Matthew J. Nielsen has joined the Founders Insurance Co. of Des Plaines, Ill., as commercial claims manager.
Nielsen’s responsibilities include supervising a unit of claims analysts, providing guidance and direction in working with commercial policyholders to resolve liability claims against their businesses. He will also collaborate with senior management in the development of coverage and claim handling protocols to enhance operational efficiency in the commercial unit.
Nielsen is filling a newly created management role which will better position Founders for expansion of its surplus lines business into new product lines.
He brings to the position experience in the legal and insurance industries. He served as an associate, senior associate and then partner with insurance coverage law firms, later working in the excess casualty unit of Zurich Insurance Co. before joining Founders.
Founders is a member company of the Utica National Insurance Group in New Hartford, N.Y.
Topics Claims Commercial Lines
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