information officer. Mr. Hodge will work in a unit of XL that will provide information technology and other services throughout the XL group.

Mr. Hodge was chief information officer with Greenwich, Connecticut-based NAC Re Corp., which merged with XL in June, 1999.

In his new position, he will work closely with business and IT leaders throughout the XL family of companies to provide technology vision and leadership and ensure that effective use is made of the group's IT resources worldwide.

XL president and chief executive officer, Brian O'Hara, said: "John's global role includes oversight responsibility for all corporate-wide IT initiatives and projects. He will support our efforts to use the Internet and will initiate appropriate IT standards, procedures and structure that will enable us to effectively manage our information, leverage our resources and generally support our growth.'' Mr. Hodge, who has more than 20 years of management and consulting experience, joined NAC Re in 1993 after 13 years with insurance brokers Johnson & Higgins in New York and Bermuda. He was recently named by Insurance & Technology magazine as one of the eight chief information officers in the US insurance industry.

New appointment: John C. Hodge, XL Capital's global chief information officer BUSINESS BUC