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Bryan Fortay

Litigation Program Management, Claims, General Counsel, Risk Management, Financial Services

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Bryan Fortay's Bio:

Bryan Fortay is an optimistic change agent, strategic legal guide and high performance team builder dedicated to exceeding the expectations of internal and external customers. He is an attorney with global top 100 law firm experience and 16 years practical and in-house legal, complex claims and litigation program management experience. He has also had full P&L responsibility for global services organizations. A strong focus on people engagement and talent maximization is the hallmark of Bryan's career. He has been described by his supervisors as "one of the greatest people leaders I have worked with" and "razor sharp" and by many subordinates as "the best manager I have had." A well respected public speaker, Bryan has been an invited speaker in the areas of legal, litigation management, claims, loss control, business management, team building and leadership for Fortune 500 companies, governmental agencies and financial organizations across the world including General Electric Capital Corporation and the Florida Bankers' Association. He has also been featured on ESPN's nationally televised Outside the Lines. He has also been a champion for minority and female owned businesses. He spearheaded inclusion programs for 15 years executing capacity and mentor programs for Miami Dade County Florida and Chatham County Georgia trained MWSBEs for the City of Atlanta, the NYC Department of Economic Development and American Community Partnerships. Bryan is a former collegiate and professional athlete. He was a high school first team All American quarterback and a Junior Heisman Trophy winner. He was the first true freshman to earn a varsity letter at quarterback for the University of Miami and a member of the University of Miami's 1989 National Championship team. After transferring from Miami to Rutgers, he threw for over 2,000 yards and 25 touchdown passes for the Scarlet Knights. He also was a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the WLAF where he won a championship in 1995.

Bryan Fortay's Experience:

  • SVP - Enterprise Legal and Claims and EVP - Global Service Lines at BFG, LLC

    2003 - February 2012

    Top legal, claims and risk management executive, for a Treasury Listed, A.M. Best Rated specialty financial services company. Responsible for building solution driven, opportunistic legal, litigation and risk management teams. Worked with governmental and rating entities, domestic and international reinsurers and auditors to ensure quality assurance and compliance. Drafted, assessed and negotiated complex commercial contracts including: sales, settlement, risk shifting, loss control, cash control, vendor/supplier, indemnification, construction, energy, insurance, fidelity and surety bonds, real estate and others. Managed over 400 outside counsel, vendors and suppliers nationwide. Simultaneous P&L responsibility for affiliated start-up services companies providing loss control, risk management and training solutions to the energy, environmental, banking, lending, insurance and government markets. Lead services organization from start-up through the entire product development and distribution cycles and expansion from 0 to 44 states and internationally (the Caribbean, Europe, India and the Middle East). Built and managed sales force which increased client base from 0 to 650 in four years.

  • Attorney at Duane Morris LLP

    1998 - 2002

    Attorney for Global top 100 law firm with over 700 attorneys operating in 50 states and six countries. Practice areas included: specialty litigation, corporate, contracts insurance coverage, insurance defense, indemnification; structured settlements, mergers and acquisitions and construction.

  • Legal Intern at Stradley Ronon

    1996 - 1998

  • Vice President - Claims and Litigation at Meadowbrook Insurance Group (NYSE: MIG)

    February 2012

    Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. is a specialty insurance underwriter and insurance administration services company. The company markets and underwrites specialty property and casualty insurance products on both an admitted and non-admitted basis through a broad and diverse network of independent retail, wholesale program administrators and general agents. The company primarily focuses on niche or specialty program business and risk management solutions for agents, professional and trade associations, pools, trusts and small to medium-sized insureds. These solutions include specialty program underwriting; excess and surplus lines insurance products; alternative risk transfer solutions, agency operations and insurance administration services.

Bryan Fortay's Education:

  • Cornell University

    Certificate In Executive Leadership

  • Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law

    1995 – 1998
    J.D.
    Concentration: Law
    Activities: 3-time National Trial Team Champion, Moot Court Honor Society

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

    1991 – 1994
    BA
    Concentration: Political Science / Journalism

  • University of Miami

    1989 – 1991

  • East Brunswick High School

    1986 – 1989



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