PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ACE Group today announced two new executive appointments in its
Professional Lines division in North America:
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Scott A. Meyer has been appointed Division President, North America
Professional Lines, and will have responsibility for managing ACE’s
Professional and Management Liability products and services across all
of the company’s North American franchises.
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Keith M. Lavigne, Executive Vice President, Professional Risk, U.S.,
will oversee the private/not-for-profit management liability suite of
products in North America in this newly-created role. He will work
across a broad spectrum of clients and distribution sources to ensure
consistent delivery of products and services.
“ACE’s professional and management liability business has grown
significantly in the past few years, especially within the private and
not-for-profit business segment, and these appointments underscore our
commitment to this market,” stated John Lupica, Chairman,
Insurance-North America. “In their new roles, Scott and Keith will
facilitate a focused, consistent approach to underwriting and
distribution across all of North America. Our objective is to deliver a
‘One ACE’ experience to brokers and insureds who are seeking ACE’s
professional lines products and services.”
Mr. Meyer’s responsibilities will encompass a broad array of management
liability and professional liability products, including ACE’s
market-leading primary and excess Directors’ and Officers’ (D&O)
liability insurance for public, private, not-for-profit and financial
institutions, as well as Errors and Omissions (E&O) and privacy/network
security products throughout the U.S., Canada and Bermuda. In his
expanded capacity as North American professional lines product leader,
Mr. Meyer will report to Mr. Lupica; in his role as head of the
company’s retail professional lines operations, he will continue to
report to Chris Maleno, Division President, ACE USA.
With 23 years of insurance industry experience, Mr. Meyer first joined
ACE in 2008 as Executive Vice President for Professional Risk in the
U.S. Prior to joining ACE, Mr. Meyer served in senior underwriting roles
with several national and global carriers and brokers, and was a
co-founding partner of a Managing General Underwriter (MGU) specializing
in transactional liability insurance products, including representations
and warranty insurance, tax indemnity insurance and contingent liability
insurance. Mr. Meyer received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics
from New York University.
In his role, Mr. Lavigne will bring together the expertise, underwriting
capabilities and services of ACE’s existing private and not-for-profit
management liability underwriters throughout North America, ensuring
that ACE offers best-in-class products and solutions for brokers and
clients. He will report jointly to Mr. Meyer and David Lupica, Division
President, ACE Commercial Risk Services.
Mr. Lavigne joined ACE as Senior Vice President, National Practice
Leader for the Professional Risk division in the U.S. in 2009. In this
role, he has maintained executive oversight of ACE’s retail management
liability business, focusing on private and not-for-profit companies.
Mr. Lavigne held senior underwriting roles with other global carriers
prior to joining ACE. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Financial
Accounting from the University of New Haven and is licensed as a
Certified Public Accountant in Connecticut.
Both Mr. Meyer and Mr. Lavigne are based in New York City.
About ACE Group
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