RAFAEL CLAROS
Miami,FL
Summary
Aeronautical Engineer, specialized in Risks & Insurance Management and Project Management, with 15 years’ experience in the insurance and Reinsurance industry, with the appropriate job skills regarding negotiation, analysis, and solution of any kind of situations applying the proper knowledge and techniques always focus on client’s satisfaction and results-oriented. Having Discipline, responsibility, technical analysis, good interpersonal relationships and teamwork as a fundamental work basis.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Associate
Willis Towers Watson CAC
Miami, FL
06.2023 - Current
- Manage business development, sales, and retention of our Aviation and Marine clients.
- Developed and executed strategies to optimize risk management processes for diverse clients.
- Direct a team of Broking Support professionals and key internal market contacts to develop bespoke solutions and proposals for our Aviation and Marine clients.
- Supervise the execution of client strategy by matrixed teams within our organization, ensuring all commitments made to clients and carriers are timely met and contracts are executed according to FCA guidelines and internal requirements.
- Analyze, obtain, and present on coverage, trends, capacity, and analytical information with respect to trends in the Latin American Aviation and Marine sectors.
GLOBAL FACULTATIVE – REINSURANCE BROKER
Willis Towers Watson Colombia - Reinsurance
Bogota
03.2017 - 05.2023
- Responsible before the Facultative Head for the negotiation of reinsurance terms for General Insurance policies as General Liability, Aviation, Marine, General Specie, Property, S&T, and Financial Lines for risks located in Colombia, Ecuador and other countries within the region; with local, regional and foreign reinsurance markets, negotiate and generate commercial strategies with local insurance companies as well, all in order to generate profits for the company and client’s satisfaction taking as a basis the risk management knowledge and negotiation skills with clients.
GENERAL INSURANCE SENIOR UNDERWRITER
MAPFRE Seguros Generales de Colombia S.A.
Bogota
08.2011 - 03.2017
- Responsible before the Technical VP for the establishment and management of underwriting policies for General Insurance businesses at national level, as well as the definition of the terms to be quoted according to the established underwriting delegation levels, in order to obtain growth and profit based on in the proper risks’ selection and underwriting. Keeping the adequate Operational Risk Management in order to mitigate the possibility of incurring in losses due to deficiencies and/or failures in human resources, processes, technology, infrastructure or due to the external events occurrence, associated legal and reputational risk to such factors.
AERONAUTICAL WORKSHOP MANAGER
Centro de Mantenimiento y Reparación de Helicópteros Rusos - CMR Ltda.
Bogota
03.2006 - 08.2011
- Manager of the Aeronautical maintenance workshops of Landing Gear, Flight Controls, Fire Fighting Systems, Electrical Systems, Radiators, Dynamic Components, Transmissions, Hydraulic Systems, Airframe and Blades of Russian helicopters Mi-8 and Mi-17 Series
Education
RISKS AND INSURANCE MANAGER SPECIALIST - Insurance And Risk Management
Politécnico Gran Colombiano
Bogota D.C.01-2019
PROJECT MANAGER SPECIALIST - Project Management
Universidad El Bosque
Bogota D.C.01-2010
Bachelor of Science - Aeronautical Engineering
Universidad Los Libertadores
Bogota D.C.01-2005
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Negotiation
- Communication
- Analytical Capacity
- Conflict’s Resolution
Certification
- Business Interruption Internal Auditor - Politécnico Gran Colombiano
- Aeronautical Engineer Specialist – IEA 312 - Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Spanish: Native Language
English: High
Timeline
Senior Associate
Willis Towers Watson CAC
06.2023 - Current
GLOBAL FACULTATIVE – REINSURANCE BROKER
Willis Towers Watson Colombia - Reinsurance
03.2017 - 05.2023
GENERAL INSURANCE SENIOR UNDERWRITER
MAPFRE Seguros Generales de Colombia S.A.
08.2011 - 03.2017
AERONAUTICAL WORKSHOP MANAGER
Centro de Mantenimiento y Reparación de Helicópteros Rusos - CMR Ltda.
03.2006 - 08.2011
RISKS AND INSURANCE MANAGER SPECIALIST - Insurance And Risk Management
Politécnico Gran Colombiano
PROJECT MANAGER SPECIALIST - Project Management
Universidad El Bosque
Bachelor of Science - Aeronautical Engineering
Universidad Los Libertadores