TheHartford has named David Firstenbergchief underwriting officer for the company's property and casualtybusiness.
|He succeeds A. Morris “Mo” Tooker, who was recently namedhead of The Hartford's Middle Market segment. Firstenberg willreport to Doug Elliot, president of The Hartford.
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|Leading underwriting
Firstenberg will oversee the common underwriting frameworkacross The Hartford's Small Commercial, Middle Market, SpecialtyCommercial and Personal Lines segments. He will lead development ofthe company's underwriting approach for new markets and emergingrisk, in addition to the risk engineering function of thecompany.
|Prior to joining The Hartford, Firstenberg was president and CEOof specialty insurer Canal Insurance Company. Before that, he helddivisional management and senior leadership roles at other nationaland regional insurers, including Hanover, OneBeacon and Chubb. Heis a graduate of Haverford College.
|Executive experience
“With more than 20 years of executive experience in the P&Cindustry, David is an accomplished and admired leader,” saidElliot. “David's deep knowledge and experience will be instrumentalas we continue to expand our risk appetite in new and evolvingmarkets.”
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