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Rebekah Ratliff is an international mediator and arbitrator with the Judicial Arbitration Mediation Service (JAMS), providing dispute resolution services worldwide. She is a credentialed former commercial insurance complex claims professional with more than 25 years of experience evaluating, negotiating, and settling casualty claims loss matters for global carriers. She is the secretary and global relationships liaison of the National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA). She is a published author and internationally sought-after presenter, panelist, and lecturer in the insurance and legal industries, commanding audiences from all over the world.
Ratliff is the visionary and founder of HBCU IMPACT®, a 501 c (3) nonprofit created to increase diverse representation in the insurance, risk management, financial services, and legal industries by enabling a space for relationships between industry recruiters and students. She is an adjunct professor at Howard University School of Law, offering an insurance-related curriculum that she created. She is the recipient of various prestigious industry awards, including the 2023 Business Insurance Alonzo Herndon Award, Business Insurance Women To Watch (2021), IBA’s Elite Women, and IBA’s Hot 100 List. Ratliff is based in Atlanta, GA and operates globally.
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Rebekah Ratliff
Secretary and Global Relationships Liaison
National African American Insurance Association
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Financial Analyst, Worldwide Commercial Operations and Global Marketing at Align Technology: developed business cases and financial models for new products and global marketing initiatives; helped launch the Advantage Doctor Loyalty Program; managed a $60M marketing budget with less than 2% variance
2016–2018
Vice President, Corporate Development at Refuge Group: led portfolio restructuring, including 12 acquisitions and divestitures; enhanced profitability and stability; structured strategic partnership with Higginbotham
2018–2023
Director, Program Development at Higginbotham: created Fortress Affinity Management, Higginbotham’s affinity distribution and program platform
2024
Managing Director, Program Development at Fortress Affinity Management (Higginbotham): scaled specialty insurance platforms through proprietary distribution, technology, and product development; founding board member of via by Higginbotham
2024–2026
Managing Director at Euclid Transactional
2022–present
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“By focusing on doing the best possible job for every client, they naturally tell their friends and family. That organic growth has been very rewarding”
Alan Borthwick,
DUX Financial Services
“Our goal is not to speed up transactions but to slow down where it matters, taking the time to truly understand each client’s situation and deliver thoughtful, personalised guidance”
Alan Borthwick,
DUX Financial Services
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