PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ACE Group today announced that Douglas Poetzsch, Executive Vice
President, ACE North American Claims, will be presented with the 2015
Claims Executive of the Year Award by the New York Claims Association,
during a dinner in his honor at the Harvard Club of New York on December
12, 2015.
Each year, the New York Claims Association selects a principled
individual who displays a high degree of skill, ethics, and leadership
in the insurance claims industry.
“I am honored to be accepting this year’s Claims Executive of the Year
Award,” said Mr. Poetzsch. “ I am touched and truly grateful, as I view
this award as recognition -- not just for individual accomplishment –
but more importantly, for collective accomplishment. So many of my
colleagues are deserving of this recognition, and I want to thank the
New York Claims Association on behalf of ACE and the hundreds of
employees in ACE’s North American Claims organization.”
“Doug is recognized as a leading voice of excellence in the claims
insurance industry in North America,” said Timothy Howlin, First Vice
President of the New York Claims Association. “One of the world’s
preeminent multiline property and casualty insurers, ACE continues to
break new ground with its claims practice specialities, and with its
promotion of organizational excellence, particularly with regard to
technical expertise supported by shared functions. Doug’s commitment to
claims excellence exemplifies the qualities we seek to instill through
our Association’s recognition.”
Mr. Poetzsch is Executive Vice President, Claims, for ACE’s North
American business. In this position, Mr. Poetzsch has overall
responsibility for the ACE North American Claim Unit, including several
specialized teams responsible for ACE’s wide variety of commercial
insurance products. Based in Philadelphia, Mr. Poetzsch oversees six
claims practices in ACE’s North American businesses: Casualty; Property
and Marine; Professional Risk; Workers’ Compensation, Multinational
Casualty, and Excess and Specialty.
Mr. Poetzsch joined ACE in 2004, and most recently served as Executive
Vice President, ACE USA Claims, a position to which he was appointed in
2010. Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President, Head of ACE
USA Specialty Claims and Chief Technical Officer. Before joining ACE, he
held several senior claims management positions at The Navigators Group,
The Gulf Insurance Group, and American International Group (AIG). Mr.
Poetzsch received a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in
Accounting from Siena College in Loudonville, New York, and a Juris
Doctorate from Fordham University.
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 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,
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