HOUSTON, March 21, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) announced today that Jackie S. Kellems has been promoted to Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management of the Company.
Kellems has worked in various capacities for HCC and subsidiary Houston Casualty Company since joining the Company in 1994. She has more than 25 years' experience in the insurance industry.
"Jackie brings an extraordinary breath of experience to her new position, including more than 13 years of very important service with HCC. We are very happy to announce her promotion to the position of Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management, which has become an increasingly more important aspect of management's risk control efforts," HCC President and Chief Operating Officer John N. Molbeck, Jr. said.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (HCC) is a leading international specialty insurance group with offices across the United States and in Belgium, Bermuda, Spain, Ireland and the United Kingdom. HCC has assets of nearly $8.1 billion, shareholders' equity in excess of $2.4 billion and is rated AA (Very Strong) by Standard & Poor's, AA (Very Strong) by Fitch Ratings and A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company.
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