Orchid Underwriters Agency, a specialty underwriter of catastrophe-exposed property insurance, has announced the appointment of Kathy Cody as President.
Cody holds over 30 years’ experience and previously led personal lines underwriting, finance, analytics, operations, and strategy execution teams, and served as Chief Financial Officer for the life business.
She joined the company in 2019 as Chief Operating Officer after having served at Farmers Insurance Group as the COO of its Personal Lines division
“Kathy’s appointment is well-deserved,” said Emmons. “I have great confidence in her ability to lead our organization, incrementally improve our capabilities, and drive execution toward our strategic vision.”
“I could not be prouder of my time at Orchid. I have enjoyed the full support of our private equity owner, TowerBrook Capital Partners, the Board of Directors and Brad in implementing transformational strategies that will bring additional value to our carrier partners and our retail agents,” said Cody.
“We have assembled an extremely talented leadership team, and, as a result, are well positioned to capitalize on market fluctuations, renewed demands on technology and innovation, data, analytics and, of course, sophisticated underwriting capabilities.”
“I am grateful for this opportunity and excited to fulfill our strategic vision and continue the growth trajectory of Orchid while optimizing business value.”
