NEW YORK, June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- XL Catlin's Marine business in the Americas is building up
its marine field expertise, adding six new underwriting specialists
in Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas and New
York.
According to Anne Marie Elder,
SVP and Chief Underwriting Officer, XL Catlin's Americas Marine
Business, "With these appointments, we're putting additional inland
marine underwriting expertise out in our key markets and in closer
proximity to our clients. This gives brokers and businesses
direct access to local underwriting expertise and our top notch
proprietary inland marine products; they can also tap into our
global insurance network as they need
it."
"Industry statistics indicate these regions have the highest
concentration of available commercial inland marine premium," said
Michael Perrotti, SVP and XL
Catlin's Inland Marine Practice Leader. "We're enlisting the
highest quality talent to help deliver XL Catlin's industry leading
marine products through our local distribution network."
XL Catlin's newest inland
marine underwriters include:
- In Chicago: Janelle
Levesque joins XL Catlin as a Senior Marine Underwriter
and will be responsible for inland marine business in the Midwest
region which includes Illinois,
Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa,
Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri. She previously held
underwriting positions with ACE (Chubb).
- In San Francisco:
Frank Basich arrives at XL
Catlin from Allianz Global Corporate, where he was inland marine
team leader. As the most senior member of the local XL Catlin
marine underwriting team, he is responsible for inland marine
business in the western states, exercising his 25-plus years of
experience underwriting many commercial lines of insurance.
Anda Serban also joins XL
Catlin's San Francisco Office from CNA where she was an Inland
Marine Underwriting Specialist. She'll apply her strong
technical background into her new Senior Marine Underwriter role at
XL Catlin, servicing clients and brokers in the Western
region. Additionally, Zac
Miyashiro joins XL Catlin as a Senior Ocean Marine
underwriter from Chubb, where he managed complex, multinational
marine accounts throughout the Western states.
- In Dallas: With 13
years of industry experience, Shawn
Langenegger joins from Allianz Global Corporate where he
was inland marine team leader overseeing New Orleans, Houston and the Dallas territories. He'll assume underwriting
management of the same region at XL Catlin.
- In New York: Paul Vogler arrives at XL Catlin from The
Hartford where he was an Executive
Underwriter. Paul brings seven years experience and will be based
out of XL Catlin's Summit, NJ
office. He will be responsible for driving inland marine growth
through the entire Northeast Region of the country.
XL Catlin's Global Marine
business provides insurance for clients with special coverage needs
for their marine exposures, including Inland Marine, Ocean Cargo,
Blue and Brown Water Hull, P&I, as well as Excess and Primary
Marine Liabilities.
About XL Catlin's Insurance Operations
XL Catlin insurance companies offer property, casualty,
professional, financial lines and specialty insurance products
globally. Businesses that are moving the world forward choose XL
Catlin as their partner. To learn more,
visit xlcatlin.com.
About XL Catlin
XL Catlin is the global brand
used by XL Group plc's (NYSE:XL) insurance and reinsurance
companies which provide property, casualty, professional and
specialty products to industrial, commercial and professional
firms, insurance companies and other enterprises throughout the
world. Clients look to XL Catlin for answers to their most
complex risks and to help move their world forward. To learn more,
visit xlcatlin.com.
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