SPARTA Insurance Names Senior VP of Underwriting in Hartford, Conn.

Hartford, Conn.-based SPARTA Insurance Co. recently appointed Tom Colosi as senior vice president of underwriting.

Most recently, Colosi led The Hartford’s countrywide group captive program business. He is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience, specializing in alternative risk, commercial programs, and national accounts.

In addition to The Hartford, Tom previously held positions of increasing underwriting and management responsibility at Travelers, Kemper, and Liberty Mutual.

SPARTA is an acronym for Specialty Program and Risk Transfer Alternatives and was formed in March 2007 as a property/casualty underwriting company providing customized, unbundled program services in the property/casualty marketplace in the United States.