Assurant hires Chubb exec as chief of accounting

Assurant, a US-based provider of risk management solutions, has appointed Daniel Pacicco as senior vice president, chief accounting officer and controller.

He will report directly to Assurant’s chief financial officer and treasurer Richard Dziadzio.

In his new role, Pacicco will be responsible for managing the organisation’s overall accounting functions, including financial reporting, controls and operations. Additionally, he will lead the development and management of practices, systems and internal controls across the global accounting function.

Pacicco most recently served as senior vice president, finance for the North American operations of Chubb, after holding many roles in over two decades with The Chubb Corporation.

During his tenure with Chubb, he had oversight for accounting and finance management, financial systems and controls, as well as strategic planning and analysis, among other responsibilities. In his most recent roles at The Chubb Corporation, he served as global controller and treasurer.

"Dan’s background and extensive experience working with global financial reporting, accounting and compliance brings added value to our organization and makes him the ideal leader for this role," Dziadzio commented. "His expertise across different areas of a company’s finance infrastructure will be invaluable to us as we progress through our transformation and continue to build a high performance global finance team."

Pacicco will also take on the global responsibilities for both corporate and business segment areas within the company’s global accounting function.

He said: "I am excited to join Assurant and support the company’s ongoing efforts to execute on its multi-year transformation. And, I am looking forward to leading the global accounting team and playing a key role in its future success."

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