Ironshore Inc. has named Tara Houvenagle wholesale West branch executive for the Western region.
Houvenagle, who is based in Ironshore’s St. Louis, Mo. office, will report to Joseph L. Boren, president of U.S. field operations.
In her additional role as branch executive, Houvenagle will be responsible for distribution strategies for the wholesale business in the Western U.S.
Houvenagle has more than 12 years of experience as a specialty underwriter in the casualty insurance industry. She joined Ironshore in 2009 as a senior production specialist, focusing on excess, umbrella and general liability lines. She was named casualty manager for the wholesale West region in 2014.
Houvenagle was with AIG WorldSource in Houston, Texas prior to joining Ironshore. There she was responsible for primary casualty business lines, including general liability, workers’ compensation and foreign liability package programs.
Ironshore provides broker-sourced specialty property/casualty insurance coverages for varying risks.
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