Property and casualty insurer, The Hartford has announced new leadership appointments in Group Benefits, Small Commercial and Personal lines.
Hayes Henderson has been promoted to head of sales and relationship management for Group Benefits, succeeding Lori High who is retiring after 10 years with the company.
He will be responsible for developing strategies to enhance The Hartford’s market position and drive profitable growth for Group Benefits. He will report to Jonathan Bennett, head of Group Benefits and will start his new role on July 1st.
Most recently Henderson served as regional vice president in the east region for Group Benefits sales and has more than two decades of group sales experience, including 15 years at the insurer.
Reporting also to Bennet, Karen Raftery has been named head of a newly created business vertical in Group Benefits focused on small and mid-sized employers. The new Group Benefits vertical will focus on providing employers with 2-499 employees competitive employee benefit and leave management solutions, while driving growth.
Raftery, who has 17 years of group sales experience at The Hartford, will start her new role on July 1st. She most recently served as regional vice president for the central region.
Additionally, Lynn Kennedy has been named head of sales and distribution for Small Commercial and Paul Hiscox has been named chief sales and underwriting officer for Personal Lines.
Kennedy is taking on an expanded role, which consolidates all Small Commercial sales under one leader. She will be responsible for leading all Small Commercial distribution channels, which include agency, alternative and direct, as well as the field and sales performance teams.
Her appointment is effective June 1st and will continue to report to Christopher Jones, chief operating officer for Small Commercial. Kennedy joined The Hartford in 2006 and was most recently head of alternative distribution for Small Commercial.
Hiscox is also taking on an expanded role leading all Personal Lines distribution channels, including direct, agency, partnerships and The Hartford’s write-your-own flood program. In addition, he continues to lead Personal Lines underwriting.
He will continue to report to Melinda Thompson, chief operating officer for Personal Lines. His appointment is effective June 1st. Hiscox joined The Hartford in 2001 and was most recently head of underwriting and direct sales for Personal Lines.
