CURRICULUM VITAE
JAMES R. MAHURIN
207 THIRD AVENUE, NORTH
 FRANKLIN , TN 37064
615-790-0083 
FAX 791-0370  
Email: JimMahurin@aol.com 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE
 
October 1984 To Present
 

Self-employed Risk Management and Insurance consultant providing fee-for-service assistance to the insurance buyer.  Perform risk management studies, independent evaluations of commercial insurance programs, conduct competitive proposal/bid process and self-insurance feasibility studies.  Work experience includes projects in TN, PA, OH, FL, AL, AK, NC, SC, VA, WA DC, WV, ME, OR, MI, GA, IN, and LA

 

Clients include hospitals, financial institutions, colleges, contractors, mines, jewelers, cities, counties, public authorities, airports, manufacturers, national labor unions, law firms, national issue advocacy organizations, investment management organizations, an interstate toll highway, petroleum dealers, oil field service contractors,  maritime oil spill response organizations, utilities, destination hotels, truckers, large farms, a pollution remediation fund, etc.
 

August 1980 – 1984

 

Vice President & General Manager, Songer Insurance Agency, Beckley, WV.  Responsible for agency operations and administration of mining accounts, including subsidiaries of Fortune 500 companies and multi-national steel consortiums.   Other firm accounts included mine equipment manufacturing, banks, school boards and governmental entities.
 

April 1975 – August 1980

 

Commercial insurance sales, Kentucky and Louisiana.  Commercial account sales for The Hopewell Company in Paris, KY (1979 – 1980) handling a variety of accounts.  The agency was heavily involved in thoroughbred farms.  Commercial account representative for J. Everett Eaves, Inc., New Orleans, LA (1975 – 1978) J. Everett Eaves is a large commercial agency.
 
July 1973 – April 1975
 

Marketing Representative, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, New Orleans, LA.  Liaison for the Aetna branch office to 130 independent agencies in south Louisiana.
 
EDUCATION
 

975 - 1981 Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) A series of ten upper division undergraduate and graduate level courses and competitive examinations administered by the American Institute of Property & Underwriters, Malvern, PA.
 

1981 – 1982 Associate in Risk Management:  A series of three graduate level courses and competitive examinations administered the Insurance Institute of America, Malvern, PA
 

1969        Bachelor of Arts, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
 
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
 
1996 Society of Risk Management Consultants (www.srmcsociety.org)
 

1981 Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (www.cpcusociety.org)
 
APPOINTMENTS
 

Society of Risk Management Consultants – Board of Directors (two terms), Professional Practices Committee chair, Long Range Planning Committee chair.
 

Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters – CPCU Journal Advisory Board, Middle Tennessee Chapter president, West Virginia Chapter president
 
PUBLICATIONS
 

Is Federal Flood Insurance Mandatory for Public Entities?   No It Isn’t, But Yes It Is. Risk Management Quarterly, June 2000.
 
  This article addresses changes to the federal Stafford Disaster Relief Act and the impact on public entities with respect to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster relief funds.
 

State Funds in Transition: Models for Underground Storage Tank Assurance Funds.  US Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 510-B-97-002, January 1997

 
  A publication written by the EPA used an underground storage tank pollution remediation fund I designed in 1990 as a model for states with insolvent or financially troubled remediation funds.
 
Personal Risk Survey  International Risk Management Institute, 1985.
 
  This survey provides tools to identify risk on complex personal accounts.
 
SEMINARS
 

Property in the Care of Others -Liability Problems and Property Remedies:  A three hour seminar addressing complex issues created by property leases and property in the care,custody and control of another party.  These issues are very complex and poorly understood within the insurance industry.  The seminar identifies key problems and provides solutions.  (CE approval in several states)
 

Property Leases & Insurance Problems:   A two hour seminar addressing a host of conflict between contractual obligations found in property leases and property/casualty insurance agreements.
 

Major Losses and Business Failure – A two-hour seminar addressing the high incidence of business closures following significant (relative to assets & net worth) insurable losses.  The program shows the high number of closures over time and provides remedies to address the problem.
 

Risk Management Strategies for Account Development – A three hour seminar initially prepared for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) national conference in New Orleans, LA.  The program addresses tools to develop better information, identification and measurement of risk, the high frequency of business closures following significant losses and inadequate coverage.  (CE approval in 50 states)
 

Risk Assessment:  A two-hour seminar addressing risk assessment strategy for commercial firms.  Seminar delivered to the Satellite Broadcast Communications Association National Conference in Las Vegas and Nashville.
 

Risk and Insurance Issues in Bond Issue Financed Projects:  A one hour seminar addressing very complex (and invariably overlooked) risk and insurance issues unique to public and nonprofit entity facilities financed through bond issues.
 

Mall Leases and Insurance Risk  A one-hour seminar prepared for Jewelers Mutual Leading Agents Conference in Lake Tahoe, NV
 

Risk Assessment for Jewelers:   A two hour seminar prepared for an annual conference of the Leading Jewelers Guild, St. Petersburg, FL
 

Pollution Risk for Petroleum Dealers:   A two hour seminar delivered to the Petroleum Marketers Annual Conference in Williamsburg, VA
 

Commercial General Liability:   A six hour seminar addressing the changes in the insurance industry policy form implemented in 1986.  The seminar was delivered to insurance agents groups and insurance company personnel in PA, VA & WV.

 
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
 
1988 - present  Rotary
1988 – 1995    Bluefield State College Board of Advisors, Past President
1988 – 1995    4C Economic Development Authority, Committee Chair