Iron-Starr Excess Enters Bermuda Healthcare Market

Ironshore Inc. has entered the Bermuda healthcare market and appointed Susan Pateras as senior vice president, Healthcare Practice Leader of Iron-Starr (managing general agent for Ironshore Insurance Ltd.). Iron-Starr will provide insurance protection for a range of clients, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, miscellaneous medical facilities, managed care operators, life science organizations, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, and various allied and physician groups.

Pateras joins Iron-Starr from Integro Insurance Brokers, where she was responsible for building the healthcare practice for the Bermuda office and coordinating global placements with the U.S., London and European markets. Her experience focuses on university teaching facilities, specialty pediatric hospitals, managed and long-term care facilities, integrated delivery systems, physician group practices and other healthcare risks. Prior to joining Integro, she served as senior vice president with Willis Bermuda and as a vice president in the Global Brokering Healthcare Unit for Marsh in New York. Pateras also has been an underwriter with Zurich and St. Paul.