LATTAL, Frank

Education

• Bucknell University, BSBA Accounting
• Valparaiso University School of Law, JD
• Montclair State University, MA Environmental Studies

Positions Held

Lattal ADR: 2020-present: CEO

• Private Dispute Resolution and Consulting Practice acting as an independent neutral in international, commercial, tort, and insurance-related matters.
• Member of Arbitra International, London, Abu Dhabi and Washington DC

Chubb Group (formerly ACE Group): 1998-2019

• 2018-2019: Senior Vice President, Chubb Group Claims
• 2003-2018: Chief Claims Officer – Most senior Claim executive in company with responsibility for claim operations and adjudication for all lines of business with operations in 54 countries.
• 2001-2003: Executive Vice President and General Counsel, ACE Bermuda Insurance Ltd., and ACE Tempest Reinsurance Co.
• 1998-2001: Senior Vice President-Claims, ACE Bermuda Insurance Ltd.

Connell Foley & Geiser, LLP: 1984-1998

• Partner in private law practice focused on commercial civil litigation involving torts, asbestos and other long-term exposures, environmental law, and insurance and reinsurance coverage disputes.

Present Position

Independent Arbitrator, Arbitra International.

Other Activities

• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• Member CPR Distinguished Panel of Neutrals
• Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Panel of Arbitrators
• Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) Panel of Arbitrators
• Cayman International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CIMAC) Panel of Arbitrators
• ARIAS UK – Panel of Arbitrators
• Certified Arbitrator by FINRA
• Certified Arbitrator by ARIAS – U.S.
• Trained Mediator:
  • AAA – Mediator Essentials Skills for Facilitating Negotiated Agreements (25 hours)
  • Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution – Mediating the Litigated Case (6-day program)

Professional Associations

•  Vice President of Insurance, International Association of Defense Counsel (2018-2021)
•  President and Chairman, ARIAS – U.S. (2009 – 2011)
• General Counsel, New York-New Jersey World Cup Host Committee (1994)
•  The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) – Member User’s Council
•  International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
•  International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• AIDA Reinsurance & Insurance Arbitration Society – ARIAS US
•  International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR)
•  International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
• Cayman International Arbitration Centre (CI-MAC) Panel of Arbitrator

Experience

For over 3 decades, Frank has sat as arbitrator and acted as counsel and corporate executive, in a wide range of commercial, tort, and insurance-related disputes arising under the laws of many common and civil law countries.
Most recently, Frank served for 15 years as the Chief Claims Officer for Chubb Group (formerly ACE Group), the world’s largest publicly traded Property and Casualty Insurance Company. Frank left Chubb in 2019 and started his ADR practice in 2020. Since 2020, he has been named as a Chair, Party Appointed, or Sole Arbitrator in 38 consumer, commercial, and insurance-related matters, 24 of which have resulted in a written final award. He has also acted as a Mediator and Expert Witness.

Languages

English