Ascot hires Everest's McKeon as US middle market loss sensitive casualty lead

By Isha Marathe

April 9 - (The Insurer) - Ascot has hired Christopher McKeon, former senior vice president of U.S. casualty at Everest, to lead its U.S. middle market loss sensitive casualty segment.

McKeon has more than 30 years of experience in the industry, including 24 years at AIG and seven years at Everest.

In his role at Ascot, McKeon will be responsible for developing a profitable loss sensitive middle market primary casualty strategy, including oversight of product expansion, distribution management and operational efficiency enhancements.

He will report to David Zimmerman, executive vice president, primary casualty.

"At Ascot, we continue to look for opportunities to be a more perfect partner to our clients – including those in the loss sensitive space, where clients face evolving exposures as their commercial entities grow," said Matt Kramer, Ascot U.S. CEO.