The Hartford has introduced the appointment of Stephen Deane (pictured) as chief claims officer, efficient Nov. 6.

Deane rejoins The Hartford after three years at Liberty Mutual Insurance coverage, the place he served as govt vice chairman and chief claims officer of World Danger Options North America.

Previous to becoming a member of Liberty Mutual, he obtained greater than 16 years of expertise at The Hartford in varied management roles, together with senior vice chairman of group advantages and staff’ compensation claims.

Deane will even turn out to be a member of The Hartford’s govt management staff. He’ll report back to John Kinney, head of claims and operations.

“We’re thrilled that Steve is returning to The Hartford,” Kinney stated. “His excellent trade expertise, established relationships at The Hartford and all through the trade, and confirmed document of attaining enterprise outcomes place him effectively to guide our award-winning claims group to even better ranges of success.”

Deane succeeds Mary Nasenbenny, who will retire on the finish of 2023.

“Mary has been a valued advisor and modern accomplice,” Kinney stated. “We’re grateful for her many contributions to The Hartford over her 24-year tenure which have helped differentiate how we ship for our clients.

“She is a patent holder of our claims buyer loyalty index course of and a founding chief of our well being providers group, which mixes the power of our staff’ compensation and group advantages choices to ship seamless buyer experiences.”

Nasenbenny joined the corporate in 1999 as authorized counsel and was named chief claims officer in 2021.

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