Hafter Promoted to President at C.V. Starr & Co.

C.V. Starr & Co. announced that Jeffrey M. Hafter has been promoted to president, replacing William J. Weichold, who retires after a 24 year career with the company.

Hafter, 41, was recently executive vice president of C.V. Starr & Co. with responsibility for developing the company’s east coast expansion and supporting the parent company, C. V. Starr & Co., Inc. in the acquisition and development of new agencies. Hafter held various senior management positions with the company between 2001 and 2004. Prior to joining C.V. Starr & Co., Hafter held several positions with major U.S. insurance companies from 1987 to 2001 and from 2004 to 2006.

C.V. Starr & Co., a subsidiary of C.V. Starr & Co., Inc., is a managing insurance agent and underwriter of specialty casualty insurance, including public entity, residential and commercial contracting industries. The agency is based in California and has offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Dallas. C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. is headquartered in New York City.