Primary Casualty & Construction Defect Claims Team Marina Barg SVP, U.S. Casualty Claims Email: mbarg@navg.com Office: (212) 613-4276 Marina Barg has been with Navigators since 2014. Ms. Barg has 12 years of experience and has served in various positions at the Starr Companies and AIG. She is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University with a B.A. in International Studies, and received her J.D. (Magna Cum Laude) from the Seton Hall Law School. Ms. Barg is a licensed attorney admitted to practice in New Jersey, and also holds a New York and Texas adjuster s license. Raymond Weisse Vice President, Eastern & Central Region Email: rweisse@navg.com Office: (203) 546-2962 Steve Lokus Primary Casualty Claims ManagerEmail: Office: (949) 255-4823 Mary Ann Vorndran General Liability Claims Manager Email: MVorndran@navg.com Office: (949) 255-4825 Raymond Weisse has been with Navigators since 2004. Prior thereto, Mr. Weisse was a Complex Claims Manager at AIG. He has over 16 years experience, including private law practice. He is a graduate of Pace University School of Law (J.D.) and Pace University undergraduate (B.B.A., Business Management), and is a licensed attorney admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and Florida. He is a member of the Florida Bar and ARIAS U.S. slokus@navg.com Steve Lokus has been with Navigators since 2012. Mr. Lokus has 16 years of claims experience and has served in various management positions at Fireman s Fund Insurance Company and West Coast Casualty Service, Inc. He is a member of the Counsel for Litigation Management and Construction Defect Claims Managers Association. He also holds 14 separate state adjuster s licenses. Mary Ann Vorndran has been with Navigators since 2012. Prior thereto, Ms. Vorndran was the Commercial Liability Manager at American Claims Management, Inc.. She has over 22 years of experience and has served in various management and technical positions at AIG, Liberty Mutual and West Coast Casualty Service. She is a graduate of National University (M.B.A., International Business) and the University of California Santa Cruz (B.A. Sociology).
Ralph Woodard Construction Defect Claims Manager Email: rwoodard@navg.com Office: (415) 217-8585 Ralph Woodard has been with Navigators since 2006. Prior to that, Mr Woodard was Claim Account Executive at ESIS Claim Services. He has over 30 years of experience and has served in various management and technical positions at AIG, Fireman Fund Insurance Company, Industrial Indemnity Insurance Company, and United Pacific/Reliance Insurance Companies. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (A.B., Economics), and has Certificates in Decision Analysis, Coverage in Commercial General Liability Policy, Construction Defect, and Negotiations, and is the industry representative for the Northern California Association of Defense Counsel Insurance Panel as well as a member of the Construction Defect Claim Managers Association. Claims Handlers: Chuck Davis Email: cdavis@navg.com Office: (415) 217-8505 Chuck Davis has been with Navigators since 2008. Mr. Davis has 23 years of experience and has served in various positions at Viking Insurance Company and Royal and SunAlliance. Mr. Davis holds adjuster s licenses in fourteen states. Anne Derezes Email: aderezes@navg.com Office: (206) 443-8573 Anne Derezes has been with Navigators since 2013. Prior thereto, Ms. Derezes served in various management and technical positions with SAFECO, American Family Insurance and Travelers over the past 26 years. She is a graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle (B.A., Sociology). Sandra Heiden Email: sheiden@navg.com Office: (949) 255-4852 Sandra Heiden has been with Navigators since 2011. Prior thereto, Ms. Heiden was a Claims Specialist at CNA. She has over 18 years of experience as an adjuster and practicing attorney, and has served in various technical positions at Lancer Claims, Mulvihill Hyde, PC, and CNA. She is a graduate of Western States University, College of Law (J.D.) and the University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., Music Education), and is a licensed attorney admitted to practice in California. Angel Lawrence Email: alawrence@navg.com Office: (949) 255-4850 Angel Lawrence joined Navigators as a Claims Specialist in 2013. Ms. Lawrence has over five years of experience, including insurance defense litigation. She is a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law (J.D.) and Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., Finance), and is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in California. Vivian Lindsay Email: vlindsay@navg.com Office: (415) 217-8592 Vivian Lindsay has been with Navigators since 2010. Prior thereto, Ms. Lindsay was a Litigation Specialist at Zurich North America. She has over 25 years of experience, and has served in various positions at AIG, Fireman s Fund, and Allstate Insuranc e Company. She is a graduate of University of Connecticut (B.A., Political Science).
Michael Kearns Email: mkearns@navg.com Office: (415) 217-8520 Michael Kearns has been with Navigators since 2009. Prior thereto, Mr. Kearns was Claim Specialist at Chartis Insurance, Inc. (formerly AIG). He has over 22 years of experience, and has served in various management and technical positions at Golden Eagle, Fireman s Fund, and Allied. He is a graduate of Oakland College of Law (J.D.), Golden Gate University (LLM), and San Francisco State University (B.A., History), is accredited as an Associate in Claims and Associate in Marine Insurance Management from the Insurance Institute of America, and is a member of the Federalist Society and the American Legion. Ron Kojima Email: rkojima@navg.com Office: (415) 217-8541 Ron Kojima has been with Navigators since 2010. He has over 30 years of experience and has served in various management and technical positions at, among others, Allianz, Industrial Indemnity, Chubb, Fireman s Fund and Zurich North America. His experience includes commercial general liability; construction defect; employment practices liability; non-profit directors & officers liability; commercial auto; commercial property; environmental and toxic tort. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (B.S. Business Administration). Julia Manganaro Email: jmanganaro@navg.com Office: (949) 255-4854 Julia Manganaro has been with Navigators since 2011. Prior thereto, Ms. Manganaro was a Senior Claim Specialist at Fireman s Fund Insurance Company. She has over 30 years of experience and has served as a Senior Construction Defect Claims Adjuster at West Coast Casualty and at Carl Warren & Company as well as having been the co-owner of an independent adjustment company for 5 years. She is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania (B.A., Theater), and has a California Private Investigator s License. Merrill Tyler Email: mtyler@navg.com Office: (213) 271-2976 Merrill Tyler has been with Navigators since 2011. Prior thereto, Mr. Tyler was a Senior Claims Consultant at Fireman s Fund Insurance Company. He has over 20 years of experience in the construction industry, over 12 years of experience in the insurance industry, and has served in various management and technical positions at, among others, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and a construction company. He is a graduate of California State University at San Marcos (B.A., Political Science), and is accredited as a Senior Claims Law Adjuster. Joanne Queano Email: jqueano@navg.com Office: (415) 217-8503 Joanne Queano has been with Navigators since 2007. Prior thereto, Ms. Queano was a Sr. Claims Representative at Fireman s Fund Insurance Company. She has over 37 years of experience, and has served in various management and technical positions at CNA Insurance Company, Business Alliance Insurance Company and St. Anne s West Hospital. She is a graduate of College of the Holy Spirit, Manila Philippines (B.S., Medical Technology). Lourdes Vaquerano Email: lvaquerano@navg.com Office: (415) 217-8586 Lourdes Vaquerano has been with Navigators since 2006. Prior thereto, Ms. Vaquerano was a Senior Claims Representative at CNA. She has over 15 years of experience and has served in various technical positions at CNA and Liberty Mutual. She is also a Notary Public. Joe Warren Email: jwarren@navg.com Office: (949) 255-4849 Joe Warren has been with Navigators since 2013. Mr. Warren has 31 years of experience and has served in various positions with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, American States Insurance Company, and West Coast Casualty, an independent adjusting company and TPA. He is a graduate of Doane College located in Crete, Nebraska, with a Bachelor s degree majoring in accounting.
Bryan Waters Email: bwaters@navg.com Office: (415) 217-8597 Bryan Waters has been with Navigators since 2011. Prior thereto, Mr. Waters was a Claim Specialist at CNA. He has over 20 years of experience, and has served in various technical positions at State Farm, Mercury and Fireman Fund. He is a graduate of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (B.A., Political Science).
Jan Weston Email: jweston@navg.com Office: (213) 271-2977 Jan Weston has been with Navigators since 2010. Prior thereto, Ms. Weston was a Liability Claims Specialist with Carl Warren & Co. Ms. Weston has over 30 years of experience and has held various technical positions with Fireman s Fund, American States Insurance, Commercial Union, Hanover Insurance and West Coast Casualty Services. Jan is a graduate of California State University Fresno (B.A., Communications) and has been a Fellow in the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance since 2007. Eastern & Central Region Claims Handlers Meredith Glynn Email: mglynn@navg.com Office: (203) 905-6687 Meredith Glynn joined navigators in 2013. Prior thereto, Ms. Glynn was an Environmental Claims Specialist with Zurich North America. She has over 14 years of experience, and has held various technical positions and consulting positions at the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs in Massachusetts, TechLaw Inc., Risk Enterprise Management, Resolute Management, and AIG. Additionally, Ms. Glynn has experience as an environmental underwriter. She is a graduate of Clark University (B.A., Environmental Science and Policy). Joseph Illiano Email: jilliano@navg.com Office: (203) 546-2856 Joseph Illiano has been with Navigators since 2010. Prior thereto, Mr. Illiano was Claim Litigation Director at Royal & SunAlliance focusing on New York Labor Law Claims and Products Liability Claims. He has over 30 years experience, and has served in various positions at Royal & SunAlliance and the New York State Tax Department. He is a graduate of SUNY Binghamton (B.S., Criminal Justice), and is accredited as a Casualty Claim Law Associate. He maintains adjuster licenses in all of the eastern states.
John Pierucci Email: jpierucci@navg.com Office: (312) 506-8168 John Pierucci has been with Navigators since 2013. Prior thereto, Mr. Pierucci was a member of the Complex Claims team at Zurich. He has more than 30 years of liability claims experience with several carriers and has specialized in the resolution of complex liability exposures arising from multiple product lines. He is a licensed adjuster in 14 States and has attained the designations of Senior Claims Law Associate (SCLA), Fraud Claims Law Associate (FCLA), Workman s Compensation Claims Law Associate (WLCA) and Legal Principal Claims Specialist (LPCS). Daria Reddington Email: dreddington@navg.com Office: (847) 285-9027 Daria Reddington has been with Navigators since 2012. Ms. Reddington has 25 years experience and has served in various positions at Kemper Insurance and Coregis/GE/Swiss Re. She is a graduate of Indiana University with a BA in Theatre and a BA in Germanic Studies, and also holds adjuster s licenses in CT, DE, FL, KY, LA, ME, NH, NC, OK, RI, SC, TX, VT and WV. Roberto Rivera Email: RRivera@navg.com Office: (203) 905-6378 Roberto Rivera, Jr. has been with Navigators since 2008. Prior thereto, Mr. Rivera was Claims Manager at Everest National Insurance Company. He has over 30 years experience, and has served in various management and technical positions at York Claims Services, General Accident Insurance Company, and Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company. He is a graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas College (B.S., Finance), and is accredited as a Legal Claim Handler.