CAC Specialty builds natural resource team with slew of hires

Specialty insurance brokerage CAC Specialty has expanded its natural resources division with six new appointments, including hires from Willis Towers Watson and Aon.

Robert Carvell joins as senior vice president of CAC’s risk & project management division, natural resources in Houston, Texas. He has more than four decades of energy surveying, risk management and claims project management expertise, and most recently served as vice president of risk and project management at Energy and Marine Risk Services in Houston.

Michael Ford will serve as senior vice president of CAC’s mining division natural resources in Knoxville, Tennessee. He comes from Willis Towers Watson, where he was senior vice president.

Anna Anderson joins as senior account manager at CAC natural resources unit in Knoxville, Tennessee. Previously, she worked at Scott Insurance, and has over a decade of experience in leading accounts and developing new programmes.

Josh Jakubowski, vice president of claims in CAC mining division in Knoxville Tennessee, comes from Willis Towers Watson where he served as senior claims consultant.

John Hohlt joins as senior vice president of surety in Houston, Texas. Hohlt specialises in servicing and consulting on all surety needs across the oil and gas industry. He started his career with Argo Surety as a surety underwriter before joining Wortham in 2015.

Finally, Justin Treat has been appointed as a producer in natural resources practice, Houston, Texas. Before joining CAC, he was assistant vice president and account executive at Aon – energy group.

“We are extremely pleased that the expansion of the CAC Specialty Natural Resources team continues to accelerate and that we have attracted such exceptional talent to our platform,” said Gary King, executive chairman of CAC Specialty natural resources.

“We are focused on ensuring that all our new partners are aligned with our vision and our corporate culture both of which are focused on delivering exceptional results for our clients. We expect to make significant further investments in 2021 in all the verticals of our Natural Resources practice group including Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Mining and Surety.”

Josh Kirklin, executive vice president of oil & gas for CAC natural resources, added: “We are strategically building our CAC Natural Resources team with the best talent in the industry. These new hires will expand on the industry leaders and experts we added to the team late last year including Fred Smith, Pete Krouse, Lloyd Wills, Lindsay Carl, Tony Nguyen, Gary King and Lisa Harris.

“These hires coupled with the legacy Cobbs Allen Energy team present a compelling group of seasoned and highly motivated professionals that will deliver market leading results for our clients. We look forward to their immediate impact on our business and helping to service our clients globally.”