Navigators Launches Wholesale Operating Unit

The Navigators Group, Inc. NAVG today announced that its principal underwriting agency subsidiary, Navigators Management Company, Inc., has launched a new operating unit, Navigators Specialty, which will focus exclusively on working with U.S. Wholesale Brokers, initially underwriting primary and excess casualty products. Jeff L. Saunders, previously President of the Excess Casualty Division, has been named President of Navigators Specialty. The executive management team for Navigators Specialty consists of Mark J. Richards, President of Primary Casualty and Don W. Roberts, Chief Underwriting Officer; also joining the executive management team will be Noel Higgitt and Henry A. Lopez, formerly Regional Vice Presidents of NMC. `