Westfield Insurance, a super-regional property/casualty insurance carrier based in Westfield Center, Ohio, hired James Merz to the new role of group actuarial and analytics leader. Merz assumes overall responsibility for the company’s Analytics Resource Center and the Actuarial department.
Merz joins Westfield from Hanover Insurance Group where he served as vice president and chief actuary. Prior to that, he held a series of actuarial positions at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Cos. and Great American Insurance Co. In all, he brings 25 years of actuarial, financial and leadership experience to his new position.
Merz is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. In addition, he possesses the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Reinsurance (ARe) designations.
Merz currently serves on the actuarial advisory panel of the Insurance Service Organization and the education policy committee of the CAS.
Source: Westfield Insurance
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