Everest Group faucets new SVP

Everest Group has introduced the appointment of Charlie Higham (pictured above) as senior vp and head of Everest Underwriting Companions. Higham will take over from Brian Drum, who is ready to retire from Everest on Sept. 1 after a 16-year tenure with the corporate.

In his new place, Higham will assume accountability for overseeing all program administrator and digital distribution partnerships, with a key deal with supporting the expansion and enlargement of Everest’s quickly increasing portfolio.

“Everest is lucky to have the caliber of underwriting expertise like Charlie who’s properly suited to guide certainly one of our most worthwhile portfolios,” mentioned Mike Mulray, president of Everest Insurance coverage North America. “Charlie’s portfolio administration experience mixed with a deep understanding and appreciation for our distribution relationships brings a novel perspective to this necessary enterprise line and the companions we serve.”

Higham has greater than 20 years of expertise within the specialty insurance coverage sector, most lately serving as Everest’s head of economic {and professional} strains. Earlier than his time at Everest, Higham held key positions inside the monetary establishments group at Zurich North America. He has additionally held positions within the worldwide and monetary establishment departments at each Arch Insurance coverage Group and The Hartford.

“Along with congratulating Charlie, we additionally need to thank Brian for the numerous affect he made on our enterprise and need him all one of the best in his retirement,” Mulray mentioned. “His underwriting self-discipline, professionalism and integrity has set a particularly excessive bar we are going to proudly carry ahead working alongside Charlie and his crew.”

Everest lately introduced the appointment of Don Good as chief info safety officer and Bruno Laval as chief industrial officer for its worldwide division.

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