Kathleen Davis was elected chair of the board of directors of the Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company and the New England Guaranty Insurance Company.
Davis, who was elected at the companies’ annual meeting on 24 February, is a director at Downs Rachlin Martin, where she practices in the areas of captive insurance, regulatory compliance, and business law.
She joined the board as a director in 2004.
During her career, Davis has served as chair of the companies’ audit committee; member of the companies’ executive committee, finance committee, and compensation, pension and nominating committee; and was elected vice chair of the board in 2019.
Commenting on Davis appointment, Lisa Keysar, Union Mutual president and CEO, says: “Kathleen Davis has a wealth of legal, business, and industry experience that she brings to bear as a board member.”
She adds: “As board chair she will also be able to exercise her excellent leadership skills.”