Business & Finance
Business and Finance
Business and Finance
Fri, February 4, 2011
Patrick Driscoll Joins ASI as Corporate Vice President of Marketing
ATLANTA--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Patrick Driscoll, CPA, CPCU, has joined American Safety Insurance (NYSE:ASI) as Corporate Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Driscoll will be responsible for the continued development of ASIa™s brand identity and overseeing sales and marketing strategy.
"As we continue to expand ASIa™s capabilities as a broader-based specialty insurer, Pata™s background will be an asset to our management team."
Prior to joining ASI, Mr. Driscoll led sales and marketing divisions at two Fortune 500 insurance companies and two start-up ventures. He was responsible for significant growth and profitability at two organizations over the past 12 years and has extensive experience in programs and alternative market products. Most recently, Mr. Driscoll joins the Company from a sales and marketing distribution consulting assignment with CapGemini.
He has 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, including 18 years at Zurich, as Senior Vice President of Programs and Group Captives, a division which he built from $42 million to over $400 million in less than five years. Mr. Driscoll has also worked at Balboa Insurance Group, CNA and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
aPat has proven experience helping companies visualize growth goals and achieve those while maintaining profitability standards,a said Ambuj Jain, Senior Vice President at ASI. aAs we continue to expand ASIa™s capabilities as a broader-based specialty insurer, Pata™s background will be an asset to our management team.a
Mr. Driscoll is a former President of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association annual conference and has also won a Research Excellence Award from the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society on Tort Reform.
For additional information on ASI's array of specialty insurance products, please contact Patrick Driscoll at [ patrick.driscoll@amsafety.com ] or 800-388-3647.
ABOUT ASI
For 25 years, American Safety Insurance (ASI) has provided innovative insurance solutions for a variety of specialty risks underwritten by American Safety Casualty Insurance Company, American Safety Indemnity Company and American Safety Risk Retention Group, Inc., which, as a group, are rated "A" (Excellent) IX by A.M. Best. ASI also provides captive cell services through a U.S.-based segregated cell account captive. ASI is a subsidiary of American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd., (NYSE:ASI), a Bermuda-based holding company. For more information, visit [ www.amsafety.com ].
