Geoffrey M. Hall

Mr. Hall is one of the panelists for Workshop M1, "Insurance Underwriter Perspectives and Prognostications," on Monday. He is Senior Vice President, ACE USA Construction. Based in New York City, Mr. Hall is responsible for leading the domestic underwriting strategies of ACE USA's Construction Industry Practice Group, part of ACE Casualty Risk Division. Mr. Hall manages a countrywide team of more than 150 construction professionals dedicated to addressing the unique insurance needs of builders and contractors.

With more than 22 years of diverse experience in the insurance arena, Mr. Hall spent nearly 19 years at American International Group (AIG), where he held a variety of marketing and underwriting positions in its construction and healthcare casualty underwriting units. For the first half of his career, Mr. Hall provided healthcare professional liability to hospitals, clinical research organizations and various other free standing medical facilities with a primary focus in the Northeast region.

Over the past 13 years, Mr. Hall has been focused exclusively on providing Contractor Casualty Programs, Owner Controlled Insurance Programs, Contractor Controlled Insurance Programs, Construction Joint Ventures and Industrial Construction Maintenance Programs, for projects relating to transportation infrastructure, bridge rehabilitation, highway, street and road expansion, commercial, mixed use and residential construction. In addition, he has worked with specialty and general contractors.

Mr. Hall has served as a speaker on numerous industry panels, and recently coauthored an article on the effect of stimulus funding on the insurance industry titled: "Impact of U.S. Stimulus Bill on Infrastructure: Risk Management Challenges and Opportunities."

Mr. Hall earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Hobart College, in Geneva, N.Y.

ACE USA is the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, and is rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company and A+ (Strong) by Standard & Poor's. ACE USA, through its underwriting companies, provides insurance products and services throughout the U.S. Additional information on ACE USA and its products and services can be found at www.aceusa.com. Celebrating 25 years of insuring progress, the ACE Group is a global leader in insurance and reinsurance serving a diverse group of clients. Headed by ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE), the ACE Group conducts its business on a worldwide basis with operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries. Additional information can be found at: www.acelimited.com.