Background
Chris Heckman is general counsel to ExxonMobil Risk Management and its captive
insurer, Ancon Insurance Company, one of the largest captives in the world with
more than $5 billion in assets and insureds/reinsureds in more than 100
countries. He has handled numerous large coverage disputes, including the Exxon
Valdez and the environmental and asbestos claims of Exxon and Mobil. He has
represented Ancon in major claims worldwide, including the first major
commercial mediation in Europe, which arose out of the 1991 sinking of the
Sleipner platform in Norway. He is a frequent speaker on insurance-related
issues. Before joining Exxon Corporation in 1991, he practiced maritime and
insurance law in New York City. Mr. Heckman is a 1978 graduate of Tulane Law
School.