Altair Auditors
Altair has always employed the most experienced professionals that have worked with several insurance firms and know the business.  We have just the right person for the job.


Bob Drag - Director/Senior Underwriting Analyst
Mr. Drag started Altair in 1990 with three partners to better fulfill the insurance auditing market needs. Altair has since grown and services many markets nationally and internationally.  Bob Drag has been with Altair for 34 years.

Delores Bergland - Senior Claims Analyst
Ms. Bergland has over 40 years of insurance, reinsurance and TPA claims experience, including work with General Accident, Home, Chartwell Re and GAB.  Delores Bergland has been with Altair for 27 years.

Bruce Candlin - Senior Claims Analyst
Bruce Candlin, Attorney at Law, has over 40 years experience in the legal and insurance Industry. Prior to opening his legal practice, Bruce was the managing attorney for St. Paul Companies / Travelers MN.  Bruce Candlin has been with Altair for 10 years.

C. Robert Carlquist - Senior Claims Analyst
Mr. Carlquist has over 40 years of managerial, supervisory and "hands-on" multi-line and workers' compensation claim experience in a variety of jurisdictions, including work with Wausau Insurance, Eagle Pacific Insurance and Montana State Fund.  C. Robert Carlquist has been with Altair for 16 years.

Michael J. Davies - Senior Claims Analyst
Mr. Davies has over 35 years of managerial, supervisory with multi-line and workers' compensation claim and TPA experience including work with St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company.  Michael J. Davies has been with Altair for 13 years.

Linda Fiorenzi - Senior Claims Analyst
Ms. Fiorenzi has over 25 years of multi-line and professional insurance claims management and handling experience in several offices of Travelers St. Paul Group, including the home office.  Linda Fiorenzi has been with Altair for 17 years.

Roger Glasgow - Senior Claims Analyst
Mr. Glasgow has nearly 40 years of insurance claims and management experience, including work with Crum & Forster and St. Paul Insurance Group.  Roger Glasgow has been with Altair for 23 years.

David Ovadia - Senior Claims Analyst
Mr. Ovadia has over 35 years of insurance, reinsurance claims experience, including work with St. Paul Travelers and CIGNA Insurance Company. He is also fluent in French, Spanish and Portuguese.  David Ovadia has been with Altair for 13 years.

John Palmer - Senior Claims Analyst
John has over 37 years experience in the insurance industry. Much of his career at MSI and Travelers Insurance Company. His expertise includes all liability lines, PL, commercial automobile, HO as well commercial property.  John Palmer has been with Altair for 10 years.

James Runkel - Senior Claims Analyst
Mr. Runkel has over 39 years of experience within the insurance industry, all lines. He specializes in liability including environmental, software E&O and cyber. His career includes many years with St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company.  James Runkel has been with Altair for 11 years.

Steven Ruzek - Senior Claims Analyst
Steven has accumulated 40 years of experience within the insurance industry, much of this at Aetna, MSI and Country Financial. His expertise includes all liability lines, HO, business owners, personal and commercial automobile and property.  Steven Ruzek has been with Altair for 10 years.

M. Jack Betcher - Senior Underwriting Analyst
Mr. Betcher has over 40 years of insurance and reinsurance underwriting and brokering experience, including work with Hartford, A&A and E.W. Blanch Co.  M. Jack Betcher has been with Altair for 25 years.

Douglas Childs - Senior Underwriting Analyst
Mr. Childs has over 40 years of insurance underwriting and management experience, including work with CNA and St. Paul Companies / Travelers.  Douglas Childs has been with Altair for 11 years.

Lawrence P. Lochner - Senior Underwriting Analyst
Mr. Lochner has over 35 years of reinsurance and treaty underwriting, management and property claim experience, including work with Chartwell and Arch Insurance Company.  Lawrence P. Lochner has been with Altair for 14 years.

Patrick J. McCool - Senior Underwriting Analyst
Mr. McCool has over 40 years of insurance, reinsurance underwriting and insurance Management experience, including work with CNA Insurance Company, AIG Risk Management and Arthur J. Gallagher and Company.  Patrick J. McCool has been with Altair for 26 years.

Michael McGlinn - Senior Underwriting Analyst
Michael McGlinn has over 40 years insurance and reinsurance experience. He has been a primary underwriter, property facultative reinsurance underwriter, reinsurance broker and reinsurance treaty underwriter.  Michael McGlinn has been with Altair for 10 years.

Lorraine Plander - Senior Underwriting Analyst
Lorraine Plander has 45 years of insurance underwriting and management experience, including work with WR Berkley and Country Financial. Ms. Plander’s expertise is in commercial and personal lines underwriting.  Lorraine Plander has been with Altair for 9 years.

Galen Sederlund - Senior Underwriting Analyst
Mr. Sederlund has over 30 years of insurance underwriting and management experience, including work with primary insurance carriers, Federated Insurance Company, St. Paul Fire and Marine / Travelers as well Aetna and Chubb.  Galen Sederlund has been with Altair for 11 years.

William Traester - Senior Underwriting Analyst
Mr. Traester has over 40 years of insurance underwriting and management experience, including work with Arch Insurance Group, Trenwick Reinsurance, Chartwell , St. Paul Fire and Marine and Industrial Risk Insurers. He holds the CPCU And ARM designations.  William Traester has been with Altair for 10 years.

Michael White - Senior Underwriting Analyst
Mr. White has over 35 years of reinsurance underwriting and management experience, including work with Kemper Re, Allstate Re, Scor Re, NWNL Re and Interstate Ins. Group. He also co-founded Benchmark Mgt. Group and founded True Benchmark Ins. Services.  Michael White has been with Altair for 15 years.

John Zadjelovich - Senior Underwriting Analyst
Mr. Zadjelovich has over 30 years of insurance underwriting and management experience, including work with General Reinsurance Corp., National Re Property Facultative and Insurance Company of North America.  John Zadjelovich has been with Altair for 16 years.


 
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