Safety National Casualty Makes Underwriting Management Changes

Safety National Casualty Corp., headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, has made organizational changes and enhancements to the company’s casualty field underwriting management roles.

Steve Cotnoir, formerly vice president – Large Casualty, has assumed the role of executive director of Casualty Field Underwriting. In this position, he will provide leadership over national field casualty and production underwriting. Cotnoir will report to Seth Smith, executive vice president of Underwriting.

Dennis Zervos, formerly vice president – Large Casualty, has assumed the role of regional vice president – Underwriting. In this position, he will provide leadership over field casualty and excess production underwriting for Safety National’s New York and Philadelphia regional offices. Zervos is now a member of Cotnoir’s casualty senior leadership team.

Scott Thompson, formerly assistant vice president – Large Casualty, has assumed the role of vice president – Large Casualty. In this position, he will provide leadership over casualty and production underwriting for Safety National’s San Francisco and Los Angeles regional offices. Thompson will now report directly to Cotnoir.

Russ Edwards, formerly regional underwriting manager – Large Casualty, has assumed the role of assistant vice president – Large Casualty. In this position, he will provide leadership over casualty and production underwriting for Safety National’s Atlanta regional office. Edwards will now report directly to Cotnoir.

Safety National is specialty insurance and reinsurance provider with a focus on the excess workers’ compensation market. Safety National is a member of the Tokio Marine Group and is rated A+ (Superior), FSC XV by A.M. Best.

Topics Underwriting Casualty