International specialist insurer Hiscox has announced the appointment of Steve Prymas (pictured above) as chief underwriting officer in the US. Prymas is based in White Plains, N.Y., and will report to Kevin Kerridge, CEO of Hiscox USA.
Prymas has more than 25 years of specialty insurance experience. He joins Hiscox from Embroker, where he served as chief insurance officer. Prymas has also held senior leadership roles at Gen Re and The Hartford.
“Steve will be a great asset to the Hiscox team,” Kerridge said. “He has exceptional breadth and depth of knowledge across financial and professional insurance lines, as well as an inherent understanding of the small business and middle market. Steve will tap into his background in digital insurance and be a driving force on our continued journey towards a best-in-class ecosystem of technical and digital excellence.”
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Hiscox USA provides a variety of specialty risk coverage, including errors and omissions, general liability, cyber and data security, media liability, management liability, crime, and terrorism insurance products.
