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George P. Garris |
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With 25 years of experience in financial, systems and claims management,
George founded RMG Consulting in 1999. An accomplished leader, George
brings his expertise to support the operations of risk managers, insurers,
MGAs and reinsurers in benchmarking, operational audits, data mapping,
management of contracted projects, systems, bureau reporting, and cash
management. Day-to-day responsibilities included controlling loss funding and claims
handling for 180 Independent Third Party Administrators (TPAs), managing
the interaction between the company and a data-clearing vender, directing
the State and Bureau Compliance functions and designing policy feeds
from Managing General Agents (MGAs) and program managers. George also
participated in contract negotiations, marketing presentations, pricing
decisions and capital budgets.
George began his insurance career as an Assistant Manager - Management Accounting with Crum & Forster. Managing a staff of three professionals, he developed, reviewed and presented the capital and operating expense budgets for 99 branches with more than 6,500 employees. Other responsibilities included managing the allocation of $250 million of operating expenses to branch offices and product line, and forecasting cash flow, expense levels and profitability results by branch and product line. Over his career, George has worked as a cost accountant, programmer, claims manager, administrator, and auditor. Skilled synergy in statistics, claims, accounting, expense management, workflow, systems design and programming is the key reason he is successful in dealing with large, complex processes. George has lectured on topics such as benchmarking claims data and financial controls, and holds a MBA from Rutgers University and a BS in Commerce from Rider College. His educational background includes statistics, operational research, marketing, finance, accounting, and systems. |