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CHICAGO, Jan. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ today announced the recent appointment of Peter McCarron as senior vice president, Commercial Claim. In this role, Peter will report to Andrew Pinkes, executive vice president, Worldwide P&C Claim.

"Peter is an outstanding Claim professional who brings more than 25 years of claim management and leadership experience across multiple lines of business to ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½," Pinkes said.

Peter joins ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ from Zurich North America, where he most recently served as senior vice president, Global Workers' Compensation and Accident & Health. Prior to that role, he served for 14 years in several leadership positions at OneBeacon Insurance Group.

Peter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a Masters of Public Administration from Suffolk University.

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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 standard 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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