Stacey Giulianti

About Stacey Giulianti

Stacey A. Giulianti, Esquire, is the Chief Legal Officer at Windward Risk Managers, a Florida-based property insurance carrier group, where he oversees the Claims, Special Investigations, and Legal Departments. He founded the company with his partners in 2005, and has since helped it grow to become the 4th largest homeowners insurance company group in Florida. As a licensed attorney, he has been a member of The Florida Bar since 1993 and The Maine Bar since 2018. He serves as a representative member of both the Florida Insurance Council and the Florida Property and Casualty Association. He has spoken on various insurance law subjects for the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, The Florida Bar, the National Business Institute, Professional Education Seminars, the Florida Department of Financial Services, and the National Underwriter Company. From 1998 to 2006, Mr. Giulianti served as a member of the judiciary as a Traffic Magistrate in Broward County. He is the Author of numerous published works, including Florida Insurance Law, Thomson West Publishing, 20••••26. He graduated from the University of Miami School of Law cum laude in 1993 (staff member, University of Miami Law Review). Mr. Giulianti has been an adjunct professor of business at Southern Maine Community College, and an adjunct professor of business law at Florida International University, where he taught for more than 12 years. He is an Accredited Claims Adjuster and a licensed Florida Auctioneer.

Experience

1. Chief Legal Officer

   Windward Risk Managers

   Apr 2005 — Present · Boca Raton, FL, US

   Co-Founder, General Counsel, and member of Board of Directors of Florida-domiciled homeowners insurance carrier ($2.0B Annual Revenue,$150B TIV). Oversee all internal and outside legal matters, including arbitrations, mediations, appraisals, litigation, contract review, and negotiations. Issue coverage opinions on disputed claims. Interpret policy terms for adjusters and claims personnel. Serve as Acting Chief Claims Officer, overseeing all claims operations. Performed final review and examination of majority of catastrophe claims prior to payment issuance (approximately Perform final review and examination on complex claims, liability claims, SIU, and large loss files. Serve as Chief of Special Investigations Unit for the company. Direct administrative rules monitoring and compliance. Prepare formal responses to Office of Insurance Regulation. Oversee financing, debt and equity transactions for the holding company group. Oversee human resources, personnel, and pension compliance. Hire and oversee outside defense and subrogation counsel. Monitor insurance legislation and liaison with lobbyists. Oversaw acquisition of Edison Insurance Company ($40M), and act as General Counsel and Acting Chief Claims Officer for acquired company post-transaction.

Education

• Boston University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

  1986 — 1990

• University of Miami School of Law

  Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

  1990 — 1993

• Burlington College

  Master of Arts (MA), Pre-Columbian Ethnology

  2013 — 2015

Skills

• Claims Investigations
• Food Safety
• Auctioneers
• Liability
• Crisis Management
• Fraud Claims
• Local Government
• Appraisals
• Loss Adjusting
• Property Claims
• Public Affairs
• Lobbying
• Insurance Policies
• Arbitration
• Litigation
• Legal Research
• Contract Negotiation
• Teaching
• Insurance
• Torts
• Litigation Management
• Human Resources
• Corporate Governance
• Special Investigations
• Civil Litigation
• Antiquities
• Windstorm
• Jury Trials
• Regulatory Affairs
• Claims Resolution
• Public Speaking
• Insurance Adjusting
• Claim
• Homeowners Insurance
• Internal Investigations
• Property & Casualty Insurance
• Auctions
• Trials
• Art
• Insurance Law