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CHICAGO, Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ announces the appointment of Andy Lea as Vice President, Commercial Underwriting for Errors & Omissions (E&O), Cyber and Media in the company's Commercial unit. In this role, Lea will manage the strategic direction of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s Commercial E&O suite and Enterprise Cyber products. He reports to Katie Wilson, Vice President, Commercial Underwriting for General Liability, E&O and Cyber.

"Andy's broad domestic and international background, which includes managing Technology E&O, Cyber and Media lines from a broker, reinsurer and carrier perspective, makes him the ideal candidate for this important position," Wilson said.

Bringing 20 years of experience to ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, Lea most recently served as AIG's Senior Vice President, Midwest Professional Liability Manager in the company's Financial Lines Division.

Lea holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy/Geography from Clark University, a Master of Business Administration from Hofstra University and a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA's School of Public Policy and Social Research.

About ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½
Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ is the country's eighth largest commercial insurance writer and the 14th largest property and casualty company. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s insurance products include commercial lines, specialty lines, surety, marine and other property and casualty coverages. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s services include risk management, information services, underwriting, risk control and claims administration. For more information, please visit ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ at . "ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½" is a service mark registered by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Financial Corporation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Certain ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Financial Corporation subsidiaries use the "ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½" service mark in connection with insurance underwriting and claims activities.

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