The Hanover names president of professional liability

The Hanover Insurance Group has appointed Sarah Medina as president of professional liability.

Medina will work closely with the insurer's specialty leadership team to enhance the company's portfolio of professional liability products.

In this new capacity, Medina will now also be responsible for The Hanover's lawyers professional liability and architects and engineers books of business. Additionally, she will be responsible for continuing to build on the company's strategy for small specialty business, including additional enhancements to its Insurago platform that was launched last year. She will report to Gregory Leffard, president of professional lines at The Hanover.

Medina joined The Hanover in 2014. Prior to that, she was assistant vice president at The Hartford, managing various professional and management liability programmes as well as business owners' specialty endorsed products.

Bryan Salvatore, president of specialty at The Hanover, said: "We are excited to promote Sarah to lead our professional liability business, where she has been instrumental in helping drive innovation and expand our market presence. This appointment is the latest in a series of investments and enhancements we have made to our Specialty business over the last year. The professional lines industry continues to grow and prosper and The Hanover is better positioned than ever to help our agents navigate this market and capitalize on these opportunities."