Background
Steve Coombs writes on builders
risk insurance for IRMI.com. He also coauthored, along with Donald S.
Malecki, The Builders Risk Book, released in late
2010.
Mr. Coombs joined Risk Resources as president in 1992. Risk Resources is a
risk management and commercial insurance consulting firm based in LaGrange,
Illinois. Risk Resources does not sell insurance and provides consulting
services on a fee-for-service basis. Common projects include risk management
and insurance audits, insurance RFPs/proposal management, agent/broker
selection, risk financing studies, litigation support and testimony.
Prior to joining Risk Resources, Mr. Coombs served as a risk management
consultant with a consulting firm. Prior to that, he spent 7 years developing
his skills as a national accounts underwriter for a large international
insurance group. He has extensive knowledge and experience regarding various
aspects of construction insurance and is an author and speaker. He is also a
former President of the Society of Risk Management Consultants.
Mr. Coombs is a graduate of Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of
Business Administration. He also holds an M.A. from DePaul University with a
concentration in Risk Management and Insurance. He has earned the Associate in
Risk Management (ARM) certificate from the Insurance Institute of America and
has received the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
designation.
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