Ironshore names U.S. specialty casualty executive
Business Insurance February 14th. 2010, 5:19pmMr. Gantz, currently senior vp at Ironshore Risk Agency in St. Louis, is responsible for setting underwriting guidelines and strategies, as well as for new product lines in the specialty casualty unit nationwide. He is based in Ironshore’s New York office and also oversees Ironshore’s London casualty platform.
Prior to joining Hamilton, Bermuda-based Ironshore, Mr. Gantz was senior vp for Landmark Insurance Co., where he was responsible for building a new casualty practice for the commercial agribusiness sector for the unit of American International Group Inc. He served as chief underwriting officer of Allied World Assurance Co. Ltd. prior to joining Landmark.
Ironshore also named Dutch Phillips, currently with Ironshore Risk Agency as assistant vp of casualty underwriting, to the expanded role of vp of U.S. specialty casualty. Mr. Phillips will be responsible for Ironshore’s nationwide wholesale casualty operation based in St. Louis.
Prior to joining Ironshore, Mr. Phillips was with AIG’s excess casualty unit as a regional manager.
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