DiMuccio Takes Over at Amica Mutual Insurance

Amica Mutual Insurance Company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer Robert A. DiMuccio and new members of the company’s board of directors were introduced at the company’s annual meeting of policyholders.

Thomas A. Taylor, president and CEO since 1994, retired after serving the Lincoln, R.I.-based company for 35 years. Taylor will remain a member of the company’s Board of Directors. He is succeeded by DiMuccio, an Amica employee of 13 years.

Taylor’s successor, DiMuccio, has been with Amica for 13 years. DiMuccio served as vice president; senior vice president; treasurer; and chief financial officer; and most recently was Amica’s executive vice president before being elected president and CEO. Before joining Amica, he spent 14 years with KPMG Peat Marwick in Providence. A Rhode Island native, he is a graduate of Providence College.

Also at the company’s annual meeting, M. Stuart Towsey, Jr. was confirmed as Amica’s new executive vice president. Towsey has been with Amica for 31 years, having most recently served as the company’s Senior Vice President and Superintendent of Claims.

The company also announced the retirement of Peter B. Freeman after 17 years of service on the company’s board of directors. The board elected Richard A. Plotkin, CPA/PFS, to fill Freeman’s unexpired term. Plotkin is a shareholder with Tofias PC of Newport, with over 30 years experience in public accounting and management advisory services.

Amica Mutual Insurance Company is a national writer of automobile, homeowner, condominium, renter, boat, yacht, and personal umbrella liability insurance. Life coverage is available through Amica Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary.