Captive Resources has promoted Juliana O’Connell to the role of VP, captive executive. Based in Itasca, Illinois, O’Connell previously served as vice president and complex claims services manager and unit leader for the firm. O’Connell has been with Captive Resources for more than seven years. During her tenure, she has held various leadership positions including complex claims services manager, where she focused on casualty insurance and operational oversight. With more than 20 years of experience in claims, operations and customer service, O’Connell joined Captive Resources from Canopius Group, where she served as a claims manager. Prior to this, she spent over nine years at Liberty Mutual Insurance in several capacities, including regional operations manager, team manager and senior technical claims specialist. Her earlier career also includes time at American Express as a customer service officer for high-net-worth international clients. Captive Resources provides mid-market companies with the ability to become insurance company owners through member-owned group captive insurance companies. The firm currently advises more than 50 casualty and medical stop-loss group captives, comprising over 7,500 member companies and US$5.5 billion in annual premium. The company’s subsidiaries include Kensington Management Group and Edgewater Actuarial Insights.
