John Stapleton

Reinsurance Leader, Life Companies at Genworth Financial

Chesterfield, Virginia, United States

About

Business Strategy / Product Level Financial Statements / Personnel Management Reinsurance / P&L / Forecasting / Data Analysis / Budgeting / Operations / Cost Controls System Development & Implementation / Major Third Party Transactions - A Reinsurance Leader, Finance Manager and Strategic Thought Leader with over 22 years of combined reinsurance, finance, operations, personnel management and systems administration experience. - Developed treaty management and evaluation database that recaptured and saved $46MM in a single transaction. Other cost avoidance programs have saved an additional $35MM in past two years. - Solve operational problems for reinsurance, including treaty disputes, 3rd party negotiations, old treaty dissolution, and systemic issues with existing policies. - Execute new transactions to provide surplus relief and risk mitigation for Life and Long Term Care businesses. Most recent transaction provided $1.4BB in capital relief for major insurance legal entity. - Manage seasoned professionals and young talent through a mentorship program designed to develop professionals leaving college and entering workforce.

Experience

  • Genworth Financial (21 yrs 10 mos)
    • Reinsurance Leader, Life Companies
      Oct 2011 - Present · 14 yrs 10 mos

      • Targeted and executed recaptures of profitable YRT business. Executed three major transactions with external counterparties over the past year, resulting in savings of $40MM, $14MM, and $64MM, respectively. • Designed and developed an automated reporting tool that allows users to analyze the profitability of YRT and coinsurance agreements by entering data in a few fields. • Managed, analyzed, and reported on approximately 350 traditional YRT and coinsurance treaties across fifteen counterparties. • Managed and developed reporting for three major Fin Re transactions, including P&L, Balance Sheet, Settlement Statements, Pro Forma statements, and invested account balances in segregated portfolios. • Developed treaty management and evaluation database that saved $46MM in a single transaction. This database contains all TAI data, cession information, ledger data and qualitative treaty information. • Solved operational problems for reinsurance, including treaty disputes, third party negotiations, old treaty dissolution, various amendments, and systemic issues with existing policies. • Provided support for new transactions that provide surplus relief and risk mitigation for Life businesses. • Functioned as subject matter expert for all finance and reinsurance systems within Reinsurance and cross-department.

    • Finance Leader
      Oct 2004 - Oct 2011 · 7 yrs 1 mo

      Managed team of 4 finance professionals. Provided financial statement, analysis, budgeting and metric reporting to Genworth’s 4 major business segments, including executive level reporting. Provided comprehensive analysis for both GAAP and STAT results. Managed Allocations process of expenses, deferrals, commissions, and allowances. Built and maintained unit costing and pricing models for Life products. Drove simplification of system hierarchies, time study process, and allocation process. Software used: Oracle Financials, TM1, Discoverer, Excel, Word, Power Point. • Developed and successfully automated improved allocations process in IBM Cognos TM1 to improve speed and efficiency of expense, deferral and FP&A close processes • Developed and implemented Deferred Acquisition Costs matrix to ensure full compliance for changing Federal and State regulations

  • Senior Finance Manager at General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems
    Jun 2001 - Oct 2004 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Managed a team of 2 employees. Supported in financial planning and analysis, accounting, financial systems, contracts and procurements. Built budgeting process from ground up to allow executives to drill into results and assist in strategic decision making. Software used: Deltek Costpoint. • Developed comprehensive Business Unit budget totaling $120MM, as well as a five year strategic plan. • Created and managed new direct and indirect pool structures to ensure compliance with the Defense Contracting Audit Authority

  • Group Business Manager at L-1 Identity Solutions
    Sep 1999 - Jun 2001 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Provided support for contracts, finance, procurement and project cost control for two major business units. • Prepared and executed contract proposals totaling more than $50MM for the General Services Administration.

  • Team Leader at Sandy Spring Bank
    Nov 1998 - Aug 1999 · 10 mos

    • Managed the day to day operations of the Financial Center, including the supervision of four to six bank employees.

  • Assistant Branch Manager at Wells Fargo
    Dec 1995 - Nov 1998 · 3 yrs

    • Managed the day to day activities and supervised a staff of three employees.