Great American promotes Kenneth Bearley to divisional EVP

Great American Insurance Group has promoted Kenneth Bearley to divisional executive vice president within its bond division.

In his new role, Bearley will expand his duties to oversee all contract surety written in the US and Europe.

Bearley joined Great American in 1994 as an underwriter in the bond division’s Pittsburgh office and transferred to the Cincinnati home office in 2009.

He has served in various leadership roles with increasing responsibility, including overseeing contract surety written for all offices east of the Mississippi River.