ANV appoints ex-Starr, Chubb exec as underwriting director

ANV Global Services, the managing general underwriter (MGU) owned by insurance group AmTrust Financial Services, has appointed James Pittinger to the role of underwriting director with immediate effect.

Based in New Jersey, Pittinger will be responsible for the North American MGU business that focuses on management liability and professional lines products.

Pittinger joins ANV from Starr Indemnity and Liability Company in New York, where he spent eight years as vice president and financial lines division manager, responsible for D&O, EPL, fiduciary, crime and E&O for public, private, NFP and financial institutions. Prior to that, he was the vice president and regional manager of Chubb Group.

Grady Womack, ANV's managing director, commented: "I am very pleased to welcome Jim to the ANV and AmTrust team. He brings extensive experience to our North American business at an exciting time for ANV.

"With a growing team and the opportunity that being part of the AmTrust Group affords, we are aiming to profitably grow the ANV professional lines and management liability business. Jim's technical background and experience supports our ambition and I very much look forward to working with him."

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