Orchid Underwriters Insurance Agency, LLC, a specialty underwriter of property insurance focused on coastal properties and based in Vero Beach, Fla., has named Chuck Fillizola as chief information officer.
In this newly created position, Fillizola will play a decisive role in setting and implementing IT strategy and IT budget management, program management, staff management, vendor selection/management, IT delivery and IT technology to benefit Orchid’s planned expansion currently and into the future.
Fillizola will also be a member of the Executive Management Committee at Orchid along with Chairman Ken LeStrange, CEO Michael Ray and President Brad Emmons.
According to Ray, the new role of chief information officer will become increasingly important as the company prepares to expand its product lines and geographic reach, both organically and through acquisitions. “Chuck’s expertise in vendor selection/management, IT delivery, strategy, operations and technology will prove invaluable as we hone Orchid’s strategic direction,” he said.
Fillizola has senior level technology experience in IT management, applications development and program management within the property and casualty insurance industry.
He most recently served as vice president & chief information officer for Sompo Japan Nipponkoa America Insurance, which writes close to $400 million in gross written premiums in the United States. Before his tenure at Sompo, Fillizola was vice president & chief strategy officer for the Property & Casualty Insurance Division of Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC).
Prior to his position at CSC, he spent nearly 10 years at various divisions of Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd., most recently as president of MFX Holdings. His previous experience in IT includes roles as a division director at American Reinsurance and IBJ Schroeder Bank.
In November 2014, private equity firm Gryphon Investors made a majority investment in Orchid Underwriters. Orchid Underwriters specializes in providing specialty insurance products for homeowners and other difficult-to-insure properties throughout the United States and the Caribbean. The company’s product offerings include homeowners and condominium property insurance, including umbrella policies, wind and wind only, general and excess flood, earthquake, builder’s risk and others.
Topics Florida Underwriting
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