Associate Vice President for Risk Management & Insurance, University of Pennsylvania

Session: The Ever-Changing Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities Every Captive Owner Should be Considering

Responsibilities

Ben has spent over 37 years working in higher education and healthcare risk management. Ben is the Associate Vice President for Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Pennsylvania, having served in this capacity for 16years. 

Ben’s responsibilities include oversight of the insurance and risk management programs for the University and the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Internally, Ben serves on the boards of the Division of Public Safety Advisory Board, The Critical Incident Stress Management Team, The Student Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) Advisory Board, The Compliance LEADS Committee, Institutional Risk Committee, Crisis Management Team, Global Incident Management Team, Life Safety Systems Committee, Student Health Insurance Advisory Committee, Medical Professional Liability Oversight Committee,  and serves as an advisor to the Division of Finance Risk Committee.

Experience

Prior to joining Penn, Ben served in similar roles at Temple University and Thomas Jefferson University. Ben also worked at Marsh McLennan in their healthcare unit. Ben has served on the boards of three Vermont-based Risk Retention Groups, three Bermuda-based Captives, and one Cayman-based Captive. Ben currently serves as president of a Vermont-based RRG and president of a Bermuda-based Captive. He currently serves on Chubb’s Client Advisory Board and Berkshire Specialty’s Advisory Board.  Ben was named as a 2017 RIMS Risk Manager of the Year Honor Roll Award Recipient and is a recipient of the 2018 Theodore Roosevelt (“Teddy”) Workers’ Compensation Award. Ben has been honored as a 2022 and 2023 Risk All Star by Risk and Insurance Magazine. Ben has served as a board member and volunteered on numerous community organizations and continues such service.  Ben is the proud father of two daughters and the proud grandfather of three grandchildren.