Coleman D. Ross
My business career has spanned over 55 years. During the past 16 years, I have served as an independent director for five insurance-related companies. For the first 34 years, I was in public accounting with Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) serving insurers, banks, and other financial services clients and was the national leader of the firm's insurance practice. In between, I was chief financial officer for two New York Stock Exchange-listed insurance companies, one a life insurer and the other property-casualty insurer and reinsurer. As a life-long learner, I have achieved advanced education and professional designations of relevance to each phase of my business career. During my career I also belonged to and served professional organizations, including serving on the American Institute of CPAs' senior technical accounting and financial reporting committee. In addition, I have been active with volunteer organizations, principally with the Boy Scouts of America and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
I am currently active on boards of directors and in volunteer work and until recently in professional service and in academia. I am an independent director for an international life and health insurer (Pan-American Life Insurance Group) and a former financial guarantee insurer now in liquidation (Syncora Holdings). I am also a recent former director of both a Lloyds syndicate manager and property insurer (Omega Insurance Holdings) and a workers compensation data services company (NCCI Holdings), as well as the former consulting advisor to the audit committee of a title insurer (CATIC Financial). I continue my service to the Boy Scouts and UNC, although at a reduced level. Since my final retirement in 2003, I have completed two graduate degree programs (Master of Arts in economics and Master of Science in Financial Services) and several professional designations.
My goal is to remain active, challenged, and stimulated. Today, that involves bringing my financial expertise to boards of directors as well as consulting with financial services organizations.
Photo by Andrew Ross