Less than a month into his job as a risk manager for Harrah's Entertainment, Hurricane Katrina caused billions of dollars to the company's casinos.

So it was a natural choice to name Lance J. Ewing the leader of Chartis' new Hospitality and Leisure Industry Practice Group (IPG).

Ewing, who was the vice president of national accounts at Chartis before taking on this new role, says he has the "battle scars" from handling multi-line, complex claims at Harrah's resorts and casinos and Chartis has assembled a group with the "wherewithal to know the needs of clients and provide them with innovative solutions."

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