Greg Chilson to Serve as President of Argo Surety
22 8월 2023 - 5:14AM
Business Wire
Industry veterans Rod Williams and Paul
Drakontaidis also join the company
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO) ("Argo" or
the "company") today announced Greg Chilson as president of Argo
Surety, effective September 1. Chilson has served as a strategic
advisor to the business since May.
“Greg joins the company with a tremendous amount of industry
experience as we look to build on Argo Surety’s track record as a
very profitable, growth-oriented business,” said Argo’s President
of U.S. Insurance, Jessica Snyder. “Over the past few months, Greg
has assisted us as we worked to implement our strategy to evolve
the business, including the evaluation of Argo’s in-force
portfolio, reviewing underwriting guidelines and providing guidance
on organizational design.
“He was very much involved in building this leadership team. The
quality of the team and the positive momentum we are seeing in this
business is a testament to Greg’s leadership and promising future
potential for Argo Surety.”
Chilson will report to Snyder with Williams and Drakontaidis
reporting to him.
Chilson joins Argo from RLI Insurance Company where he led the
surety business and held various roles during his 27-year tenure.
He also served as controller at Underwriters Indemnity and in
financial reporting at American General. Chilson attended the
United States Military Academy West Point and earned a bachelor’s
degree from the University of Texas.
This announcement follows the appointment of Rod Williams as
head of contract surety and Paul Drakontaidis as the head of
commercial surety announced earlier this month.
Williams has extensive experience in underwriting, financial
analysis, management, strategic planning, training and development.
Most recently, he served as vice president and director, Enterprise
Risk Management at Markel Surety. Prior to that, he held similar
roles at Liberty Mutual Surety, Safeco and Aetna. He earned his
bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and
his master’s in business administration from Middle Tennessee State
University.
Drakontaidis has more than 17 years of experience in surety
underwriting. Most recently, serving as senior regional vice
president-commercial surety bonds at Zurich Surety. Prior to that,
he held similar roles at Liberty Mutual Surety and Safeco. He
earned his bachelor’s degree from Loyola University of Chicago.
ABOUT ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO) is an
underwriter of specialty insurance products in the property and
casualty market. Argo offers a full line of products and services
designed to meet the unique coverage and claims-handling needs of
businesses in two primary segments. Argo and its insurance
subsidiaries are rated ‛A-’ by Standard and Poor’s. Argo’s
insurance subsidiaries are rated ‛A-’ by A.M. Best. More
information on Argo and its subsidiaries is available at
www.argogroup.com.
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other risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the
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