Pacific Compensation Taps Frank as President and CEO In California

Janet D. Frank has joined Pacific Compensation Corp., a California workers’ compensation specialist and wholly-owned subsidiary of Alleghany Corp., as president and chief executive officer

Frank will also be named chair of PacificComp’s board of directors.

Frank was president and chief operating officer of Zenith Insurance Co. from March 2010 to September 2011. Prior to Zenith, Frank was president and CEO of San Francisco-based California State Compensation Insurance Fund from 2007 to 2009. She was executive vice president of North American field operations for CNA Financial from 2001 to 2007.

In connection with Frank’s appointment, James E. Little, PacificComp’s current president and CEO, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Ronald A. Groden, will be leaving PacificComp.

Alleghany’s other property and casualty subsidiaries include: Transatlantic Holdings Inc.; RSUI Group, Inc.; and Capitol Transamerica Corp.