Paul is Senior Vice President of Professional Lines at Co/Action Specialty Insurance Group.
As Head of Professional Lines, Paul brings with him a vast underwriting and leadership background and will work closely with our distribution partners to enable new business development. He leads a team focused on Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability, A-side DIC cover for D&O’s and other ancillary management liability lines of business for public, private and not-for-profit entities. The team also focuses on D&O and management liability lines of business for Financial Institutions, including P&C lines specifically for credit unions and bond coverage.
Paul has over 25 years of experience in the domestic and international insurance industry and has worked for Allianz SE, Zurich Insurance, American Wholesale Brokerage and AIG. Paul most recently served as the Global Industry Solutions Director for Financial Institutions at Allianz SE. While there he also held positions as Regional Head of Financial Lines and Global Head of the Alternative Risk Transfer group. During his time at AIG, Paul held several roles including Divisional Counsel, VP and Chief Underwriting Officer. In 2004, Paul left AIG to start his career as a broker for American Wholesale where he started their financial lines office. In 2006, Paul returned to the carrier arena accepting a position with Zurich as Global Chief Underwriting Officer for Management Liability and Financial Institutions and Global Head of Private Equity and M&A Insurance Group.
Paul obtained his law degree from New York Law School and passed the New York and New Jersey bar in 1993.
Paul graduated from Seton Hall University in 1990 with a degree in criminal justice.