Cover in California Names Mercury’s Houlihan Chief Insurance Officer

Cover in San Francisco, Calif., has named Robert Houlihan chief insurance officer.

He becomes part of the management team in the company’s U.S. headquarters.

Houlihan has more than 20 years of industry experience. He joins Cover following positions at Progressive and Bristol West. He was most recently with Mercury as chief product officer.

Cover is as a nationally licensed brokerage and managing general agent working with more than 30 insurance companies across the U.S. while also writing its own auto policies in Texas.