CNA has appointed Douglas Worman to fill the newly created position of executive vice president and chief underwriting officer, effective March 7.
He reports to Dino E. Robusto, the chairman and chief executive officer of CNA.
In this role, Mr. Worman will work jointly with the presidents of CNA's commercial, specialty, and international operations, all of whom will continue to report to Mr. Robusto, to further strengthen CNA's underwriting strategy, expertise, and execution, the company said in a statement.
“Doug is enormously skilled and highly regarded for his depth of knowledge across a wide range of property and casualty lines of business, as well as having extensive broker relationships,” Mr. Robusto said. “Under Doug's leadership, we will build upon our strong underwriting foundation and utilize his experience to broaden our profitable growth opportunities around the world.”
Mr. Worman most recently served as the chief executive officer of U.S. insurance at Endurance Holdings, where he was responsible for growing the business, enhancing underwriting strategies, empowering talent, and improving agent/broker relationships. Prior to that role, Mr. Worman held executive positions at Alterra Capital Holdings and Sharebridge Private Equity Consolidated.
He began his insurance career as an underwriter at AIG, where he worked his way up to president and chief executive officer of the carrier's excess casualty group.
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