People Moves: Donavan CUO at Boost; Tasker New Head of AGCS Energy, Construction; 2 Hires at Liberty Mutual GRS
Boost Insurance Appoints Emy Donavan as Chief Underwriting Officer
Boost appointed Emy Donavan as chief underwriting officer. She will oversee the company’s program underwriting, product development, and portfolio management in collaboration with Boost’s insurtech and embedded partners along with the development and execution of Boost’s reinsurance and risk capital markets strategy.
Donavan joins Boost from Fin Capital where she was a venture partner leading the insurance segment across funds, working on investment thesis development, deal sourcing, and driving portfolio company operating value. Prior to Fin, Donavan established an impeccable track record as a senior underwriting executive over the past 20 years, including serving as global head and CUO of Cyber, Tech, and Media at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty.
“Boost’s technology platform super-charges potential innovation in the insurance industry, both by lowering barriers for new entrants and improving speed to market for new products in both personal and commercial lines,” said Donavan. “Boost’s in-house team of insurance experts have built a suite of innovative products from the ground up, with programs designed to offer the most value – not just to the end buyer, but to stakeholders across the insurance value chain.
“I look forward to helping the team continue to lead in this space and to working with our reinsurance partners to break new ground in modern insurance protection. Combined with increased flexibility enabled by Boost’s tech platform, which supports both embedded and brokered distribution, we have a unique opportunity to make insurance more accessible and valuable to new customer segments, distributors and capital providers.”
AGCS Names New North American Head of Energy & Construction
Tasker has been with AGCS since 2010 and for the past nine years has held the position of head of energy & construction, Canada. During this time, he built and developed a diverse team of experienced and professional underwriters who are highly respected in the E&C realm across Canada. Tasker, who will remain based in Toronto, now has overall responsibility for the AGCS Energy & Construction line of business across North America, which includes such industries as oil & gas (energy), power generation & utilities, mining and construction.
“This is the first time that a North American business line will be run by an individual based in Canada, demonstrating the strength of our team north of the border.” said Scaldaferri.
Prior to joining AGCS as a senior underwriter managing a portfolio and team of underwriters in the engineering line of business, Tasker was a large construction underwriter at Zurich from 2006-2010.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Continues to Grow Global Risk Solutions Office of Underwriting
Effective September 26, Julia Chu and Thomas Leahy will join Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Global Risk Solutions (GRS) Office of Underwriting. Chu will become head of underwriting planning, performance & portfolio
Chu will establish a global GRS underwriting strategy, working with leaders across the commercial and specialty (re)insurance unit, while providing actionable insights to manage market dynamics and drive results. She brings more than 20 years of strategy and transformation leadership experience, and joins from Markel, where she was Chief Risk Officer.