Steve heads reinsurance for Artex Risk Solutions with his Dallas based team by way of the 2019 acquisition of EWI Re, Inc. where he was CEO as well serving as Chief Risk Officer for Contran Corporation and also President of their Vermont captive. Steve is a Senior Vice President and Global Director of Reinsurance for Artex globally. Steve’s insurance industry experience spans over two decades with several global insurance groups such as Allianz, Transamerica, Argo Group, and Overseas Partners RE. He has served in the roles of CFO, Corporate Treasurer, Reinsurance executive, and Board member. He is the Past Board Chair of the Captive Insurance Companies Association (“CICA”). He is a Past President and Chairman of the CPCU Society, and a Past Chairman of the Board of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association. Steve has a MBA in Corporate Finance, a MS in Global Supply Chain Management, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern California. In 2021, he was named to the Captive Review Hall of Fame. He is the author of “Fundamentals of Reinsurance and Reinsurance Markets”, published by IRMI and has contributed to the new Associate in Reinsurance (Are) program from The Institutes.