Mr. Myhra had previously served as executive vice president for HealthMarkets and as president and chief actuary of their subsidiary firms

ZON Re – USA has appointed Phillip Myhra as executive vice president and chief actuary of the firm.

Mr. Myhra had previously served as executive vice president for HealthMarkets and as president and chief actuary of their subsidiary firms, MEGA Life and Health Insurance, Chesapeake Life Insurance, and Mid-West National Life Insurance.

Prior to joining HealthMarkets, Mr. Myhra was senior vice president for product development with Mutual of Omaha (Omaha, Nebraska).

Mr. Myhra has a background in product development, pricing, distribution and administration across the spectrum of Life, Accident and Health and Disability lines of business. He has experience with both independent and captive agent distribution models for individual, group and association insurance products. While at HealthMarkets, Mr. Myhra had oversight responsibilities for ZON Re’s Personal Accident Reinsurance and Insurance initiatives.

Brian Harrigan, president and CEO, said: “Phil provides an added dimension to our underwriting and management team, his addition to our organization will extend our opportunities for growth in a highly competitive market.”

ZON Re – USA is an independent reinsurance and insurance underwriter and program manager for Personal Accident Reinsurance and Personal Accident Insurance products, on behalf of its risk taking partners.