CNA Healthcare has named Chris Heckman as its new vice president of hospitals and captives.
In his role, Heckman will be responsible for bringing together the company’s hospital and captive strategies as well as leading the department.
He will report Glen Curley, senior vice president of healthcare at CNA Specialty.
Curley said: "Chris Heckman has been instrumental in shaping and executing CNA's short and long-term strategy for hospitals.”
He added: “[Heckman] is recognised and respected both internally and externally as a deep technical expert in the hospitals industry, allowing us to deliver solutions to the needs of our healthcare producers and CNA's customers."
Heckman, who joined CNA in 2012 as an underwriting consulting director, most recently served as assistant vice president and industry leader for hospitals.