Commonwealth Risk Services Bolsters National Sales Staff
Promoted from senior vice president to executive vice president with responsibility for coordinating new business production, as well as program business account management:
Andrew A. Lewis, who is responsible for integrating written business and structuring new program business accounts. He joined the Commonwealth Risk affiliate Legion Insurance Company in 1989 as an underwriting manager, and later joined Commonwealth Risk where he assisted brokers and their clients with evaluating and structuring state-of-the-art alternative risk financing programs. A resident of Swarthmore, Pa., Lewis earned a bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College.
Jerry Rivers, who is responsible for the development and administration of all new business accounts. An 11-year veteran of Commonwealth Risk, he has 15 years experience in commercial property and casualty insurance, specializing in producing, designing and servicing risk financing programs such as captives, self-insurance, rent-a-captive and large deductible/retention programs. A resident of Villanova, Pa., Rivers earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Scranton.
Promoted from vice president to senior vice president and responsible for leading sales production teams are:
C.A. "Tripp" Craig III, who has specialized in agency captive programs, co-heads a sales team with John Naughton. He was employed at Marsh and McLennan before joining Commonwealth Risk seven years ago. A resident of Jenkintown, Pa., he earned a bachelor's degree from Widener University.
John T. Naughton, CPCU, who has managed several books of business with diverse specialty coverages, will co-head a team with C.A. Craig III. With Commonwealth Risk and Legion Insurance for eight years, he previously was an underwriter with CIGNA. A Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Naughton earned a bachelor's degree from West Chester University. He resides in West Chester, Pa.
Doug Deitch, who has extensive experience in the acquisition and management of individual insureds. He has successfully structured programs for the manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, professional sports and financial services industries. Deitch joined Commonwealth Risk 10 years ago. A Malvern, Pa. resident, he attended Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.
Jeff Packard, who helped grow a single specialty account to one of the company's largest and longest running program business accounts, is a 10-year veteran of Commonwealth Risk. He currently co-heads a sales team. Before Commonwealth Risk, Packard worked in the sales and marketing department of CIGNA's property and casualty division. A Hainesport, N.J. resident, Packard earned a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University.
Andrew Cavenaugh, who has expertise in association and affinity programs, and is responsible for securing the company's first personal lines book of business, heads a sales team on the West Coast. With Commonwealth Risk for six years, he previously worked as a commercial bank lender at M&T Bank. A resident of San Francisco, Calif., he earned a bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College. He is a native of Carlisle, Pa.
Also promoted to senior vice president is Alan Pcsolyar, who will lead a new business management team that will work with the production teams to implement new and renewal program business. He has been with Commonwealth Risk for three years, before which he spent 14 years with a professional underwriting subsidiary of MRM. A Newtown Square resident, he earned an MBA from Temple University and a bachelor's degree from Penn State University.