Edgar H. Lion, BS, MS, JD

"Bud" Lion wrote on risk management for insurance agent and broker errors and omissions exposures for IRMI.com.

Mr. Lion started his insurance career with the Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies in 1948 in casualty underwriting, holding various sales, underwriting, and executive positions with the company throughout the United States. He was elected vice president and manager of the San Francisco branch office in 1964. He then elected early retirement in 1984.

In his capacity as manager, he developed and administered the group errors and omissions (E&O) programs for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of California; the Independent Insurance Agents of Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii; and the Western Association of Insurance Brokers. He also had the executive supervision of the E&O program for the National Association of Life Underwriters.

Upon his retirement, Mr. Lion established Alpine Risk Management Corp. and developed a total E&O risk management loss prevention program for agents and brokers. He is the author of an E&O loss prevention manual of procedures for agents. He has both written and teaches E&O loss prevention seminars for agents and brokers and was commissioned by the Independent Insurance Agents of America and The Employers Reinsurance Corporation to write an advanced E&O seminar for the national membership of the IIAA. This seminar is being taught in all 50 states. Mr. Lion is the author of many articles on E&O and also is the author of the procedural analysis review program for agents and brokers. He is retained by several prominent law firms in California as a consultant and expert witness and is recognized as one of the leading experts nationally in E&O loss prevention.

Mr. Lion attended the University of California at Berkeley, majoring in economics and mathematics; Golden Gate University at San Francisco, majoring in insurance and insurance law; and the University of Portland, majoring in insurance law.