Roger Teese
Teese Consulting LLC
488 Guinea Rd.
Charlotte, VT 05445
Phone: 802-425-4659
Fax: 802-425-7747
Cell: 802-310-0145
E-mail:
teese@gmavt.net Profile: 46 years experience property/casualty experience
35 years agency experience
30 years Managing General Underwriting/Program Management experience
27 years captive insurance company management experience
27 years Authorized Captive Manager in VT until 2009
6 years claims adjusting BI PD, Trial Management 3 years
Licensed in 50 states until 2009, now licensed in VT
Licensed Surplus Lines Broker in 26 states until 2009
Senior Positions: President, CEO, Principal, Smith Bell & Thompson Insurance. Burlington, VT
President, CEO, Principal, SBT Captive Management Co., Burlington, VT
Founding President and Chairman of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA)
President Managing Agency Group, Hartford, CT, Syracuse, NY
Trial Adjuster with authority, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co
Professional Experience: Smith Bell and Thompson (1973-2008)
Program Manager, Managing General Underwriter
Responsible for contracts with AIG, Swiss Re, CNA.
Marketing, Underwriting, Binding and Policy Issuance, Broker Contracts.
Underwriting and Compliance Audits by Insurers and Reinsurers.
Litigation Management and E&O claims.
Books of business:
AIG- Home Health Care, all lines including Med Mal, D&O and Crime for 50 states
Swiss Re- Metal Working and Plastics all lines including Products for 50 states
CNA- Lawyers Professional, Maine, NH, VT
Smith Bell $ Thompson total book was $160M when acquired by Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs in 2005. Ranked top 1% peer agencies by Marsh Berry.
SBT Captive Management Company (1982-2008)
Authorized Captive Manager in VT, SC and DC.
Licensed and managed $400M in premium all types of Captives: Pure, Risk Retention Groups, Industrial Insureds.
Clients included The University of Michigan Hospital, Loma Linda Hospital, Investment Co Institute, Kroger, and Electrolux.
Managing Agency Group (2005- 2008)
Responsible for contracts with Berkeley, Alia and Hartford.
This entity was a Managing General Underwriter and Program Administrator Books of Business were Oil Dealers, Lumber, and Limo.
Premiums were approximately $50M
Presently (HRH acquired by Willis in 2008 – severed)
President, Teese Consulting LLC
Licensing a large captive for West Coast Construction Company
Director for two pure captives
Professional Memberships: Current: CIC, VCIA honorary member
Former: RIMS, PLUS, VIAA