Vantage hacks into CNA in search for new cyber & tech leader

Bermuda-based specialty insurer  Vantage Group Holdings has hacked into the cyber division of CNA in Chicago in its recently concluded search for a senior vice president of cyber liability, technology and E&O.

Andrew Lea (pictured) will step in to  Vantage following a post as head of commercial E&O, cyber & media liability underwriting at CNA Insurance in Chicago. Lea had previously served in senior-level underwriting roles at AIG and Swiss Re after some early brokering work with Marsh and underwriting at Zurich.

Vantage chief executive of insurance Alex Blanco said: “We are very excited for Andy to join the  Vantage team, particularly as we prepare to launch Cyber and Management Professional Liability products in the United States as key business expansion opportunities in 2022. Bringing onboard someone of Andy’s calibre and depth of risk insights will enable  Vantage to effectively underwrite these risks for our client base. It will also facilitate our entry into the Cyber insurance market at a time of unprecedented need for this protection.”

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