation, subrogation, contribution, indemnification, and the duty to defend. He is a frequent national lecturer on insurance coverage topics. Turner Construction Company named Mr. Saxe “Lawyer of the Year” for 2005.

Christopher T. Smith is the Corporate Insurance Manager and National CCIP Director for Turner Construction Company. He has worked in insurance for 16 years with 12 of those years focused exclusively on underwriting and managing the risks of construction and wrap-up accounts. As Turner’s National CCIP Director, he has seen the rolling CCIP program grow to be one of the largest in the country. He is also responsible for business unit support in reviewing all owner controlled insurance programs in which Turner participates and assists in facilitating project-specific placements.

Guest Speaker

Scott Jensen is a Vice President in the AmWINS of Alabama office, specializing in tough to place construction risk accounts. Scott also serves in the Construction Practice Division for AmWINS. Scott handles a variety of construction related accounts, including residential, commercial, environmental and controlled insurance programs. Scott has over 10 controlled insurance programs in progress today, and over $1 billion in construction cost.