Penn-America Names John D. Curry, Nancy M. Rankin VP’s for Two Subsidiaries

Penn-America Group, Inc. announced that John D. Curry, CPCU, has been appointed VP – Marketing and Agency Relations, and Nancy M. Rankin, CPCU, has been appointed VP – Underwriting for the company’s two insurance subsidiaries, Penn-America Insurance Company and Penn-Star Insurance Company.

“Curry has 28 years of experience in the property and casualty insurance industry, all in the excess and surplus lines marketplace,” said the announcement. Most recently he was VP – Marketing and Underwriting for Constitution Insurance Company, the primary issuing company for Gerling Global Reinsurance Corporation of America. In his new post Curry will be responsible for maintaining and developing the companies’ relationships with its 57 wholesale general agents.

The announcement sated that “Rankin has been with Penn-America since 1985 where she has held several underwriting positions. Most recently, Rankin was manager of the companies’ Submit underwriting operations.” She’s responsible for establishing and implementing the companies’ underwriting strategies and initiatives across the country.