Charles Taylor Adjusting poaches Crawford Americas’ CEO

Loss adjusting business Charles Taylor Adjusting (CTA) has appointed Vince Cole as US CEO and regional head, also joining the company's senior management team.

Based in Boston, Cole will be responsible for driving new business growth and leading operations across the US business.

Cole most recently served as the CEO of Crawford & Company - Americas. Prior to that, he has held several executive positions with General Electric Company and GE Insurance.

The company said Cole's appointment "will enable dedicated focus on the US market".

Damian Ely, CEO of Charles Taylor Adjusting, commented: "The US insurance market is by far the largest in the world with considerable opportunity to expand our loss adjusting expertise in handling large and complex losses, particularly in the property & casualty, forensic accounting and engineering space.

"Vince has a tremendous track record in driving business growth. I look forward to working with him to develop our business in the region."

Cole added: "I’m delighted to be taking on this new role. Charles Taylor Adjusting already has a very strong reputation in the insurance industry and I look forward to building it further to service new and evolving client needs."

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