SCION UNDERWRITING SERVICES - Key Persons


Andrew Fleming - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
Andrew is responsible for underwriting the Scion excess transportation product. In his near decade in the insurance industry, Andrew has worked with brokers across the country and is known for his strong underwriting talent and consistent production.

Barbara Klingman

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President
Barbara is responsible for underwriting excess transportation insurance. She has an extensive casualty background of over 20 years with both standard and surplus lines and has spent the past 9 years exclusively underwriting transportation risks. She has familiarity with multiple markets and platforms and brings extensive experience to Scion.

Daralyn Martin

Job Titles:
  • Underwriting Assistant Team Leader
Daralyn is responsible for Scion's Underwriting Assistants and ensuring all underwriting teams are fully supported in their business endeavours. Daralyn has over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry and brings a quick wit and excellent organization skills to the Scion team.

Jacob Gorin

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter
Jacob is an Underwriter on Scion's excess transportation team, with experience working on both the wholesale brokerage and carrier side of the E&S industry over the past 7 years. Jacob is graduate of the University of Arizona and brings a wealth of commercial casualty knowledge and marketing expertise to the team.

Joseph Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter
Joseph is a recent graduate of the University of Mississippi and has joined Scion as an Underwriting Trainee. He is excited to learn the ins and outs of insurance with an experienced team of professionals.

Kesa Harris

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President
Kesa has nearly 20 years of experience in the Insurance Industry. She began her carrier at AIG and has worked with several other carriers, including Liberty Mutual, in the Excess Casualty field. Kesa has worked extensively with both the retail agents and wholesale markets. Kesa is a graduate from Texas Women's University with a degree in Business Administration.

Michael Hattaway - President

Job Titles:
  • President
Michael has been President of Scion since January 2022. In his current role he is responsible for oversight of all aspects of Scion's day to day operations, underwriting, distribution and new product development. He has unparalleled expertise in multi-line casualty underwriting, facultative reinsurance and marketing. Prior to joining Scion, he held roles of progressing responsibility at major insurance companies.

Robert Groom

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter
Robert is the newest addition to the Scion team. He provides critical support to the underwriting team and acts as a liaison between the Scion underwriters and our partners on the brokerage side, ensuring that all policies are processed efficiently and promptly and that all documentation complies with company and state guidelines. Robert brings dynamic claims experience from major insurance carriers into the Scion Underwriting environment.

Robert Wade

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter
Robert (Tres) Wade is a recent graduate from the University of Mississippi where he earned his degree in Risk Management & Insurance. He has joined the underwriting team specializing in excess transportation insurance. Tres is responsible for multiple states throughout the U.S. where he maintains and creates strong relationships with brokers and ensures the best coverage for insureds.

Wade R. Vache - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President
Wade is responsible for oversight of compliance, licensing and claims management for Scion. His underwriting responsibilities include focusing on the creation and expansion of the non-transportation excess segment and Co-Tenancy Risk Insurance. Wade has over 30 years of commercial insurance experience spanning claims, account management, underwriting and reinsurance brokerage.