Selective Insurance Company of America, a subsidiary of Selective Insurance Group, has made four executive appointments.
George Neale (Fort Mill, South Carolina) to executive vice president and chief claims officer. Mr. Neale joined Selective in April 2013. Prior to that, he served as executive vice president and chief claims officer for commercial insurance for Liberty Mutual. Prior to his 10-year career at Liberty Mutual, Mr. Neale held claims management roles at Kemper Corporation and Travelers Insurance.
Mr. Neale earned his B.A. in economics from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and attended the Wharton School for Insurance Executives at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Brian Sarisky (Sparta, New Jersey) to executive vice president and head of specialty lines. Mr. Sarisky joined Selective in 1991 as a corporate trainee and has held a variety of field based and corporate underwriting positions, most recently serving as senior vice president and chief commercial lines underwriting officer.
Mr. Sarisky earned a B.A. in business management from Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as well as an M.B.A from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He completed the Wharton School's Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and Certified Insurance Counselor designations.
Joseph Eppers (Sandy Hook, Connecticut) to senior vice president and chief investment officer. Mr. Eppers joined Selective in March 2015. Before coming to Selective, he was a director at BlackRock. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of investments at Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
Mr. Eppers earned a B.S. in economics from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and an M.B.A. in finance from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. He became a CFA Charterholder in 2003.
Brenda Hall (Matthews, North Carolina) to senior vice president and chief strategic operations officer. Ms. Hall joined Selective in 2001 and has held various positions throughout the organization, most recently serving as senior vice president and director of field underwriting and business intelligence.
Ms. Hall has a B.A. in business administration from Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio, and an M.A. in international business from Webster University in Leiden, The Netherlands. She also holds the Certified Insurance Counselor and Certified Risk Manager designations.
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