Hanover Insurance Group has appointed Steven Bensinger as executive vice president and senior financial officer. He will be appointed as chief financial officer in March, replacing Eugene Bullis, who will retire later this year.
Mr Bensinger has more than 30 years experience in the financial services business and property and casualty insurance. Mr Bensinger worked with Coopers & Lybrand, where he partnered in the firm’s financial services practice. He also worked with Skandia America as senior vice president and chief financial officer, and later was named president and chief operating officer.
He held senior positions at Chartwell Re, Trenwick Group, and Combined Specialty Group, from 1993 to 2002, before joining American International Group as vice president and treasurer in 2002. He was appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer in 2005.
Frederick Eppinger, chief executive officer of Hanover Insurance, said: We are very pleased to have Steve join our team. He is an extremely talented and seasoned financial executive with extensive property and casualty experience. We are confident we will benefit from his many years of experience as we continue to position our organization to compete and win over the long term.
Gene has provided outstanding leadership as chief financial officer of our company, and has done so during a time of great distress and disruption in the economy and the financial markets. We wish him the best as he enjoys retirement with his family.