Bermuda-headquartered specialty re/insurer Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd has appointed Kevin Marzec as head of management liability for its US excess and surplus business.

Reporting to Clay Rhoades, president, US E&S, the company said Mr Marzec joined Hamilton last month and has responsibility for building out the US-based book of management liability insurance business, leveraging Hamilton Insurance DAC, the company’s platform supporting US E&S lines that shares its rating of “A-” by A.M. Best Company, Inc.

Mr Rhoades said: "Kevin is a very welcome addition to Hamilton's US E&S team. He has hit the ground running at a time when our team is undertaking rapid growth and he is quickly establishing a book of business writing primary and excess private company and not-for-profit directors and officers liability, employment practices liability and fiduciary liability for hard-to-place accounts."

The company said Mr Marzec joins Hamilton with rich experience in the wholesale management liability space, most recently having spent nearly 12 years with Ironshore in Tampa as assistant vice president, US wholesale D&O division where he developed a national strategy for tough-to-place business.

Prior to Ironshore, Mr Marzec spent four years as private enterprise producer at Beazley Group in Atlanta. Early in his career, he spent several years as a senior underwriter at both ACE Westchester and AIG.

Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd is a Bermuda-headquartered company that underwrites specialty insurance and reinsurance risks on a global basis through its wholly owned subsidiaries.