BRANCHVILLE, N.J., May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Selective
Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGI), announced the following
appointments by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of
America.
George Neale (Fort Mill, SC) to executive vice president,
Chief Claims Officer. Mr. Neale joined Selective in April 2013. Prior to that, he served as executive
vice president, chief claims officer for Commercial Insurance for
Liberty Mutual. Prior to his 10-year career at Liberty Mutual, Mr.
Neale held senior claims management roles at Kemper Corporation and
Travelers Insurance. Mr. Neale earned his B.A. in Economics from
Duke University in Durham, NC and attended the Wharton School for
Insurance Executives at the University of
Pennsylvania in Philadelphia,
PA.
Brian Sarisky
(Sparta, NJ) to executive vice
president, 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 leadership positions, most recently
serving as senior vice president, Chief Commercial Lines
Underwriting Officer. Mr. Sarisky earned a B.A. in Business
Management from Moravian College in
Bethlehem, PA as well as an M.B.A
from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. He completed the Wharton
School's Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA and holds the Chartered
Property Casualty Underwriter and Certified Insurance Counselor
designations.
Joseph Eppers
(Sandy Hook, CT) to senior vice
president, 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, IN
and an M.B.A. in Finance from Butler
University in Indianapolis,
IN. He became a CFA Charterholder in 2003.
Brenda Hall (Matthews, NC) to senior vice president, Chief
Strategic Operations Officer. Ms. Hall joined Selective in 2001 and
has held various leadership positions throughout the organization,
most recently serving as senior vice president, Director of Field
Underwriting & Business Intelligence. Ms. Hall has a B.A.
in Business Administration from Mount Union
College in Alliance, OH 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.
About Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
Selective
Insurance Group, Inc. is a holding company for ten property and
casualty insurance companies rated "A" (Excellent) by A.M.
Best. Through independent agents, the insurance companies
offer primary and alternative market insurance for commercial and
personal risks, and flood insurance underwritten by the National
Flood Insurance Program. Selective maintains a website at
www.selective.com.
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