First American Property and Casualty Insurance Group has named James J. Court president of the company.
Mr. Court is based in the company's office in Santa Ana, California.
“Jim is a proven leader and I look forward to working with him to position our company for continued success,” said Larry Davidson, the division president of First American specialized groups.
Mr. Court has served as senior vice president and chief operating officer of First American since 2007 and has been with the company since 1999. The company said that he has been closely involved in the development and execution of the company's operational strategy and information technology initiatives.
Before joining First American, Mr. Court held operations and information technology leadership positions with Printronix, Inc., and MGE UPS Systems.
Mr. Court earned a bachelor's degree in information systems from the University of Redlands and his M.B.A. from the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University.
Dirk McNamee will assume the role of vice chairman of First American Property and Casualty Insurance Group, the company said.
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