Heckman Joins Berkeley Research Group’s Insurance Claims Practice in Dallas

Global strategic advisory and expert consulting firm Berkeley Research Group has added D. Christopher Heckman to the firm’s Complex Insurance Claims practice in Dallas.

Heckman, who joins as a managing director in BRG’s Dallas office, previously was general counsel of ExxonMobil Risk Management Inc. and its captive insurer, Ancon Insurance Co.

For the past 25 years, Heckman was the principal insurance claims adviser to ExxonMobil and its global affiliates. In that role, he managed and facilitated some of the largest liability insurance claims ever made, including the Exxon Valdez and global environmental and asbestos claims of Exxon, Mobil and ExxonMobil. He also served as an officer of Ancon.

He is a frequent speaker and author on insurance and risk management issues nationally.

Heckman, who received his JD from Tulane University School of Law, practiced in the area of marine insurance disputes at Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens (now Holland & Knight) before joining ExxonMobil.

Source: Berkeley Research Group LLC