GeoVera in California Names Forney Chief Executive Officer
Fairfield, Calif.-based GeoVera Insurance Holdings Ltd. has named John L. Forney CEO and member of the board of directors.
The move is effective July 1.
Forney succeeds Kevin Nish, who has served as GeoVera’s president and CEO since 2005 and has been responsible for managing the business since its formation as a division of USF&G in 1993. Nish will continue to serve as a member of GeoVera’s Board.
Forney comes to GeoVera with 20 years of experience advising and leading catastrophe insurance entities. He was most recently with UPC Insurance, a specialized property catastrophe insurance writer.
GeoVera Insurance Holdings is a provider of specialty residential property insurance products, focused on catastrophe exposed property in the homeowners and residential earthquake markets.