Argo Group ‹ Press Releases

Aug

2019

Argo Group awards $10,000 “Sea Change” scholarship to St. John’s University student – awarded to a female student to encourage diversity in insurance

Posted on 20th August 2019 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO) (“Argo” or the “Company”) today announced that it has awarded a $10,000-scholarship to Mi Pham, a rising senior at St. John’s University’s School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science in New York City. Pham, a Risk Management and […]

Jun

2019

Argo Adopts AVYST Technology to Improve Distributor Experience

Posted on 17th June 2019 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance, has adopted insurtech that enables MGAs, wholesalers and independent brokers to submit, quote and bind risks seamlessly, without paper or error. Argo has deployed AVYST’s bi-directional forms system, eForms Wizard, making […]

May

2019

Argo Pro Introduces Private Company PROtectSM

Posted on 30th May 2019 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Management liability product gives private companies access to various types of coverage Argo Pro, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance, announced today an enhanced product offering: Private Company PROtectSM. The packaged professional liability product […]

May

2019

Ariel Re strengthens Credit and Financial Product Lines with appointment of Sean Kelly

Posted on 23rd May 2019 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Ariel Re, a member of Argo Group (NYSE: ARGO), today announced the appointment of Sean Kelly as senior vice president, specialty underwriter, credit and financial products, effective June 10, 2019. He will report to Stephen O’Flynn, head of professional lines and casualty treaty underwriting – Bermuda […]

May

2019

Ariel Re strengthens U.S. Professional Lines and Casualty Treaty Operations with appointment of Stephen O’Flynn

Posted on 22nd May 2019 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Ariel Re, a member of Argo Group (NYSE: ARGO), today announced the appointment of Stephen O’Flynn as head of professional lines and casualty treaty underwriting – Bermuda, effective June 10, 2019. He will be responsible for establishing, underwriting and growing the U.S. professional lines and casualty […]

Apr

2019

Argo Seguros appoints Newton Queiroz as CEO

Posted on 25th April 2019 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Argo Seguros, the Brazilian underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products and a member of Argo Group (NYSE: ARGO), today announced the appointment of Newton Queiroz as CEO, effective May 1, 2019. Queiroz will report to Jorge Cazar, head of Latin America at Argo Group. “Argo […]

Apr

2019

Argo Group appoints Tony Cicio as new head of HR

Posted on 23rd April 2019 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, today announced the appointment of Tony Cicio as chief human resources officer. He will report to Argo Group CEO Mark E. Watson III. “Our longstanding commitment to invest in our […]

Mar

2019

Argo Group extends its global reach through GBN Worldwide partnership

Posted on 6th March 2019 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, has become a member and network partner of GBN, the world’s insurance network of leading re/insurers, independent brokers and specialty suppliers, which operates in more than 140 countries. Brokers and […]

Jan

2019

Argo Group announces Graduate Training Program in Bermuda

Posted on 25th January 2019 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance, is pleased to announce the Argo Group Graduate Training Program. Based in Bermuda, the program gives recent graduates who meet the academic criteria an unprecedented exposure to a leading insurance and […]

Jan

2019

Argo Group renews Harambee Re Sidecar for 2019

Posted on 9th January 2019 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, today announced the renewal of Harambee Re Limited as Argo Group’s sidecar reinsurer for 2019. Launched in 2013, the sidecar continues Argo Group’s successful track record of building relationships with […]

Jan

2019

Argo Group Appoints Bill Wharton to Head of Argo Insurance Bermuda

Posted on 8th January 2019 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Nigel Mortimer to lead International Casualty Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance, today announced the appointment of Bill Wharton to Head of Argo Insurance Bermuda, effective immediately. Wharton will also continue as Head of Professional Lines in […]

Jan

2019

Gary Grose named interim leader of Argo Group’s Colony Specialty Business

Posted on 8th January 2019 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Ron Vindivich announces retirement Argo Group U.S., member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), today announced Gary Grose, Argo Group head of marketing and producer management, will serve as the interim head of Colony Specialty in addition to his current responsibilities, effective immediately. The […]

Dec

2018

Kevin Rehnberg to serve as Argo Group Chief Administrative Officer

Posted on 19th December 2018 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, today announced the appointment of Kevin Rehnberg to serve as chief administrative officer in addition to continuing as the head of Argo’s insurance business for the U.S. and Latin America. […]

Dec

2018

Matt Harris to Lead Argo Group International Operations

Posted on 19th December 2018 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, today announced the appointment of Matt Harris to lead the company’s international insurance operations, including the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Bermuda. He will begin in this […]

Aug

2018

Argo Appoints Marsh Duncan to Lead U.S. Specialty Programs

Posted on 27th August 2018 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance, today announced the appointment of Marsh Duncan to serve as senior vice president U.S. Specialty Programs, effective immediately. In this role, he will lead the company’s strategy to offer customized insurance […]

Jul

2018

Argo Group Names Manuel Moreno as Chief Underwriting Officer of Latin America

Posted on 23rd July 2018 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance, today announced the appointment of Manuel Moreno to the newly created position of chief underwriting officer of Latin America, effective immediately. In this role, Moreno will be responsible for the strategy […]

Jun

2018

ArgoGlobal strengthens Credit and Political Risk offering with appointment of Daniel Byrne

Posted on 12th June 2018 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

ArgoGlobal, the Lloyd’s insurer and member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), today announced the appointment of Daniel Byrne as credit and political risk underwriter. Byrne takes up his role with immediate effect and will report to Jeremy Shallow, credit and political risks class […]

Jun

2018

Argo Group launches Construction Business Unit

Posted on 11th June 2018 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance, today announced it is establishing Argo Construction as a stand-alone underwriting business to pursue the growing construction sector. Jim Cornwell, senior vice president, will lead this new operation. “The construction sector […]

Jun

2018

Argo appoints Katie Partington Howarth to Group Head of Ceded Reinsurance

Posted on 8th June 2018 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance, today announced the appointment of Katie Partington Howarth to serve as the group head of ceded reinsurance, effective immediately. In this role, she will lead strategy and implementation of the company’s […]

Jun

2018

Argo Group rebrands Ariscom to ArgoGlobal Assicurazioni S.p.A.

Posted on 5th June 2018 by Mazin Shammas and has No comment

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance, today announced the rebranding of subsidiary Ariscom to ArgoGlobal Assicurazioni S.p.A. following the recent acquisition by Argo Group in March 2018. As announced in April 2018, Giovanni Tucci serves as Managing […]

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