People Moves: RT Specialty’s Burrows, API’s Gorman Promoted; New Hire at Concord Specialty

RT Specialty Promotes Burrows to Senior Account Manager

RT Specialty has promoted Stacy Burrows to senior account manager within its environmental and construction professional (ECP) practice. She is based at RT ECP’s Hamilton, New Jersey, offices.

Since joining the RT ECP team in 2012, Burrows has assisted the new business and account management activities of senior management, while also directly supporting the team’s day-to-day administrative and operational functions.

Before joining the RT ECP team, Burrows served as a senior business analyst and supervisor in claims information services for NJ Manufacturers Insurance Group.

RT ECP is a part of the RT Specialty division of RSG Specialty LLC, a Delaware limited liability company based in Illinois. RSG Specialty LLC is a subsidiary of Ryan Specialty Group LLC. RT ECP provides wholesale insurance brokerage and other services to agents and brokers.

Source: RT Specialty

The American Property Insurance Company Names Gorman as Chief Operating Officer

The American Property Insurance Company (API), a commercial insurance carrier providing property and liability insurance products to small and mid-sized businesses, named Douglas C. Gorman to the new position of chief operating officer, effective immediately.

In this role, Gorman will oversee business operations as well as growth and profit strategies. He will continue to report to the company’s CEO.

Prior to co-founding API in 2014, Gorman had business experience both in the insurance industry as well as with Wall Street financial firms.

API is a licensed and admitted property/casualty carrier domiciled in the state of New Jersey. Tracing its roots back to 1956, the company is authorized to underwrite property/casualty insurance business in 23 states with current underwriting operations conducted in 17 states.

Source: The American Property Insurance Company

Concord Specialty Risk Hires Lewis-Gruss as Vice President, Underwriting Counsel

Concord Specialty Risk hired Ayanna Lewis-Gruss as vice president and underwriting counsel in its litigation insurance practice. Lewis-Gruss will be based in New York, New York.

She has more than 18 years of experience in all aspects of litigation and arbitration, including managing and mentoring other attorneys. Prior to joining Concord, Lewis-Gruss was with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. She also served as an intern for Senator Edward M. Kennedy.

Concord Specialty Risk specializes in transactional risk insurance and loss mitigation evaluation services that address the risk of loss arising from mergers and acquisitions, uncertain tax positions, litigation and more.

Source: Concord Specialty Risk