Kingsway Financial Services, a Canada-based provider of automobile insurance services, has promoted William Hickey, currently the company's chief operating officer to the role of CFO.
Hickey replaces Daniel Brazier, a contract employee who held the post while the company transitioned its executive functions from Canada to the US.
Hickey has previously held the COO and/or CFO roles at Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, Cochran Caronia Waller and Fox-Pitt Kelton.
Kingsway Financial Services CEO Larry Swets said Bill’s leadership and experience allow us to consolidate the business operations and finance team under his guidance.
"We would like to thank Dan for his efforts during some of our toughest quarters and wish him the best in his future endeavors," Swets said.
Kingsway financial services is a non-standard automobile insurer in the US. The company’s primary businesses are the insuring of automobile risks for drivers. It operates through wholly-owned insurance subsidiaries in the US which it is currently consolidating into three operating units.