Accomplished alternative risk transfer and captive insurance professional with a lengthy resume of designing unique and customized risk financing arrangements for client specific goals and objectives. Special emphasis in the captive insurance industry as principal architect of numerous single parent, group, health insurance, and association captives. Was named the Captive Professional Of The Year at the 2016 US Captive Services Awards ceremony held in Vermont during the VCIA annual conference. As Executive Director of Fiat Lux Risk and Insurance Company, earned the 2017 Outstanding Captive Insurance Company of the Year award at the Captive Insurance Companies Association's 2017 international conference. Was also recognized by Risk and Insurance magazine as one of their 2017 Risk All Stars as well as sitting on the Board of Directors of the Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA). Additionally, in 2020 was ranked 10th in Captive Review magazine's annual "Power 50" that recognizes the 50 most influential people in the captive insurance industry. In 2021 and again in 2022, Captive Review also recognized Mr. Claflin as one of the 20 most influential captive insurance owners in the captive insurance industry. Mr. Claflin was also inducted into the captive insurance industries Hall of Fame in 2023