New York based insurer the Navigators Group has appointed Jennifer Yang as chief risk officer, who will oversee its enterprise risk management worldwide.

The company said that Yang will report to Ciro M DeFalco, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Navigators.

Most recently Yang was working with the Chartis unit of AIG, and has depth expertise of risk management and capital modeling, the insurer said.

The Navigators Group, an international specialty insurance holding company offers insurance services in the US, the UK and Continental Europe.