People Moves: Rugge Named Chief Actuary at Selective as Senia Plans Retirement

Selective Insurance, headquartered in Branchville, New Jersey, named Nathan Rugge as executive vice president, chief actuary.

Rugge, who currently serves as senior vice president, chief corporate actuary, reserving, will assume the role following the retirement of Executive Vice President Vincent Senia in January 2026.

Rugge joined Selective in 2009 and has played a key role in the company’s pricing and reserving strategies. He has held various actuarial roles of increasing responsibility, including assistant vice president, personal lines pricing, and senior vice president, actuarial reserving.

Senia joined selective in 2010 as senior vice president, actuarial reserving, has been executive vice president since 2017. The company said he has been instrumental in shaping Selective’s actuarial reserving, pricing, and planning strategies, as well as enhancing its data analytics capabilities.