Anthony G. Dickson, the president and chief executive officer of New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, is retiring after 17 years in the post.

Bernard M. Flynn, NJM's executive vice president and general counsel, who joined the company in 1993, will succeed Mr. Dickson.

A 32 year veteran of the company, Mr. Dickson will retain his seat on the board of directors and will remain chairman of NJM Bank FSB, the company's wholly owned financial services subsidiary.

Mr. Dickson joined NJM in 1976 and became government affairs counsel in 1979, moving up through a progression of positions including assistant vice president and later vice president and secretary. He was named NJM's president in 1991, later adding the titles of chairman and director of NJM Bank when that institution opened in 1999.

The election of Mr. Flynn culminates a transition process that began a year ago with Mr. Dickson's announcement of his pending retirement, the West Trenton, N.J.-based insurer said. NJM said the board's vote "confirms the high quality of individuals present on the company's senior management team."

Mr. Flynn, 47, of Delran, N.J., first joined NJM as a staff attorney in 1993. He later served in various capacities before being named vice president and general counsel in 2001. He was promoted to executive vice president and general counsel in 2008.

Before starting his career at NJM, Mr. Flynn was a New Jersey State Deputy Attorney General in the Division of Law, Department of Law and Public Safety, for five years, representing the Department of Insurance and the Department of Transportation .

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