Martin F. McGavin

Mr. McGavin wrote the risk management column on workers compensation issues for IRMI.com, "Workers Compensation Claims Management," and Blueprint for Workers Comp Cost Containment. He is currently a senior consultant at Aon Global Risk Consulting. In his current role, he is serving as an outsourced risk manager. Mr. McGavin has spent more than 20 years in risk management, mostly with Fortune 100 companies. His experience includes managing a 50-state workers compensation program covering 50,000 employees; managing the actuarial process, Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance, and third-party audit for a $160 million book of global insurance reserves; designing and building a risk management information system housing more than 350,000 claims; and managing the risk management aspects of a $6 billion acquisition. He has negotiated a wide variety of insurance programs, including self-insured retentions and complex high-deductible programs, and has negotiated pay-for-performance broker and third-party administrator (TPA) contracts valued at more than $1 million each. He has managed claims and litigation resulting from virtually every type of loss, including workers compensation, property, premises and product liability, employment claims, civil rights claims, TPA and attorney malpractice, and complex coverage litigation. He also has experience with captive management, contract review, certificate management, and insurance insolvencies. Mr. McGavin recently cochaired the national conference on workers compensation sponsored by the Manufacturer's Alliance. He has made numerous presentations on insurance issues to groups including the National Conference of State Insurance Legislators, the Risk and Insurance Management Society, the National Council of Self-Insurers, several state self-insurance associations, and the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions. Mr. McGavin is a graduate of Michigan State University.