Dereick Wood

Senior Vice President – National Claims Services & Client Engagement Leader
Newfront Insurance

Dereick Wood, Senior Vice President of National Claims Services and Client Engagement for Newfront’s Executive Risk Solutions (ERS) Practice, leads public and private company clients with coverage advocacy and claims services related to Directors & Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability, and Financial Institutions.​ ​ Dereick provides over two decades of demonstrated commitment to client service and sought-after leadership in policy-making and insurance solutions. With the ERS team, he draws on deep and varied resources to design comprehensive solutions for global corporate leaders and board members seeking to protect their reputations.​ ​ Prior to joining Newfront, Dereick spent five years at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, as Assistant Vice President of Executive and Professional Lines Claims, responsible for the handling and oversight of complex D&O, Financial Institutions, and Transactional Liability claims. Previously, he spent nine years as a Senior Complex Claims Director for American International Group’s Financial Lines Division, and, prior to AIG, worked as an attorney handling consumer protection, antitrust, and financial fraud cases.