Frank Keres

Mr. Keres is presenting Workshop W3, "Practical and Effective Risk Management Techniques," on Wednesday morning. He is principal of Construction Risk Associates, Inc., with a main office near Chicago. He works with contractors and brokers, insurers, and owners who deal with contractors. He works on specific assignments, general consulting, and the majority of his work is as an outsourced risk manager. Before forming Construction Risk Associates, Mr. Keres was risk manager for Safway Services, one of the nation's largest subcontractors with more than 70 locations. Mr. Keres had also worked within Aon Risk Service's Construction Group, working with contractors on developing risk programs and with owners of larger construction projects. He was one of the earliest construction risk managers when he worked for James McHugh Construction Co. in Chicago.

Mr. Keres believes in the full integration of insurance, claims management, loss control, and operations to have a comprehensive and productive risk management program. He utilizes his legal training and background, a thorough knowledge of coverage, a realistic approach to claims, and his safety experiences to provide a unique focus to risk management. Mr. Keres is well recognized as a leader in the area of construction risk. Among the groups to whom he has made presentations are the National Safety Council, International Conference on Construction Safety and Health, National Inland Marine Underwriter's, Construction Safety Conference. In 2008, he was presented with IRMI's Words of Wisdom Award recognizing his skill and generosity in sharing his expertise in many facets of construction insurance.

Mr. Keres holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D. from John Marshall Law School.