John Dawson
About John Dawson
John Dawson is the Senior Vice President, Reinsurance Broker - Accident and Health at Gallagher Re, with extensive experience in actuarial roles and reinsurance strategies.
Company
John Dawson currently works at Gallagher Re as the Senior Vice President, Reinsurance Broker - Accident and Health. He operates remotely from Charlotte, North Carolina. Gallagher Re is a renowned reinsurance broker known for managing risk and optimizing resources for their diverse range of clients including health plans, health insurance companies, and health care providers.
Title
John Dawson holds the position of Senior Vice President, Reinsurance Broker - Accident and Health at Gallagher Re. His role involves overseeing reinsurance strategies to help clients manage risk and optimize resources, using his extensive experience in the field.
Previous Positions
John Dawson has held several senior roles in various companies. He was Chief Operating Officer at AXA Life & Health Reinsurance Solutions from 2022 to 2023. He served as Vice President of Sales Enablement and Actuarial Analysis at Everside Health from 2021 to 2022, and also briefly as Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary in 2021. At Healthstat, Inc., he was the Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary from 2018 to 2021. Before that, he worked at Willis Towers Watson for 23 years as Senior Vice President and Actuary.
Education and Expertise
John Dawson studied Applied Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where he earned a BS degree. He completed his high school education at Barron Senior High School in Barron, Wisconsin. His expertise includes managing risk and optimizing resources through reinsurance and captive insurance company strategies, and he has extensive experience working with health plans, insurance companies, and health care providers.
Professional Background
John Dawson's professional background spans over several decades in the actuarial and reinsurance domains. He started his career at Midland National Life and Unum as an Assistant Actuary. Later, he worked as an Associate Actuary at William M Mercer, Inc., and Time Insurance. His extensive experience includes senior roles at Willis Towers Watson, Healthstat, Inc., Everside Health, and AXA Life & Health Reinsurance Solutions before joining Gallagher Re.