Carlson will be part of Commercial Solutions Division’s already strong Property Practice leadership team that includes Ed Magliaro and Paul Martin. Carlson will assume the position of Director, Property Practice, with Magliaro and Martin serving as Chairmen, Property Practice. Carlson will join CRC Group at the end of August after more than 15 years of insurance carrier underwriting and leadership roles.
– CRC Group, a leading wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, announced today that Chris Carlson will join the company’s Commercial Solutions Division (brokerage and binding operations) to help lead and support the firm’s Property Practice group.
Carlson will be part of Commercial Solutions Division’s already strong Property Practice leadership team that includes Ed Magliaro and Paul Martin. Carlson will assume the position of Director, Property Practice, with Magliaro and Martin serving as Chairmen, Property Practice. Carlson will join CRC Group at the end of August after more than 15 years of insurance carrier underwriting and leadership roles.
"Chris has an exceptionally strong background and skill set that we are excited to bring to our Property Practice to benefit our clients, carriers, and property teams," said Mike Brennan, CEO of CRC Group's Commercial Solutions business. "Our Property Practice is widely respected in the wholesale industry for its experience and expertise, and with the addition of Chris, I am confident we will provide our retail clients even better data, analytics, and products to allow them to deliver winning solutions for their insureds."
The brokers and underwriters in CRC Group's Property Practice use data-driven insights delivered through CRC Group's proprietary REDY® platform to produce better outcomes for clients. Additionally, CRC's proprietary InsuriskTM suite of property products offer CRC Groups' brokers and underwriters dedicated capacity to fill complex property capacity needs.
"We are investing heavily in our Property Practice to better serve our clients and support our brokers and underwriters," said Brennan. "We have launched new exclusive property products under our Insurisk brand with two additional programs still scheduled to launch this year. We are also rolling out some exciting technology in our REDY platform to bring efficiency, on-demand modeling, and additional data and analytics support to our property brokers in the coming months."