Zurich, a leading property and casualty insurance provider globally and in North America, today announced changes to the senior leadership team at Zurich's Global Corporate in North America (GCiNA).Don Pickens will be the new Chief Underwriting Officer for GCiNA. That position was previously held by Patrick Daley, who will assume a new role as Head of Property for the East Region within GCiNA.
Richard Montminy will be the new Head of Property for GCiNA. Joe Tinetti, who was in that role since 2011, will become Head of Marine and Energy Property and report to Jeanne Jankowski, head of Energy for GCiNA.
"I am very excited to welcome Don and Richard to my senior leadership team. I am certain that the changes we've announced today will help to position GCiNA to grow and to achieve our goals in 2016 and beyond," said Paul Horgan, chief executive officer of Zurich Global Corporate in North America.
Pickens comes to Zurich after a long and varied career in property and casualty insurance, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of AIG's Global Commercial business. Pickens got his start with Hartford Insurance Group. After an earlier stint with AIG, he spent 15 years with Liberty Mutual, where he held several positions of increasing responsibility. He earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government from the State University of New York at Albany.
Montminy joined Zurich in March 2015 as East Regional Manager of Property. He was previously Managing Director and Southeast Property Practice Leader for Marsh, where he specialized in all aspects of global property program development, design, structure, placement and coverage. Montminy spent 12 years working for the former FM Global companies before joining Marsh in 1997. He earned a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island and an MBA in Finance from California State University in Long Beach.