Republic Companies Group Hires Vaccaro VP of Information Services

Dallas-based Republic Companies Group, Inc. recently hired Frank Vaccaro as the organization’s vice president of Information Services.

Vaccaro most recently served as assistant vice president — Business Segment Partner of the financial departments of CNA Insurance in Chicago, Ill. At CNA, Vaccaro led the technology strategy and decisions for the enterprise billing and collections function and had technology oversight responsibility for finance/accounting, reinsurance, investments and actuarial business units.

Before joining CNA, Vaccaro spent eight years with Kemper Insurance and held the position of vice president and chief information officer. He started his career at First National Bank of Chicago and subsequently held positions at Telaction Inc., Kraft Foodservice and Alliance Systems Inc.

Vaccaro will report to Parker Rush, Republic’s president and CEO.

“Frank Vaccaro has an outstanding track record of addressing an insurance organization’s technology costs while delivering state of the art products and services,” said Rush. “As vice president of Information Services, Frank will lead our technology efforts to run our business more efficiently and effectively. Our ability to leverage technology to better serve our customers at reduced marginal costs is a key factor of our long-term success.”

Republic Companies Group, Inc. identifies itself as a group of insurance companies and related entities that provide personal and commercial property and casualty insurance products to individuals and small to medium-size businesses primarily in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico. This focus on a large, rapidly growing region allows Republic to participate in profitable underserved niche opportunities.

Source: Republic Companies Group, Inc.

Topics Tech