Professional Program Insurance in Southern California Taps Striniste

Professional Program Insurance Brokerage of Novato, Calif. has hired Jay Striniste in the underwriting department.

Striniste will be a senior underwriter focusing on the growth and development of program business with a specialty in allied health, directors and officers and employment practices liability insurance. He has 16 years of experience within the underwriting and claims disciplines.

Striniste was most recently at Hiscox USA, where he assumed underwriting and business development responsibilities for allied healthcare professional liability.

Prior to Hiscox, he was employed by CNA in the San Francisco area, and before that he started his underwriting career with American International Group.

He also spent time with Fireman’s Fund and Travelers Insurance as a litigation manager for environmental and toxic tort claims.

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