R.I.-Based FM Global Appoints Senior Vice President

Business property insurer FM Global appointed Rod Fisher as senior vice president of underwriting and reinsurance.

In his new role, based at the company’s Johnston, R.I., headquarters, Fisher will be responsible for the company’s overall underwriting and reinsurance functions. Previously, he served as senior vice president and manager of the company’s U.S. central division, based in Park Ridge, Ill., which serves clients in 22 U.S. states.

Fisher joined FM Global in 1985 as a field engineer, became a claims adjuster in 1987 and has held several management positions in sales and underwriting before being named a client service manager in 1999. In 2000, he was appointed vice president and operations manager for Los Angeles operations located in Woodland Hills, Calif. Fisher holds the CPCU designation from the American Institute of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters.

Established in 1835, FM Global is a $4.7 billion mutual insurance company, owned and governed by its policyholders, which include more than one of every three FORTUNE 1000 companies and similar-sized organizations in more than 130 countries.