Chicago’s HDI Global Insurance Adds to U.S. Engineering, Construction Team

Industrial lines insurer HDI Global Insurance Co., based in Chicago, has added personnel to its Engineering Lines and Construction division.

Mark Groenheide, vice president, engineering lines underwriting manager, is responsible for the strategic growth of the portfolio and will lead all North American underwriting efforts. He joins from Generali U.S. in New York, where he served as vice president and North American practice leader of the construction division.

Nicholas Mazza, assistant vice president, senior engineering lines underwriter, is responsible for the East and West Coast regions. Having held various leadership positions with ACE, XL Group, and AXA, he brings 10-plus years of underwriting experience and a wealth of insurance knowledge to the team.

Serena Wannemacher, senior engineering lines underwriter, is responsible for all underwriting for the South and Southwest regions. She joins from AIG, where she was most recently a senior construction underwriter. She has worked for several leading brokerage firms in Texas, including AON and JLT.

Rachel Oleniacz, engineering lines underwriter, is responsible for all underwriting in Hawaii. She joins from Swett & Crawford, where most recently she was an account manager handling specialized risks such as vacant buildings, large fine art schedules, and builder’s risks.

Tom Vala, engineering lines underwriter, joins from HDI Global SE, Australia, where most recently he served as construction and engineering lines assistant underwriter. In his new role, he is in charge of all underwriting for the Central and Southeast regions. Prior to joining HDI, he worked in London as a bonus account executive for Aviva. He started his career as a heavy transport underwriter at Lumley Insurance in Sydney.

Ashley Brice, associate engineering lines underwriter, joins from Starr Cos., where most recently she was a junior construction underwriter. In her new role, she will handle all underwriting for the Northwest and Midwest regions.

As an industrial lines insurer, HDI Global SE (HDI) meets the needs of SMEs, industrial companies and corporate customers with insurance solutions that are specifically tailored to their requirements. In the USA, HDI operates with its subsidiary HDI Global Insurance Co., a commercial property and casualty insurer headquartered in Chicago, Ill., and licensed in all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

HDI Global SE is a company in the Talanx Group and manages the industrial lines division within the group.

Source: HDI Global Insurance Co.

Topics USA Underwriting Construction