Euclid Insurance Services, Inc. Forms New Underwriting Operation for Life Science Industry

Itasca, IL and New York, NY– August 19, 2019 – Euclid Insurance Services, Inc. (“Euclid”), today announced that it has formed Euclid Life Science Specialty, LLC (“Euclid Life Science”), a product and professional liability insurance underwriting platform, providing tailored casualty coverage solutions to the life sciences industry.  Ryann Elliott joins Euclid Life Science Specialty as an equity partner and Managing Principal. Ryann is an industry leader in the life science underwriting space most recently serving as the life science segment head of a leading market carrier. She will operate the entity from the East Coast with local underwriting and servicing operations in the Midwest and West Coast. The new facility will be accepting new business in mid-September for October effective dates and will underwrite on behalf of Nationwide E&S/Specialty. Nationwide E&S/Specialty brings the support and financial strength to the operation. Euclid Life Science Specialty brings the deep expertise for underwriting…

Welcoming Jeffrey M. Koonankeil as our Chief Claims Officer

Euclid Specialty Managers welcomes Jeffrey Koonankeil as our new Chief Claims Officer. Jeff will be replacing Chris Ziemba, who has worked in a dual Claims Officer capacity with Euclid Specialty and Euclid Transactional, but will now solely focus on Euclid Transactional claims. Euclid Specialty takes great pride in its fiduciary claims expertise and experience, and our ability to resolve complex fiduciary claims for America’s employees benefit plans. The Euclid claims distinctive is our pro-active handling of complex claims in which policyholders have direct access to responsive and experienced decision-makers. Jeff will continue our tradition of responsive claims service and expertise. Jeff brings extensive Professional Liability claims experience to Euclid Specialty, having worked on Fiduciary Liability, Directors and Officers, Employment Practices Liability and Fidelity claims for leading professional liability insurance companies, all core lines for Euclid Specialty. Jeff has over 20 years of experience with national insurance carriers, including CAP Specialty,…

Welcoming Melissa Schwartz as our new Product Manager – Commercial Crime

Euclid Executive Liability Managers welcomes Melissa Schwartz as product manager-commercial crime. She will be adding commercial crime to the suite of products that Euclid Exec offers. However, until the forms are in place, she cannot entertain risks on a primary basis. Ms. Schwartz brings more than 20 years of experience in management liability and crime insurance to Euclid Executive Liability Managers. She most recently held the position of vice president/product leader of fidelity and crime at Liberty International Underwriters. She was responsible for the underwriting strategy, production and performance of all U.S. fidelity and crime business. She built a profitable book of business with a team of three underwriters, two in New York City and one in Chicago. Ms. Schwartz will be based in the Greater New York area and reports to Euclid Exec’s principals, Jim Seymour and Paul Bunone.   Euclid Program Managers is a family of insurance program…

Euclid Public Sector, LLC Adds to Staff

We are pleased to welcome Chris Connacher to our public sector underwriting team. Chris will be working with our primary products and can be reached at [email protected] or by phone at 630-524-3242. Submissions can be forwarded to Chris directly or by sending to [email protected] Chris began his career with Liberty Mutual out of Columbus, OH. Over the last eight years, he’s built an extensive knowledge of both primary as well as self-insured business. During that time, Chris has worked with a number of different super regional and national carriers with a heavy focus on public entity and non-profit sectors. Most recently, Chris spent time with both CNA and Selective Insurance. He has a strong background in the public sector with experience working with risks with populations up to 250,000. Chris has also worked extensively with K-12 schools and junior/community colleges. Chris obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Ohio University…