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Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. has announced the appointment of Greg Chilson as President of Argo Surety, effective September 1st, 2023.<\/p>\n

\"argo-surety-logo\"Chilson has been serving as a Strategic Advisor since May and will report to Jessica Snyder, Argo\u2019s President of U.S. Insurance.<\/p>\n

This announcement follows the appointment of Rod Williams as Head of Contract Surety and Paul Drakontaidis as the Head of Commercial Surety announced earlier this month, who will both now report to Chilson.<\/p>\n

Snyder commented on the appointment: “Greg joins the company with a tremendous amount of industry experience as we look to build on Argo Surety\u2019s track record as a very profitable, growth-oriented business. Over the past few months, Greg has assisted us as we worked to implement our strategy to evolve the business, including the evaluation of Argo\u2019s in-force portfolio, reviewing underwriting guidelines and providing guidance on organizational design.”<\/p>\n

Previously, Chilson was at RLI Insurance Company where he led the surety business and held various roles during his 27-year tenure. He also served as controller at Underwriters Indemnity and in financial reporting at American General.<\/p>

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Snyder added on Chilson\u2019s involvement with his team: \u201cHe was very much involved in building this leadership team. The quality of the team and the positive momentum we are seeing in this business is a testament to Greg\u2019s leadership and promising future potential for Argo Surety.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams is a market veteran with extensive experience in underwriting, financial analysis, management, strategic planning, training and development. Most recently, he served as Vice President and Director, Enterprise Risk Management at Markel Surety. Prior to that, he held similar roles at Liberty Mutual Surety, Safeco, and Aetna.<\/p>\n

Drakontaidis is also a market expert with more than 17 years of experience in surety underwriting. Most recently, he served as Senior Regional Vice President-commercial surety bonds at Zurich Surety. Prior to that, he held similar roles at Liberty Mutual Surety, and Safeco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. has announced the appointment of Greg Chilson as President of Argo Surety, effective September 1st, 2023. Chilson has been serving as a Strategic Advisor since May and will report to Jessica Snyder, Argo\u2019s President of U.S. Insurance. 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