The Hartford has named David Firstenberg chief underwriting officer for the company's property and casualty business.

He succeeds A. Morris “Mo” Tooker, who was recently named head of The Hartford's Middle Market segment. Firstenberg will report to Doug Elliot, president of The Hartford.

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Leading underwriting

Firstenberg will oversee the common underwriting framework across The Hartford's Small Commercial, Middle Market, Specialty Commercial and Personal Lines segments. He will lead development of the company's underwriting approach for new markets and emerging risk, in addition to the risk engineering function of the company.

Prior to joining The Hartford, Firstenberg was president and CEO of specialty insurer Canal Insurance Company. Before that, he held divisional management and senior leadership roles at other national and regional insurers, including Hanover, OneBeacon and Chubb. He is a graduate of Haverford College.

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Executive experience

“With more than 20 years of executive experience in the P&C industry, David is an accomplished and admired leader,” said Elliot. “David's deep knowledge and experience will be instrumental as we continue to expand our risk appetite in new and evolving markets.”

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