Ironshore names western region casualty manager in US
Insurer Ironshore has appointed Tara Houvenagle, western region casualty manager, to assume the additional role of wholesale west branch executive for the western region.
Houvenagle, who is based in Ironshore’s St Louis, Missouri office, will report to Joseph Boren, president of US field operations.
She has more than twelve years’ experience as a specialty underwriter in the casualty insurance industry. Houvenagle joined Ironshore in the St Louis office in 2009 as a senior production specialist, focusing on excess, umbrella and general liability lines. In 2014, she was named casualty manager for the wholesale west region.
In her additional role as branch executive, Houvenagle will be responsible for distribution strategies for the wholesale business in the western part of the US.
Boren said: “We are pleased to have Tara take on this additional responsibility, where her underwriting experience will be invaluable as we continue to build our wholesale business."
Prior to joining Ironshore, Houvenagle was responsible for primary casualty business lines, including general liability, workers compensation and foreign liability package programmes, at AIG WorldSource in Houston, Texas.
