H.W. Kaufman-owned entity, Atain Insurance Companies has announced the appointment of Barbara Habel as Vice President and Head of Excess Casualty.
Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Habel will report to Linc Trimble, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) at Atain.
In her new role, she will be responsible for developing and refining Atain’s Excess Casualty underwriting strategy along with new product offerings that will serve binding and brokerage programs.
Under her leadership, Attain stated, the company will build an Excess Casualty team of underwriters who will collectively drive premium growth and underwriting profit.
Chris Zoidis, President & CEO, Atain commented: “Excess Casualty will be an important driver of Atain’s growth strategy and a natural progression from our primary General Liability book.
“Barb’s leadership will be fundamental to the growth and success of Excess Liability products as we continue to make important progress to move the company forward. We are confident her expertise will support our continued success and expansion in the marketplace.”
With more than 15 years of industry experience, Habel brings extensive Excess Casualty underwriting knowledge to her new role.
She joins Atain from HDI Global Specialty, where she was an Executive Underwriter following seven years at Core Specialty and Starstone, where she ran substantial books of Excess Casualty business. Prior to joining the carrier side, she worked for RT Specialty and CRC in Chicago.
Linc Trimble, who started his role as CUO last month, added: “By bringing on Barb, we now have an outstanding professional in place to signal to the marketplace our intention to make Excess Casualty a priority for Atain.
“She brings industry-leading skills to our growing team, and we look forward to leveraging her underwriting knowledge and leadership experience to broaden our capabilities.”
