Anthony Flynn

ADR Qualifications

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Associate by Examination (ACI Arb)

Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator (County)

Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator (Circuit Civil)

Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator (Appellate)

Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator

ADR Associations

IBA (International Bar Association)

ASFMA (Association of South Florida Mediators and Arbitrators)

MIAS (Miami International Arbitration Society)

Insurance Qualifications

Chartered Insurance Institute - Associate by Examination (ACII)

Chartered Insurance Practitioner

Insurance Associations

ORINCO (Organisation of Insurance Companies)

-          Belize Director (1990-2007)

-          President (1996-1998) and (2006-2008)

IAC (Insurance Association of the Caribbean) Director (1998-2000)

ASEP (Associacao de Seguradores Extrangeiros Privados) Portugal (Association of Foreign Insurers) Director (1979-1986)

Languages

English, French, Spanish, Portuguese

Education

Primary:  St Francis de Sales; Tottenham London

Secondary:  St Johns College; Southsea Hants

Tertiary: Hatfield College, University of Durham; Law and Modern Languages

Career

In 2004 - began Arbitrating and Mediating within the Insurance Industry.

In 2008 Formed Insmedarb, Inc to offer ADR services to the Financial Services Industry internationally.

Prior Career Experience

Eagle Star Insurance Co LTD UK

1968 - 2 year Graduate Trainee course introduced me to all lines of business both underwriting and claims at both Branch and Regional level.  Positions then as a Life Inspector in Portsmouth, City Inspector in Manchester, which led to my final UK appointment which was Branch Manager Lancaster.

Eagle Star Insurance Co EUROPE (1979)

General Manager Portugal Lisbon (1979-1985) 

Secondment to Eagle Star Vie Paris (1985-1986) 

Managing Director Spanish Life Subsidiary Madrid (1986-1987)

Managing Director Spanish General Subsidiary Barcelona (1987-1988)

Regent Insurance Company LTD Belize (1989-2008)

In my fifteen years at the helm of Regent we progressed from the fourth ranked insurance company in the country to the leading insurance company.  During this period we opened subsidiary Life and Health, Realty, Property Development and Captive Management companies thereby forming the Regent Financial Group, of which I was CEO.

2005-2007 I set up RFG Insurance Co Ltd with partners to merge the portfolios of Regent Insurance Co Ltd with that of its nearest rival and served as the Chairman of the Life subsidiary and Deputy Chairman of the General Insurance Company until my retirement.

Tony joined Eagle Star Insurance Co Ltd in July of 1968 as a graduate trainee, and left Eagle Star Insurance in 1988 for a senior position with Regent Insurance Co. Ltd in Central America, where he remained until his retirement.

His time in Insurance has been spent in Management and Senior Executive roles in three significant markets, The UK, Europe and Caribbean/Central America.  In the latter years, he has been privileged to represent the Industry on national and regional advisory boards which has given him the opportunity to lecture to both Public and Private sector audiences on Insurance. 

34 of his 39 years in Insurance were in management roles in Medium size Companies.  This has given him hands-on experience internationally in Underwriting and Claims, and was often asked, on an Ad Hoc basis, to resolve or help resolve both National and International Insurance related conflicts. This led him to qualify as both a Mediator and Arbitrator in both the UK and USA and a second career in ADR.

Arbitration is a process where parties, by agreement, submit their disputes to one or more independent persons for a final and binding decision, known as an award.  This award has the force of law just as the judgment of the court.

Mediation is a process in which an impartial professional facilitates dialogue, debate and negotiation which leads to a voluntary settlement of the dispute. This is often used as a method of resolving the dispute before arbitration or litigation.

Today’s Financial Services Sector, more than ever, faces the problems caused by the length of time it takes for a dispute to reach court.  In the UK and US, it can be two to three years, in the Caribbean and Central America it can be five to six years.  The financial and public relation issues, as well as the realities of memory loss and missing witnesses, produce multiple negatives for insurers. 

Arbitration and Mediation are established and cost-effective alternatives to litigation.  The procedure is private and the impartial professional, as the timing of the process, is chosen by the parties in dispute.