Colony Specialty, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: AGII), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, announced today that the company has expanded its Environmental division with four new underwriting hires.

“Our deep commitment to providing our clients with superior underwriting and best-in-class customer service is stronger than ever,” said Marsh Duncan, senior vice president, Colony Specialty, Environmental division. “Each talented and experienced team member has an outstanding track record of success, and an excellent reputation throughout the specialty insurance industry. We are excited to welcome them to our team and look forward to their contributions,” he said.

Cindy White will serve as vice president, Colony Specialty, Environmental division, and will be based at the company’s Denver office. Prior to joining Colony Specialty, White was senior vice president at Freberg Environmental Insurance. White has a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from University of Nebraska.

Matthew McPhee will serve as assistant vice president, Colony Specialty, Environmental division, and will be based at the company’s Denver office. Prior to joining Colony Specialty, McPhee was a senior underwriter at Freberg Environmental Insurance. Previously, he was an environmental consultant at Brown and Caldwell. McPhee has a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from State University of New York.

Trish Katz will serve as senior underwriter, Colony Specialty, Environmental division, and will be based at the company’s Denver office. Prior to joining Colony Specialty, Katz held related positions at Freberg Environmental Insurance and Partners Specialty Group. Katz attended University of Kansas and retains the Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) and Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) professional designations.

Aimee Byrd will serve as senior underwriter, Colony Specialty, Environmental division, and will be based in Fayetteville, Tenn. Prior to joining Colony Specialty, Byrd held related positions at Freberg Environmental Insurance and ACE Westchester. Byrd has a bachelor’s degree in finance from University of Alabama.

For more information about Colony Specialty’s Environmental division, please contact Marsh Duncan via email at mduncan@colonyspecialty.com or by phone at (770) 751-5093. Interested parties can also download Colony Specialty’s Environmental Solutions product overview brochure (https://goo.gl/ZtWT7v) or forward new submissions to env@colonyspecialty.com.

About Argo Group

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: AGII) is an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products in the property and casualty market. Through its operating subsidiaries, Argo Group offers a full line of products and services designed to meet the unique coverage and claims handling needs of businesses in four primary segments: Excess & Surplus Lines, Commercial Specialty, International Specialty and Syndicate 1200. Argo Group’s worldwide insurance subsidiaries are rated ‘A’ (Excellent) by A.M. Best with a stable outlook and its U.S. insurance subsidiaries are rated ‘A-’ (Strong) by Standard & Poor’s with a stable outlook. For more information, visit www.argolimited.com.

About Colony Specialty

Colony Specialty and Argo Pro together form Argo Group’s U.S. Excess and Surplus Lines (E&S) segment, which provides superior underwriting solutions for risks typically not underwritten by the standard market. Colony Specialty, specifically, underwrites small, medium and large property and casualty risks, on both an admitted and non-admitted basis through six divisions: Casualty, Contract, Environmental, Specialty Property, Transportation and Allied Medical. The company distributes its specialty insurance products through partnerships with appointed wholesale agents and brokers, and delivers coverage solutions to a broad group of commercial enterprises, including contractors, manufacturers, distributors, environmental contractors and consultants, retailers, restaurants and smaller social service and medical facilities. Colony Specialty is licensed as a non-admitted insurer in 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and is rated “A” (Excellent) by A.M. Best.

for Colony SpecialtyJamie Pachomski, APR, 401-323-7806Manager, Corporate Communications & PRjpachoms@argogroupus.com

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