Ascot US has announced a new structure for its Casualty business, which will be led under the strategic direction of Jeff Canfield, EVP, Head of Casualty.
The specialty re/insurer has confirmed that its E&S Casualty, Excess Casualty, and Environmental businesses will now be under one unified structure.
Based in New York, Canfield is an experienced veteran within the industry, having served in a variety of different roles throughout his career, including EVP, casualty & product innovation at Ethos Specialty Insurance Services LLC.
Canfield previously spent five years working at Argo Group where he held a number of different leadership roles, such as excess casualty practice leader, SVP, head of E&S casualty, and Head of innovation.
Additionally, Canfield also spent eight years of service at global re/insurer AIG, where he held the role of profit centre manager.
He began his career in 1995 working as a claims supervisor at Amica Mutual Insurance Co.
