Jon Tate

About Jon Tate

Risk engineering and risk management executive with a 30+ year track-record of building and leading teams and businesses in insurance, risk management, risk engineering and loss control space. Leads a team of 350+ engineers across diverse industries from Construction and Real Estate/Property, to Energy, Machinery and Equipment Breakdown, Marine, Casualty and Business Interruption. ZRS Risk Engineers have technical expertise, a deep understanding of the distinct needs of customers and hands-on experience working directly with advisors and their clients to better serve their customers. Areas of specialization -Team development and leadership: Proven leader in the technical development of risk engineering capabilities - expanding engineers’ efforts in helping customers understand, evaluate, quantify, and mitigate risk through the application of technology, risk assessment, and targeted actions that minimize loss, build resilience, and prepare for the future.Customer Centric: Deep understanding of the distinct needs of large, global organizations, firms, and advisors, with 95% of customers recommending ZRS services to other companies. Significant hands-on experience working directly with advisors and their clients for more than two decades and partnering with industry associations in understanding and addressing emerging risks.Strategic Planning: Effective member of senior management teams and representative of the customer in the development of strategic risk management solutions and risk mitigation planning. Strategic visionary in shaping services to meet current and future customer needs, doubling ZRS Construction services within 4 years.Construction engineering specialty: Deep experience in the construction, engineering and design space including pre-project planning, impact and acceleration analysis, claims analysis, loss mitigation strategy, negotiation, and mediation. Graduate of Auburn University in Building Science, with a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and residing on Board of Advisors to the Construction Industry Institute (CII) since 2016. Prior to joining Zurich in 1997, worked for two large, heavy industrial General Contractors over a ten-year period.

Experience

1. Head of Core Risk Engineering

   Zurich North America

   Mar 2025 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Provide leadership and strategic direction to Core Risk Engineering teams in the United States, including Property, Casualty, Construction, Energy, Machinery Breakdown and Marine. Also lead the Strategic Business, Technical and Training teams to address emerging and interconnected risks, apply data insights and lessons learned from claims, and continually grow our expertise. Work closely with customers and industry associations to provide relevant risk solutions and expand the awareness, understanding, and management of risk through innovation and thought leadership.

Education

• Auburn University

  Bachelor of Science in Building Construction, Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology

  1982 — 1988

• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Masters of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration

  1988 — 1990

Skills

• Risk Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Process Scheduler
• Strategic Planning
• Commercial Insurance
• Property & Casualty Insurance
• Process Improvement
• Construction
• Budgeting
• Negotiation
• Construction Management
• Risk Assessment
• Claims Management
• Insurance
• Management
• Contract Management
• Professional Liability
• Project Estimation
• Business Process Improvement
• Underwriting
• Strategy
• Budgets
• Leadership
• Project Planning
• Construction Safety
• Procurement
• Training
• Project Management
• Claim