XL Catlin reveals US excess casualty leadership changes

Re/insurer XL Catlin's global excess casualty insurance business has realigned its US Central region and announced the appointment of new regional underwriting managers.

Kevin Nieft has been promoted to vice president, underwriting manager excess casualty and will lead the North Central Region.

Nieft joined XL Catlin in April 2003 and has held various underwriting positions and most recently was an underwriting director. Prior to joining XL Catlin, he held underwriting positions in Kemper Insurance Company and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company.

Mona Carpenter has been promoted to vice president, underwriting manager excess casualty and will lead the South Central Region.

Carpenter joined XL Catlin in October 2016 from Swiss Re where she held the position of vice president senior inderwriter. Prior to that position, Carpenter held various underwriting and management positions at AIG and The Hartford.

Barbara Luck, president of XL Catlin's global excess casualty business, said: "We've had tremendous success developing and growing client and broker relationships and business throughout the US. Our continued successes are prompting us to make these regional changes.

"Given the size of the US market and continued increased demand for our excess coverages, we decided to create a North Central and South Central region to better enable our team to deliver more attentive service and delivery of our excess and umbrella liability coverages to brokers and clients. This new regional structure better prepares our team for continued business growth."

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