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Contact: Lisa Strasser, 203 977 6006
Industry Veteran Michael Connealy to Join Hudson Crop
Hudson Insurance Group (Hudson) today announced that Michael Connealy has agreed to join Hudson Crop’s team in April. Mr. Connealy most recently served as the Chairman, President and CEO of ProAg until he retired in 2018.
“We are thrilled that Mike has chosen to come out of retirement to join the Hudson family,” said
Dan Gasser, president of Hudson Crop Insurance Services. “Mike represents what Hudson Crop strives to emulate every day – the ease of doing business, above-and-beyond service, smart and sound growth and among all else, integrity.”
Hudson Crop’s National Claims Manager, Rob Young, is pleased to be reunited with his former colleague. “I know first-hand that Mike shares our philosophy of using tools and technologies to support our agents and clients, with fast claim payments being job number one.”
Mr. Connealy will assume a new role, Director of Special Projects for National Accounts, effective April 6, 2020. He will report to Dan Gasser.
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About Hudson Insurance Group
Hudson Insurance Group is a market-leading specialty insurer that offers a wide range of property and casualty insurance products to corporations, professional firms and individuals through retailers, wholesalers and program administrators.
Headquartered in New York City with offices throughout the U.S. and in Vancouver, Canada, Hudson underwrites specialty primary and excess insurance on both an admitted and non-admitted basis. Its companies are rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best, Financial Size Category XV. Hudson Insurance Group is the U.S. Insurance Division of the Odyssey Group Holdings, Inc., a leading global provider of reinsurance and specialty insurance. Odyssey Group is wholly-owned by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.