President
CurrentExecutive leader of Underwriting and Operating teams in North America for a top-tier $5 billion specialty insurance company.
Dec 2022 - Present
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President at Arch Insurance Group, North America
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President at Arch Insurance Group, North America
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Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Brian First is listed as President at Arch Insurance Group, North America at Arch Insurance Group Inc., based in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Brian First.
Brian First previously worked as President at Arch Insurance Group Inc. and Executive Vice President & Chief Underwriting Officer - Programs, Property and Specialty at Arch Insurance Group. Brian First holds Bachelor Of Arts, Economics Major, Minor In Political Science from Miami University.
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Executive leader experienced in launching, developing and managing specialized commercial insurance companies, divisions and products on a national scale. Strong and diverse professional background includes responsibilties as President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Underwriting Officer, Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer at national insurance companies. Established commercial insurance industry veteran comfortable presenting to large and small groups and working directly with decision makers of large organizations. Specialties: Leading and developing underwriting teams, Management, Underwriting, Marketing, and design of sophisticated U.S. and international captive insurance and specialty programs.
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Executive Vice President & Chief Underwriting Officer - Programs, Property And Specialty
Arch Insurance Group
Expanded executive leadership and underwriting oversight responsibilities for 6 Arch Insurance business units: P&C Programs, Alternative Markets, U.S. Property, E&S Casualty, Travel and A&H, and E&S Contract Binding.
Nov 2018 - Dec 2022
Executive Vice President - P&C Programs And Alternative Markets
Arch Insurance Group
Leadership of P&C Programs and Alternative Markets business teams in the U.S. for Arch Insurance Group. Responsible for countrywide, mulit-line specialty programs and group, association, single-parent, and sponsored captives and rent-a-captive programs. Joined Arch as SVP of Alternative Markets in concert with transition of captive programs from SPARTA.
Apr 2014 - Nov 2018
President & Coo
Sparta Insurance
Executive leadership role with SPARTA Insurance Company. Managed a high performance team responsible for the Underwriting, Marketing, Operations, Information Technology, and Legal disciplines within the company. Prior responsibilites at SPARTA included Chief Underwriting Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, and Executive Risk Committee. Member of initial.
May 2007 - Mar 2014
President - Captive Programs Division
Travelers/Discover Re
Responsibility for $500 million captive program unit leading a team of underwriting, marketing and operations professionals. Customers included Fortune 500 companies along with group, franchise, association, corporate and sponsored captives and segregated cell captives.
Apr 2003 - Apr 2007
Vp & Managing Director, Chief Underwriting Officer - Alternative Markets
The Hartford Financial Services Group
Recruited to lead the formation, marketing, underwriting and management efforts of this new operating unit at The Hartford. Successfully built a highly profitable, countrywide captive programs portfolio that exceeded $300 million in gross written premium.
Sep 1999 - Mar 2003
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Miami University
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Brian First is based in Hartford, Connecticut, United States while working with Arch Insurance Group Inc..
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Brian First has worked for Arch Insurance Group Inc., Arch Insurance Group, Sparta Insurance, Travelers/Discover Re, and The Hartford Financial Services Group.
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Brian First holds Bachelor Of Arts, Economics Major, Minor In Political Science from Miami University.
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