Crum & Forster (C&F) Accident & Health (A&H) has promoted Susan Silfen and Gary Nidds to newly created executive vice president positions, in response to the company’s operational growth. Silfen has served in the A&H division since its inception in 2000. In the new role, she will continue to be responsible for all A&H specialty products, including group accident and special risk as well as the occupational accident and alternative risk programme business. She will also oversee C&F’s Segregated Portfolio Company, an entity owned by C&F. Nidds will continue to lead C&F’s medical and life business units and its suite of products, including employer stop loss, medicare supplement, HMO Reinsurance and provider excess ancillary and employee benefits, as well as newly launched life insurance products. Since joining C&F in 2018, Nidds has helped grow the medical business unit while championing the establishment of the life business unit. Gary McGeddy, president of Crum & Forster A&H, says: “Susan has contributed significantly to the success of our division since joining Crum & Forster. Her achievements at C&F cannot be overstated. “Susan has led teams through unprecedented and challenging times, while continuing to diversify and profitably grow the specialty business unit which exceeded US$670 million in gross written premium in 2022.” McGeddy adds: “In the last two years, Gary has played a key role in the acquisition of Monitor Life – sparking the creation of our life business unit, plus the acquisition of Partners MGU, which will drive the continued growth of our stop loss business – a flagship product for the A&H division.”
