Brentwood Reinsurance Appoints Hodson as SVP in North Carolina
Brentwood Reinsurance Intermediaries Inc. (BRII), a provider of insurance and reinsurance brokerage services, has appointed William (Bill) J. Hodson, of Burlington, N.C., as senior vice president.
According to Brentwood Reinsurance President Keith Fawcett, Hodson will broaden the reinsurance products and capabilities offered through BrentRe. His focus will be placing and servicing specialty lines reinsurance for traditional carriers, program-oriented business produced through managing general agents, and alternative risk reinsurance placements for captives and risk retention groups.
He will also work with diverse groups to create insurance coverages and bring them to market, Fawcett said.
Hodson began his reinsurance career with the G. L. Hodson & Son Inc. organization after an internship for reinsurance training in London with C. E. Heath, Ltd., and two syndicates at Lloyd’s of London.
Hodson worked for G. L. Hodson & Son Inc. and its successor Willis Re Inc. in the Atlanta, New York, and Burlington/McLeansville, N.C., offices. There he focused on specialty lines reinsurance, program-oriented business involving managing general agents and alternative risk reinsurance for captives and risk retention groups.
More recently, Hodson has worked for Axiom Re, in Stoney Creek, N.C., and also helped establish Goss Re/Advocate Re in Dallas, where he helped form and grow its alternative risk reinsurance and specialty lines program reinsurance capabilities.
Hodson came to BrentRe from USA Risk Intermediaries, the reinsurance intermediary platform for USA Risk Group in Greenville, S.C.
BrentRe is an independent, full-service, insurance broker and reinsurance intermediary that provides customized risk management programs to traditional writers of specialty insurance and self-insureds. Services encompass reinsurance program design, placement and management; self-insurance options; guaranteed cost and deductible insurance with a focus on workers’ compensation; excess liability lines; and accident and health reinsurance.