Bermuda-based insurer Ironshore yesterday announced that Bob Piller has joined as president of IronSelect, a newly created excess casualty facility.

IronSelect will write excess umbrella casualty for mid-sized commercial risks such as manufacturing accounts, retail and wholesale operations, and contractors.

Mr. Piller will report to Greg Flood, CEO of Ironshore Holdings (US) Inc., and will be responsible for building and expanding the IronSelect platform and product suite.

IronSelect will be located at Ironshore's New York office.

Mr. Piller has extensive insurance experience, including 10 years at Zurich North America Insurance Company where he was a senior vice-president responsible for six territories underwriting excess casualty business, including Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Nashville. Prior to Zurich, Mr. Piller served as vice-president at Odyssey Reinsurance Corporation overseeing the Casualty Facultative branch operations.

Before joining Odyssey, he established and directed the Casualty Facultative Division of Continental Reinsurance Corporation.

"IronSelect is a logical extension of our existing niche specialty businesses and further adds to Ironshore's product diversification," said Mr. Flood. "With more than 30 years of experience in the underwriting and management of Excess Casualty portfolios, Bob brings extensive underwriting and distribution knowledge as we establish this important capability in North America."