Specialty insurer Argonaut Group Inc. in San Antonio announced today that Dale H. Pilkington, president of its Colony Group subsidiary, has been appointed to the new position of president of Argonaut Group's excess and surplus lines segment.

Argonaut Group's E&S segment writes commercial property and casualty accounts on a primarily nonadmitted basis through Colony Group and Argonaut Specialty.

The company said both Colony and Argonaut Specialty will report to Mr. Pilkington in his role as president of excess and surplus Lines. Mr. Pilkington will retain his position as president of Colony Group until a successor is named.

Mr. Pilkington joined Colony in 1993 and assumed the role of vice president, underwriting, in 1994. He joined Argonaut Group as part of the acquisition of Colony's parent company in 2001, and was named president of Colony Group in November 2002. Previously, Mr. Pilkington held positions at General Reinsurance and EH Crump, in addition to owning and managing a retail operation in Florida.

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