Douglas F. Cutbush , F.C.I.P., F.I.I.C., F.C.I.Arb., C.Arb.

Douglas Cutbush is an Insurance Consultant, Arbitrator and Mediator who has spent fifty-five years in the insurance industry. Until recently, he worked for The Gerling Global Insurance Group of Canada as Senior Vice-President and Claims Manager for Canada . In 1993 he established Douglas F. Cutbush & Associates Limited to provide insurance-related consulting, arbitration and mediation services.

Mr. Cutbush is a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of Canada, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of the United Kingdom , and a Chartered Arbitrator of the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Canada. He is a current member and previous Director of the Canadian Insurance Claims Managers Association. He was also recently appointed a Director of the Lawyers' Professional Indemnity Company. He is a past Director of the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Ontario and was a member of the Insurance Bureau of Canada Claims Committee for ten years.

Mr. Cutbush frequently speaks at seminars and conferences dealing with such subjects as claims management, business interruption, excess liability claims, builders risk policies, coverage disputes, reinsurance claims and arbitration.

He has also been appointed a Roster Mediator for the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program in Toronto.