Westfield Specialty Announces Executive Team and Lines of Business

10/4/2021

WESTFIELD CENTER, OH (October 4, 2021) — Westfield Specialty is announcing the experts joining its executive underwriting team and the insurance solutions they are now offering to protect businesses.

The initial lines of business include: E&S Excess Casualty, E&S Property, Commercial Management Liability, Financial Institutions and Westfield Pro, which includes Cyber and Professional Liability.

In today’s business environment, risk is constantly changing and becoming more complex thus it requires a specialized expertise. These changes mean businesses are facing new types of liability. This demands bold thinking and creative solutions to these new exposures. The Westfield Specialty team is focused on anticipating and addressing these needs.

Westfield Specialty is proud to announce the following appointments to their underwriting teams:

E&S Excess Casualty

Joe Rainone, Executive Vice President
Steven Parker, Sr. Vice President
Jim Nodar, Vice President
Steve Singer, Vice President
Chris Yates, Vice President
Bryant Rhyne, Vice President

E&S Property

Andy Hendrix, Executive Vice President
Tom Krause, Vice President

Westfield Specialty Pro

Dan Wadley, Executive Vice President, Head of Professional Lines
Jeff Kulikowski, Senior Vice President, Westfield Pro
Mike Murphy, Senior Vice President, Westfield Pro
Dennis O’Connell, Vice President, Professional Lines
Brian McCall, Vice President
Christine Dickenson, Assistant Vice President
John Castoro, Assistant Vice President
Alex Whipple, Executive Underwriter

Financial Lines

Fred Cooper, Executive Vice President, Head of Financial Lines
Ray Ash, Senior Vice President, Head of Management Liability
Ryan Canning, Senior Vice President, Management Liability East Regional Leader

“We’re motivated to bring Westfield’s stellar brand, professionalism and commitment to client service to the specialty market, along with a solutions-based approach paired with best-in-class underwriting talent,” said Jack Kuhn, President of Westfield Specialty. “We have hired an elite team that offers some of the industry’s deepest underwriting experience and can tackle the most complex and specialized risks. We will continue to add talent to these teams and look for other opportunities in the marketplace to provide underwriting expertise. This infusion of talent and the focus on service, relationships, and solutions backed by Westfield’s financial strength, stability and reputation - is a market differentiator.”