Specialist insurer Beazley has expanded its underwriting and claims presence in the US with a series of new hires within the executive risk team.
Elizabeth Cassarino joins Beazley’s Boston team as an underwriter. She most recently served as an executive risk underwriter at Chubb.
Before that, she spent six years at Ace where she held several management and underwriting positions in the professional risk division.
Also joining the Boston team as an underwriter is Jeffrey Carney. He was previously at Aon Risk Solutions where he was senior vice president.
Prior to Aon, he held various management and underwriting roles at Travelers, CNA and The Hartford.
Allison Keenan joins the executive risk underwriting team in San Francisco from Chubb, where she was a senior underwriter.
Mia Hennessey joins the New York-based underwriting team and most recently worked at Zurich North America as assistant vice president in the management solutions group.
Previously, she held similar positions in professional risk at Aon and Ace across the US.
Also in New York, Greg Staron joins the executive risk underwriting team, having first joined Beazley in 2011 as an employment practices liability claims manager.
Melanie Saponara joins the New York executive risk claims team and will primarily handle public company directors and officers claims.
She most recently served as a claims consultant at CNA responsible for D&O liability, employment practices liability, and representations and warranties.
“In an environment of rapidly evolving corporate risks, businesses are now also faced with managing the impact of a global pandemic, social movements, diversity and inclusion together with recessionary fears, which has ushered in new ways of working, employment practices, business operations and regulations,” said Jeremie Saada, head of US Executive Risk at Beazley.
“This requires insurance solutions that provide flexible 360 degree protection for when businesses need it most and to help reduce the risk of claims occurring.
“As we focus on building out our offering, continuing to attract and develop talent is critical to our success. Our Executive Risk practice has built considerable momentum over the past several years and we are delighted to welcome Jeff, Elizabeth, Mia, Allison, Greg and Melanie to our growing team.”
