Argo Group Hires Jorge Luis Cazar León as Head of Latin America
June 12 2017 - 8:19AM
Business Wire
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ:AGII), an
international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance
products, today announced the appointment of Jorge Luis Cazar León
to lead the company’s Latin America business, which includes
insurance and reinsurance operations in Central and South America.
Cazar takes up the role with immediate effect and will report to
Jose A. Hernandez, head of international.
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“Argo Group has built an impressive international platform, and
I’m pleased to have Jorge join the team,” said Hernandez. “His
strong leadership skills and experience fully align with the
international growth aspirations we have strategically established
for the company.”
With more than 25 years of industry experience, Cazar joins Argo
from Chubb Group where he most recently served as division
president, international accident and health (A&H) business. He
was appointed regional president of ACE's Latin
America operations in 2006, a position he retained after ACE's
acquisition of Chubb in January of that year. Prior to that, Cazar
served as senior vice president, A&H, for the
company's Asia Pacific region; regional vice president,
A&H, in Latin America; and country president for ACE
in Argentina and Chile. Before joining ACE in 2001,
he held several leadership roles with CIGNA International, a global
property and casualty company ACE purchased in 1999. He began his
career at Bolivar Insurance Company in Ecuador.
Cazar holds a bachelor's degree in political science and a law
degree from Catholic
University in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He is the former
director of the Association of Insurers of Ecuador and
former director of the Associacion de Aseguradores de Chile
A.G.
ABOUT ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD
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.
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