Golden Bear Names Brown Property Manager, Takamoto Chief Risk Officer in California

Stockton, Calif.-based Golden Bear Insurance Co. has promoted Michael Brown to the position of property manager.

Brown has been with Golden Bear since 2002 as an executive underwriter.

Brown’s promotion follows the promotion of Ed Takamoto, formerly property manager, to chief risk officer. Takamoto has more than 30 years of operational experience. Prior to Golden Bear, Takamoto was the director of underwriting quality controls for Sequoia Insurance Co. in Monterey, Calif.

Golden Bear has a selection of commercial lines products, including primary casualty, excess casualty, and property coverage for a variety of commercial interests.