RSUI CEO McCrorie to Retire in 2027; Whittington to Become CEO

Specialty insurer RSUI announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phillip McCrorie will step down as CEO at year-end 2026, concluding a career spanning nearly 40 years in the insurance industry.

He will remain RSUI’s executive chairman through the first quarter of 2027 to ensure a seamless leadership transition.

McCrorie joined RSUI in 2003 as chief financial officer. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 2004, joined the Executive Leadership Team in 2012, was named president in 2019, and has served as chairman and CEO since 2022. RSUI said that, under his leadership, the company “has achieved exceptional growth and profitability while cultivating a high-performance culture that has become a hallmark of the company.”

Succeeding McCrorie as CEO on Jan. 1, 2027, and as chairman on April 1, 2027, will be Andrew Whittington, who currently serves as president and chief underwriting officer.

Whittington joined RSUI in 2004 as a property underwriter and steadily advanced through the organization, leading the Los Angeles property team beginning in 2006 before returning to Atlanta in 2013 to head the Property Brokerage department. He joined the Executive Leadership Team in 2019 and was named president and CUO in 2022.

Lee Sjostrom, currently executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief operating officer, will succeed Whittington as president, also effective Jan. 1, 2027. Sjostrom joined RSUI in 2003 as vice president and controller, became CFO in 2012, joined the Executive Leadership Team in 2019, and assumed the additional role of COO in 2022.