ACE CRS appoints senior vice president

Property and casualty insurer ACE has appointed Steven Zodtner, formerly of United States Liability Insurance Company, as senior vice president, property and casualty and micro-business for ACE Commercial Risk Services.

In this newly-created position, he will work closely with David Charlton, division president, to lead ACE’s expansion efforts into the property and casualty package and the micro specialty lines market for select small businesses.

Zodtner joins ACE with more than 30 years of business experience. He most recently served as executive vice president with United States Liability Insurance Company, and held prior senior leadership positions with a global technology company, and a US-based health care insurer. In addition, he also co-founded Aligne, a niche consulting firm specialising in management consulting with director level officers of Fortune 500 companies on outsourcing strategies.

Charlton said: “ACE’s expansion into the package and micro specialty lines represents the next step in the evolution and growth for ACE Commercial Risk Services. We’re pleased to continue building upon this growth by focusing our product portfolio across a wide range of package, standalone property and casualty, commercial and professional lines capabilities for our small commercial clients.

“ACE’s product diversification supports the unique and diverse insurance needs of each small business. Steve’s appointment reflects ACE’s further growth in this market, as we continue to build out our offerings to shape future product development in a way that best matches their needs.”