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Colony Specialty appoints Kelly Killimett to head of environmental business

18th August 2017 - Author: Staff Writer -

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Colony Specialty, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, has named Kelly Killimett as new head of the firm’s environmental business succeeding Marsh Duncan who will move into a role as head of digital business development.

Killimett reports to Ron Vindivich, president, Argo Group U.S. Excess & Surplus Lines, Duncan will be reporting directly to Kevin Rehnberg, president of Argo Group’s U.S. Operations.

Rehnberg commented on the appointment; “Kelly has developed deep expertise by working in the environmental business for many years, especially in working side-by-side with Marsh for the past five years. She is the natural leader to take our environmental business to the next level.”

“Marsh has done an excellent job with this program. In his new role, the broader organization will benefit from his expertise as he works closely with our digital team to accelerate our efforts to become a more digital business.”

With more than 15 years of industry experience, Killimett joined Colony Specialty in 2012 and was promoted to her current role as vice president of underwriting in 2014.

She gained previous experience in the managing the environmental department at American Safety Insurance Services.