McPartland Named Golden Eagle CEO

San Diego-based Golden Eagle Insurance announced today that Pete McPartland has been named president and chief executive officer, to succeed retiring CEO Frank Kotarba.

Golden Eagle, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, said Mr. McPartland comes from General Casualty in Sun Prairie, Wis., where he led insurance operations for QBE Regional Insurance as chief operating officer.

Mr. Kotarba announced his retirement last week after eight years with the company, during which the firm more than tripled its property and casualty business in California.

Scott R. Goodby, executive vice president, Agency Markets, and chief operating officer, Regional Companies, said Mr. Kotarba had been “the driving force behind Golden Eagle's growth in commercial lines premium and market share, and its well-earned reputation as a consistent and innovative company.

“It's a testament to his leadership that some of our current regional company presidents have come through Golden Eagle.”

Mr. Goodby predicted that Mr. McPartland's “proven leadership, commercial lines success and broad experience will further Golden Eagle's growth and profitability in California.”

Mr. McPartland joined General Casualty in 1994 and has served in several senior executive capacities.

Golden Eagle said he has extensive experience in underwriting, marketing and field management, and is currently on the board of the Cambridge, Mass.-based Workers' Compensation Research Institute. He also serves on the boards of Meriter Health Services and Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation, both in Madison, Wis.

Golden Eagle Insurance offers commercial property and casualty products in California through appointed independent agents. The company is part of Liberty Mutual Agency Markets, a business unit of Liberty Mutual Group, consisting of property-casualty and specialty insurance carriers that distribute their products and services primarily through independent agents and brokers.