Legal & General America hires CUO from SCOR

US life insurer Legal & General America (LGA) has hired Dawn Boitnott as new chief underwriter & underwriting transformation officer.

Boitnott will be leading LGA's strategic underwriting by managing our guidelines and policy, including managing the evaluation of emerging underwriting tools and data. She will be reporting to Troy Thompson, senior vice president and chief actuary.

Boitnott comes to LGA with over 20 years of underwriting experience, most recently as vice president of underwriting at SCOR Global Life Americas for Velogica, its automated underwriting rules engine. At SCOR, she oversaw the development of underwriting rules for new data sources and increased the platform's efficiency. She also coordinated the guidance and implementation of automated and accelerated programs with multiple carriers. Before SCOR, she was a production underwriter with Shenandoah Life Insurance and AIG, where she worked with advisors to progress the sales process.

Mark Holweger, president and CEO of LGA, said: "We are excited to welcome Ms. Boitnott to our LGA team. We are constantly looking for ways to transform our business and to foster digital solutions for our customers, and Ms. Boitnott enables us to do so. Her expertise and leadership will propel LGA's participation in an increasingly technology-oriented marketplace."

Boitnott commented: "I am thrilled to be a part of LGA and to have the opportunity to advance the company's priority of delivering solutions that customers need. I look forward to working with the team to drive the growth and competitiveness of LGA's underwriting strategy."