SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Scottsdale Insurance Company, the fourth-largest excess and surplus insurer in the country, recently named Ken Levine Vice President of Actuarial and Chief Actuary. Levine replaces John Zicarelli, who has taken on the recently created position of Vice President of Strategy and Risk Management.
"I am pleased we had the talent internally to fill this position," SIC president and COO Mike Miller said. "Ken has proven to be an excellent communicator and team builder and is well positioned to lead the Actuarial division."
Levine spent 12 years as an actuary in the insurance industry before joining SIC in 1996. He became a member of the American Academy of Actuaries in 1994, achieved his Fellow of the Casualty Actuary Society (FCAS) designation in 1996 and earned his BS in Mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.
About Scottsdale Insurance Company
A wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide, Scottsdale Insurance Company (www.scottsdaleins.com) is one of the largest excess and surplus (E&S) and specialty lines carriers in the nation, with more than 1,250 employees and annual sales of nearly $2 billion in premium.