Dan Cook

Principal & Practice Leader at TrueNorth Companies

As Chairman of the ATA Tort Reform Advisory Council, a member of the ATA Insurance Task Force and Immediate Past Chairman of the NAFC M&A Advisory Committee Dan is deeply involved in addressing the issues that face the transportation industry.

Dan’s focus is to provide his client’s strategic help, while assisting them to achieve profitable growth. Connecting clients to opportunities, information and professionals that can support their strategic efforts is a central tenant.

The term risk financing is now broader and more fluid then ever. He works with clients on risk financing techniques that accomplish ever changing business objectives. Dan developed the 5Cs of Risk Financing approach, a strategy based risk financing model. Decisions are not made solely upon risk transfer objectives but also their impact on operating costs, capital costs, cash flow, tax strategy, corporate continuity and growth plans.

His time as CFO of a private company provides him valuable perspective when considering the financial and strategic impact of various business risk related techniques.

Specialties: Commercial Insurance: Captives, Various Alternative Risk Financing Techniques, Transportation & Logistics Program Development, Maritime, International Cargo, Warehouse Legal Liability, Construction Risk Financing

Risk transfer techniques related to contractual risk transfer, primary transfer strategy development, OPM risk financing approach

M&A Due Diligence Risk Assessment

Captive Feasibility Analysis