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Thomas Bradley appointed to Palomar Holdings’ Board of Directors

1st March 2024 - Author: Jack Willard -

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Specialty property insurer Palomar Holdings has added Thomas Bradley to the company’s Board of Directors.

palomar-logo-newCommenting on his appointment, Bradley said: “I am excited for the opportunity to join Palomar’s distinguished Board. I look forward to helping Palomar’s management team and Board act on the many opportunities that the Company has in front of it as we work together to build a premier specialty insurer and deliver value for all of our stakeholders.”

Mac Armstrong, Palomar’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented: “I am thrilled to welcome Tom Bradley to our Board. Tom’s experience across the insurance and reinsurance industry will prove a great resource to Palomar, whether it be his significant experience in capital management, corporate development and strategic planning or mergers and acquisitions. He will add tremendous value to Palomar as we continue to the execution of our Palomar 2X strategy.”

With a career spanning over 30 years, Bradley has served in multiple executive and board level positions with various insurance and reinsurance companies across the sector.

In his most recent role, he served as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Argo Group International Holdings.

During his tenure at Argo, he led the company through a review of strategic alternatives which resulted in the sale to Brookfield in 2023.

As well as this, Bradley also previously served on Argo’s Board of Directors from August 2018, and as Chairman from April 2020, until November 2023.

Before he joined Argo, Bradley held the roles of Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, from 2012 – 2018.

Furthermore, Bradley also previously acted as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for two other public companies, Fair Isaac Corporation and the St. Paul Companies.

He also gained valuable experience when he held senior financial and operational positions at Zurich Insurance Group, including stints as Chief Financial Officer of North America, and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Underwriters Group.