Ironshore Names Boren Head of U.S. Field Operations

Specialty insurer Ironshore Inc. has appointed Joseph L. Boren as executive vice president of Ironshore Insurance Holdings, LLC and as president of U.S. Field Operations.

John O’Brien, currently president of Ironshore Environmental, has been named as that unit’s chief executive officer, assuming responsibility from Boren, who held that position for three years.

Steven England will be executive vice president of wholesale distribution.

Boren will be responsible for the U.S. distribution strategies for Ironshore’s U.S. domestic businesses. He also will continue to manage Ironshore’s marketing, strategic broker relations, specialized risk solutions, and mergers and acquisitions insurance transactions for Ironshore and remain chairman of Ironshore Environmental.

Boren is a veteran within the environmental insurance sector. Along with O’Brien, he launched Ironshore Environmental in 2009.

Prior to joining Ironshore, they built the largest environmental insurance company at AIG Environmental.