Tom Skaggs joined Outdoor Underwriters, Inc. in March 2009. He will serve as an Account Executive assisting with business development and loss control for all of Outdoor’s specialty markets. Tom will be working with our clients and insurance markets to identify emerging exposures that can be addressed during the application process. He will integrate claims information into a database used to create a loss analysis model to identify risk related to hunt club or landowner demographics.

Prior to his appointment with Outdoor Underwriters, Tom worked with Ed Wilson for a period of 15 years when he departed in July 2004 to establish a risk management and loss control company, Material Risk Assessment (MRA). Tom served for 5 years as the Director of Loss Control for MRA, a division of Appalachian Underwriters whose writings were in excess of half a billion dollars annually.

Tom graduated from the University of Montana’s School of Forestry with a concentration in Forestry and Business Management. He currently serves on the Tennessee Forestry Association’s Board of Directors and their Legislative Committee. He has worked as a forester in both the government and private sectors. He has 20 years of insurance experience as it relates to the forest-products industry and brings a unique perspective to our clients addressing all of their potential exposures to loss. He has worked extensively with our Lloyd’s of London markets developing safety programs and risk management strategies.