GuideOne National, a specialty insurance subsidiary of GuideOne Mutual Insurance Company, has announced the appointments of Nick Batten as Vice President of Specialty Property, and Joseph Simeoni as Lead Property Underwriter, effective immediately.
Batten joins GuideOne National from FM Global, where he most recently served as Vice President, Manager Global Services Americas.
In that role, he was responsible for leading the Global Services – Americas team to provide a diverse range of risk management and insurance services across the region.
Batten held various leadership roles during his 21 years at FM Global, and gained technical and marketing experience in global markets.
Going forward, Batten will lead and develop GuideOne National’s Specialty Property Underwriting team by providing strategic oversight in response to market trends and company goals.
Meanwhile, as Lead Property Underwriter, Simeoni will spearhead GuideOne National’s Specialty Property efforts.
His specialty lines background includes more than six years of specialty property experience with international companies including Swiss Re, Blackboard Insurance, part of the American International Group, and Mitsui Sumitomo.
Prior to joining GuideOne National, Simeoni served as Vice President, Standard Property Product, North America at Swiss Re.
“As we continue our expansion into the specialty market, we will continue to build on our strong foundation of underwriting excellence,” said Jessica Snyder, GuideOne President & Chief Executive Officer.
“These new hires will help us maintain and grow our strong relationships with both customers and our producers, and develop unique and innovative underwriting approaches for difficult specialty risks leading to long-term sustainable growth.”
“Top-tier talent, and especially underwriting excellence, is what allows us to expand in the market and become recognized as a highly valuable partner to both our policyholders and producers,” added Mark Groenheide, Senior Vice President, Specialty.
“The property sector is an opportunity for our company to demonstrate our innovative ability, and we look forward to brandishing our name in this market. We are fortunate to have Nick join our team to lead this area, as he has demonstrated success in developing sustainable long-term growth for books of business.”
