Paul Becker, CPCU, ARM

Mr. Becker is a panelist for Tuesday’s General Session, "Double Down: Winning Strategies from Leaders in Construction Risk Management." He is the North American Practice leader for the Willis Construction Practice. This practice represents Willis’s largest area of expertise. The group has significant construction teams in over 40 offices in North America, which service clients in all areas of construction.

The practice focuses on Surety, Risk Management, Habitational, Alternative Risks, Project Programs including Wrap-Ups, and Professional Liability for all types of construction contractors, owners, and service professionals. With more than 400 dedicated construction professionals in Willis North America, the practice is the premier provider of construction industry brokerage and risk consulting.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Becker led the Construction Risk Management Group within the national practice, which spearheads the insurance services of the group, as well as safety, claims, and alternative programs. This group has primary responsibility for product development, best practices, major account interaction and production, and insurer relationships.

In addition to his leadership role in Willis, Mr. Becker is a frequent speaker at national construction conferences , including AGC, CFMA, and DBIA, in addition to IRMI. In 2005, Mr. Becker was one of the few insurance executives to testify before Congress in the wake of the Katrina disaster to urge action on quickly rebuilding New Orleans by focusing on streamlining litigation.

He has served on the AGC Risk Management Committee for a number of years and is a past National Director of the Construction Financial Management Association. He frequently authors articles for various trade publications for both the construction and insurance industries.

Mr. Becker holds both the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter and Associate in Risk Management professional designations.