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Lambert Named Senior VP-Compliance Uni-Ter Underwriting Management Corp.
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - October 25, 2007) - Jeri Lambert, an insurance executive with more
than 25 years in the business, has been named Senior Vice
President-Compliance at Uni-Ter Underwriting Management Corporation, a
leading administrator of Risk Retention Groups (RRG), captives, and other
alternative insurance mechanisms.
Lambert moved up to Senior Vice President-Compliance after serving Uni-Ter
for the last five years as Senior Claims Analyst with additional
responsibilities in the Underwriting Division for program filings and
contracts. "We welcome Jeri to our senior management team where her
industry experience and expertise will make an important contribution to
our growing organization," said Sanford "Sandy" Elsass, President and CEO.
Uni-Ter is recognized as the pioneer in creating and managing Risk
Retention Groups to provide General and Professional Liability Insurance to
the long-term care industry, having formed Ponce de Leon LTC RRG, Inc. in
Florida, the first RRG to cover nursing homes, assisted living facilities,
independent living facilities, and continuing care retirement communities.
Uni-Ter also formed and manages Lewis & Clark, LTC RRG, Inc. that insures
long-term care facilities in 41 states; J. M. Woodworth Risk Retention
Group, Inc. that writes medical malpractice insurance for physicians and
surgeons in New York State; and Sophia Palmer Nurses RRG, Inc. that
provides malpractice insurance to nurses in Florida. Uni-Ter is a
subsidiary of U. S. RE Companies, Inc., the New York-based, international
financial services firm with operations in reinsurance brokerage,
property/casualty insurance, Alternative Risk Transfer, and investment
banking.
As Compliance Officer, Lambert will oversee the operations of Uni-Ter
Claims Services Corporation, an affiliate of Uni-Ter Underwriting
Management Corporation. She will be responsible also for licensing and
training, along with policies and procedures to assure compatibility with
insuring agreements and regulatory requirements. Lambert came to Uni-Ter
after holding positions in marketing, risk management, underwriting, and
related activities at J. Smith Lanier & Co.; Kendall Risk Management; and
Marsh McLennan, Inc.; among others.
She holds the following designations: CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty
Underwriter), AU (Associate in Underwriting), ASLI (Associate in Surplus
Lines Insurance), and AIT (Associate in Information Technology). She is
licensed as an insurance agent in Nevada and Georgia, as a Surplus Lines
Broker in Georgia, as an Adjuster in Georgia, and as a Non-Resident
Adjuster in 18 states. Lambert is a Certified Professional Insurance Woman.
She won the 2000 Georgia Professional Insurance Agents' Education Award.