HIIG replaces founder and CEO with ex-Hanover president

Houston International Insurance Group (HIIG) has appointed Andrew Robinson as new chief executive officer (CEO), replacing Stephen Way.

HIIG’s founder and CEO Way has resigned as chairman of the board but will continue to serve as a director of the company.

Robinson has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, including ten years with The Hanover Insurance Group, where he was president of specialty insurance, executive vice president of corporate development and chief risk officer and subsequently at Crawford & Co. where he was global chief operating officer and executive vice president.

At Hanover, his responsibilities included all aspects of the company's US specialty businesses, including profit and loss and strategic and operational oversight. He was also responsible for acquisitions, divestitures, business integration, and enterprise risk management for the broader enterprise. Prior to his time at Hanover, he was managing partner of global insurance at Diamond (now PWC) Consulting, and most recently as executive in residence and senior advisor at Oak HC/FT.

J. Cameron MacDonald, president and chief executive officer of Westaim and a director of HIIG, said: “Andrew is the right leader for HIIG at this stage in its development. His extensive industry background and business skills should help HIIG strengthen its business and expand its presence. We believe his strong leadership experience will help focus HIIG, especially in the current economic environment. We would also like to thank Stephen Way for his leadership in founding HIIG and bringing HIIG to the level of success it has attained. The Board and I appreciate his many accomplishments.”

Robinson commented: “I am genuinely honored to lead HIIG and its team of very talented professionals. Given the recent equity capital raise via a rights offering, we are well positioned to seize the market opportunity that is in front of us today, and to become one of the handful of truly premier specialty insurance groups.”