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Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Navigators Insurance Company Inc. |
President & CEO |
Current |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| New Hampshire Insurance Co |
President |
Former |
| XL Insurance Company, Ltd. |
President |
Former |
| New Hampshire Insurance Company |
President |
Former |
Christopher Duca is President of Navigators Pro, a division of Navigators Management Company, Inc. He is also a member of the Executive Management Team of Navigators, the Board of Directors of Navigators Insurance Company, and the Board of Directors of Navigators Underwriting Agency Limited, which manages Navigators Syndicate 1221 at Lloyd's.
Navigators Pro offers management liability products including directors and officers, fiduciary, employment practices liability and crime insurance for privately held and publicly traded corporations worldwide. The professional liability products offered are for law, accounting, architectural design, engineering and other professional services firms worldwide.
Chris has participated in the Harvard Business School Executive Education Leadership Program. He is a graduate of Villanova University where he earned a B.S. in Business Administration. He is also a graduate of FDU-Madison where he earned an M.B.A. in finance. Chris conducted doctorate studies at Fordham University where he earned an M.A. in economics.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
President, Navigators Pro Division |
Current |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Navigators Management Co., Inc. and President of the Navpro Division |
Former |
| Villanova University |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
President, Marine & Energy Division |
Current |
| Navigators Management Company, Inc |
President, Marine & Energy Division |
Current |
| Navigators Insurance Company Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Bradley D. Wiley has been our Senior Vice President and Financial Compliance Officer since 2003. He served as our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary from 1996 to 2003. From 1992 until 1996, Mr. Wiley was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Christiania Re Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Christiania General Insurance Corp. He is a director of Navigators Insurance Company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Officer |
Current |
| Navigators Insurance Company Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Compliance Officer |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer |
Current |
| PXRE Group Ltd. |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Baker & McKenzie Global Services LLC |
associate |
Former |
| Pxre Corporation |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Brooklyn Law School |
J.D. |
Former |
| The State University of New York |
B.A. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary |
Current |
| Continental Insurance Company |
Vice President |
Former |
| Cozen O'Connor Llp |
Partner |
Former |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
General Counsel |
Former |
Francis W. McDonnell has been our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since August 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. McDonnell served as Chief Financial Officer of ACE USA from 2003 to 2008. From 1995 to 2002 he served as the Chief Financial Officer of PMA Capital Corporation and Chief Financial Officer of PMA Reinsurance from 1993 to 1995. Prior thereto, he held various financial management positions at Reliance Insurance Company. Mr. McDonnell is a director of Navigators Insurance Company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
Clay Bassett has been Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer since April 2008. Prior thereto, Mr. Bassett was Chief Underwriting Officer of Folksamerica Re from 2005 to 2008, as well as various management positions with Argonaut Group from 2002 to 2005, Swiss Re from 1997 to 2002 and AIG from 1990 to 1997. Mr. Bassett began his career at National Reinsurance Corp in 1987.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Chief Underwriting Officer & Senior Vice President |
Current |
Jane E. Keller has been our Senior Vice President and Chief Claims Officer since June 2004. Prior thereto, Ms. Keller was Senior Vice President and Chief Claims Officer for Liberty International Underwriters from 2002 to 2004, Vice President of their Claims from 2000 to 2002, Senior Vice President of Claims at a division of Great American Insurance Company from 1994 to 2000, as well as various positions at Home Insurance Company from 1989 to 1994. Prior to her career in the insurance industry, Ms. Keller was at a private legal practice in Texas and New York where she continues to maintain her licenses in law.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President and Chief Claims Officer |
Current |
| Navigators Insurance Company Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Liberty International Underwriters |
President and Chief |
Former |
| Great American Insurance Co. |
Senior Vice President of Claims |
Former |
| Liberty International Underwriters |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Officer |
Former |
| The Home Insurance Company |
|
Former |
R. Scott Eisdorfer has been our Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer since 2001 and of our insurance subsidiaries since 1999. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Eisdorfer was a Vice President and Applications Manager of General Reinsurance Corporation, and prior thereto from 1985 held various information technology positions at National Reinsurance Corporation. Mr. Eisdorfer is a director of Navigators Insurance Company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer |
Current |
| General Reinsurance Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| General Reinsurance Corporation |
Applications Manager |
Former |
| Navigators Insurance Company Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Vice President and Treasurer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Managing Director, Navigators Management (Uk) Ltd. |
Current |
| Navigators Insurance Company Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Managing Director |
Current |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Founder |
Current |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Navigator's Management Group |
President |
Former |
| Navigators Insurance Company Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Navigators Insurance Company Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Director, Marine |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Finance and Operations Director |
Current |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Professional Indemnity |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Magistrate Program |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
H. J. Mervyn Blakeney spent a 30 year career with Cadbury Schweppes Plc, the final 10 years as Managing Director of Schweppes International Ltd. and as a director of its holding company. After retiring as an executive in 1988, he has held non-executive directorships in various industries, principally insurance, within the United Kingdom. Mr. Blakeney is currently the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Navigators Underwriting Agency Ltd., a wholly owned United Kingdom subsidiary of the Company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cadbury Schweppes plc |
Senior Executive |
Former |
John F. Kirby has been retired from Chubb & Son since 2003 and prior thereto, from 1998 to 2003, he was a Managing Director with worldwide responsibility for ceded reinsurance. From 1995 to 1998, he served as Senior Vice President and Manager – Global Marine & Aviation Practice at Wilcox, Inc. Prior thereto, he held various senior positions at Continental Corporation from 1987 to 1995. He began his career with the Chubb Group in 1964.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chubb & Son |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Continental |
|
Former |
Leandro S. Galban, Jr. has been, since 2006, Chairman – Financial Services of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, a private equity group that is part of Credit Suisse. Prior thereto, from 2001 to 2005, he had been Vice Chairman-Investment Banking and a Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston LLC (CSFB). Prior thereto, from 1996 to 2000, he had been a Managing Director and Co-Head of the Financial Institutions Group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, a company acquired by CSFB.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Credit Suisse |
Chairman, Financial Services, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP |
Partner |
Current |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Peter A. Cheney has been retired since 1996. Prior thereto, Mr. Cheney held various positions at National Re Corporation, including Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director from 1994 to 1996.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Robert F. Wright , 82, has served as a Director of the Company since August 2005. He has also served as a Director of RSLIC and RSLIC-Texas since April 1990 and as a Director of FRSLIC since October 1989. He serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Robert F. Wright Associates, Inc., a business consultancy which he founded in 1988. Mr. Wright also serves as a director of The Navigators Group, Inc. and Universal American Financial Corp.
W. Thomas Forrester has been Chief Financial Officer of Progressive Corporation since 1999. Prior thereto, Mr. Forrester held a series of increasingly senior financial and operating positions at Progressive since he joined the company in 1984. Mr. Forrester began his career at Price Waterhouse in 1976 and worked in the audit and consulting areas.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer, Progressive Corporation |
Current |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Fannie Mae |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Navigators Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Progressive Corporation |
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
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