Concert Group Holdings Inc, the new business dedicated to insurance fronting, has appointed Suzanne Fetter to the newly created position of vice-president, claims.

Ms Fetter, who will report to Concert’s chief legal officer Matthew Wagner, took up her post today (February 1).

“I’m delighted to welcome Suzanne to the Concert team,” said CEO Jonathan Reiss.

“Given the robust pipeline of business we have established, supported by our admitted carrier (Concert Insurance) as well as our excess and surplus lines carrier (Concert Specialty), this role is key to providing the client-centric service that Concert is committed to.

“As a highly respected attorney and insurance executive, Suzanne brings the right credentials to a critical role at Concert. She’s going to be a great fit on our team.”

The company said Ms Fetter has almost 30 years’ experience in property/casualty and general insurance. It added that for the past six years she has been providing reinsurance and claims consulting services to clients at Aurigon Advisors, based in Zug, Switzerland, and Milliman Consulting in the United States.

Before that, Concert said, she held the position of director, reinsurance at AIG where she oversaw reinsurance accounting operations and reporting of a multibillion-dollar long-tail commercial insurance transaction with National Indemnity Co, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary. Other positions held include VP of claims at Greenlight Reinsurance Ltd in Grand Cayman and senior vice-president, claims, as well as head of office, at Alea North America.

Ms Fetter holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Connecticut School of Law and a BA in psychology (cum laude; Milton L. Shifman Scholar) from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire.