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, Beazley and Travelers. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and has a law degree from University of Connecticut School of Law. Jeffrey is a regular speaker at the American Conference Institute, the Execusummit EPL conference and the Professional Liability Attorney Network Conference and is a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society.
Jeff will report to Daniel Aronowitz, Managing Principal of Euclid Specialty, and will be based in the New York City, NY area. He can be reached by email at Jkoonankeil@euclidspecialty.com.
Please reach out to Dan or Jeff directly if you would like to meet Jeff or discuss Euclid’s claims department.
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