Also Names James Walloga Executive Vice President, Accident &
Health, North America
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ACE Group today announced the appointment of Joe Vasquez as Division
President of ESIS, Inc., the company’s third party administration (TPA)
business. His appointment is effective January 1, 2015.
Mr. Vasquez joined ACE in 2000, where he currently serves as Division
President of the company’s Accident & Health (A&H) insurance business in
North America. In this role, Mr. Vasquez built the business into a
recognized leader in the space.
Mr. Vasquez will succeed David Patterson, who has served as Division
President of ESIS since 2006, and for the last decade has shaped the
business into one of the largest, most reputable TPAs in North America.
Mr. Patterson will continue to serve as Division Chairman of ESIS,
providing strategic guidance and ensuring continuity of leadership. Mr
Vasquez will report to Mr. Patterson and Chris Maleno, Division
President of ACE USA.
Mr. Maleno stated: “ESIS is one of the most highly regarded TPAs in the
market, and we see even further potential for it to build out
opportunities with data analytics, predictive modeling, and geographic
expansion. Joe is a proven leader who has vision and drive to take ESIS
in this exciting direction — through product innovation, talent
development, and service enhancements that our clients and broker
partners will value.”
ESIS employs approximately 1,400 professionals in nine regional centers
and 15 claims offices, as well as local representatives in select
jurisdictions, managing more than 320,000 customer claims annually
valued at more than $2.5 billion.
ACE has also named James Walloga as Executive Vice President, A&H, North
America, reporting to Mr. Maleno and Ed Clancy, Executive Vice
President, Global Accident & Health and Life, ACE Group, effective
January 1, 2015. Mr. Walloga joined ACE in 2005 and currently serves as
Senior Vice President, where he is responsible for A&H’s national field
underwriting operations.
In his new role, Mr. Walloga will continue to develop and expand A&H’s
product portfolio, especially in the area of supplemental health and the
division’s industry-leading multinational travel accident and sickness
products.
Mr. Maleno added: “James has demonstrated proven leadership in managing
product and distribution, as well as talent for client service and
business development in his current role. I’m confident James will
continue A&H’s momentum and build on its past successes, which James has
been closely associated with.”
ACE Group is one of the world’s largest multiline property and casualty
insurers. With operations in 54 countries, ACE provides commercial and
personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and
supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a
diverse group of clients. ACE Limited, the parent company of ACE Group,
is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ACE) and is a component
of the S&P 500 index. Additional information can be found at www.acegroup.com,
or follow ACE on Twitter, https://twitter.com/ACEGroupNA.
Source: ACE Group