Western World Insurance Group Announces Appointment of Arya Yarpezeshkan as Director of Risk Management
October 03 2016 - 4:16PM
Business Wire
Western World Insurance Group, Inc. (“Western World”), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings, Ltd., today announced
the appointment of Arya Yarpezeshkan as Senior Vice President,
Director of Risk Management, effective October 3, 2016. Arya brings
to Western World two decades of career experience, having dedicated
the last 12 years to integrated risk management and strategic
planning.
In his new role, Arya will be responsible for overseeing a small
team of risk management analysts and building a comprehensive risk
management framework for several enterprise functions. Arya’s team
will be based in the U.S. and will help Western World expand its
product scope, working to make new products and services available
to its clients. He will report to Western World Chief Operating
Officer Thad DeBerry.
“We are delighted to welcome Arya to our Western World team,”
said Bob Livingston, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Western World. “Having focused on risk management for the past 12
years, Arya has extensive knowledge and expertise that is essential
to growing our business. I look forward to working with him on
opportunities within our organization and our client
offerings.”
Prior to joining Western World, Arya served as the Chief Risk
Officer at Navigators, where he led the global Enterprise Risk
Management (ERM) program. Before joining Navigators in 2013, he was
Chief Risk Officer and Vice President of Strategic Planning for
Tokio Marine Management in the U.S. Arya’s experience in enterprise
risk management developed from his role at MasterCard, where he
served as Business Leader of the ERM division.
Arya holds a Master’s degree in Banking from Mercy College and
an M.B.A. in Business Administration from San Diego State
University.
About Western World Insurance Group, Inc.
Western World Insurance Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries,
is a specialty U.S. commercial insurer, offering insurance products
on a surplus lines and admitted basis. Western World’s three
operating companies are domiciled in New Hampshire and are
headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.
About Validus Holdings, Ltd.
Validus Holdings, Ltd. (“Validus”) is a holding company for
reinsurance and insurance operating companies and investment
advisors including Validus Reinsurance, Ltd. (“Validus Re”), Talbot
Holdings Ltd. (“Talbot”), Western World Insurance Group, Inc.
(“Western World”) and AlphaCat Managers, Ltd. (“AlphaCat”). Validus
Re is a Bermuda based reinsurer focused on treaty reinsurance.
Talbot is the Bermuda parent of the specialty insurance group
primarily operating within the Lloyd's insurance market through
Syndicate 1183. Western World is a U.S. specialty lines insurance
company focused on excess and surplus lines. AlphaCat is a Bermuda
based investment adviser managing capital for third parties and
Validus in insurance linked securities and other property
catastrophe reinsurance investments.
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