The insurance carrier executives featured in this series began their climb to the top years ago. Now, we can watch in appreciation as they move the industry forward.

The Hartford appoints veteran industry strategist Vladimir Stojanovic to lead new initiative aimed at identifying emerging opportunities and driving enterprise-wide innovation.

From fighter jets to risk resilience, an engineer’s vision for modern risk management.

How Tim Whisler is positioning AXA XL for continued success through disciplined execution and technological innovation.

How Todd Greeley is building teams to tackle today’s complex risks.

Travelers’ Dave Raymond keeps a pulse on the everchanging captives landscape — and works to get ahead.

Deepika Srivastava is tackling challenges in health care head-on by modernizing platforms, creating faster, more accurate and more accessible services for physician clients.

As the specialty insurance market faces increasing complexity and emerging risks, this actuarial leader is reimagining how Ryan Givens delivers insights to underwriters while leveraging new technologies and maintaining personal balance.

Arch’s Jason Conkin set out to build a wholesale underwriting team that truly partners with brokers and responds proactively rather than reactively.

How one executive is reshaping major accounts insurance through partnership and purpose.

As a leader, BHSI’s Hilary Browne focuses on the company’s underwriting strategy and developing talented, diverse, collaborative teams which can continue to evolve with the global insurance landscape.

Claire Hargreaves led a rescue operation that not only saved the business but positioned it for explosive growth in emerging markets.

Executives to Watch are insurance carrier executives who are taking on or have recently taken on a substantial new area of responsibility.

The insurance carrier executives featured in these pages began their climb to the top years ago. Now, we can watch in appreciation as they move the industry forward.

Zurich’s Ann Chai is dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in insurance.

Small business owners need to focus on running their businesses. Nationwide’s George Williams plans to assist them with their risk management and insurance needs.

Toby Smith met Mosaic’s co-founders when they were at Ironshore. Now they are reunited and loaded for bear.

Industry veteran Dan Malloy is hitting another gear as the CEO of United Risk.

Liberty Mutual’s Tory Agnich is bringing a life-long fascination with science into her new role as a middle market life sciences leader.

Despite what some may view as market maturation, Mary Boyd and her colleagues at Hiscox think there is plenty of insurance business opportunity in the U.S.