Terrence W. Cavanaugh

Mr. Cavanaugh is a panelist for Monday's Preconference Workshop 6, "What's Hot in Construction Risk Management?" He is presently the chief operating officer for Chubb Surety. He started his career with Chubb as a bond underwriter in the Chicago office. He also held bond manager positions in Cleveland and Los Angeles prior to moving to the Warren home office as an underwriting zone manager for surety in 1979. He was appointed manager of the Walnut Creek, California, branch in 1983 and became the San Francisco branch manager in 1984. From 1988 to 1992 he managed the New Jersey branch operations. From 1992 to 1994 he was Eastern Zone officer and from 1996 to 1999 he was Northern Zone officer. In that position he managed a 16-state territory. He was responsible for all underwriting, claims, loss control, and marketing activities as well as management of Chubb's agency distribution relationships. In 1999 he was named Worldwide Marketing officer. In that role he was responsible for distribution management, product development, business intelligence, and strategic development.

He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in business administration.