AIG’s Mills Joins IFG in Atlanta As Managing Director

IFG Cos. has hired Steven M. Mills as managing director in its Submit unit. Mills will be based in IFG’s Atlanta office.

In this capacity, Mills will be a member of the IFG’s Submit leadership team that continues to build out brokerage capabilities primarily for property and liability risks below $50,000 in annual premium, particularly those in conjunction with IFG’s binding authority producers.

Mills joins IFG after 13 years with AIG where, most recently, he served as a regional casualty executive for the Great Lakes region. He also previously served as vice president/public entity industry practice leader where he had product line management responsibility for Lexington Insurance’s public entity casualty portfolio. Prior to AIG, Mills worked at CNA Re where he was a casualty facultative underwriter, according to the announcement.

Based in Burlington, North Carolina, IFG provides property/casualty insurance on both a non-admitted basis and an admitted basis. Coverages are underwritten by IFG’s affiliated insurers: The Burlington Insurance Co., First Financial Insurance Co., Alamance Insurance Co. and Guilford Insurance Co.