Beazley Hires Kontonotas as Crime & Fidelity Underwriter in New York

Specialist insurer Beazley hired Michael Kontonotas as an underwriter for the company’s crime & fidelity bond underwriting team. He will work from Beazley’s New York office.

Kontonotas has seven years of underwriting experience and was most recently a fidelity and kidnap & ransom underwriting consultant at CNA.

Beazley offers commercial crime insurance, which includes fraudulent instruction coverage, on an admitted basis for non-financial companies with revenues of more than $50 million, as well as fidelity bond insurance for financial institutions with greater than $500 million in assets. The company also offers computer crime and account takeover coverages for financial institutions.