James River names Georgia Collier, Matt Sinosky to E&S leadership team

James River Group (JRVR) announced the appointments of Georgia Collier and Matt Sinosky to its Excess and Surplus leadership team, each reporting to Todd Sutherland, President of E&S. These two appointments support James River’s continued momentum to capture market opportunities and drive its next phase of profitable growth. With more than two decades of experience in the E&S market, Georgia Collier re-joins James River from the Markel Group where she led the firm’s nationwide Commercial Primary Casualty division as a Managing Director and Product Line Leader. She previously spent nearly 20 years at James River overseeing various underwriting units during her tenure. Ms. Collier will work from the Company’s Richmond office. In her new role, and a newly created role for the Company, as Senior Vice President, Collier will lead the segment’s Specialty underwriting division. She will oversee all facets of planning and executive leadership of Specialty’s six underlying underwriting sub-divisions to maximize profitable growth and further establish the Company as a valued partner to brokers in each of these unique lines of business. Matt Sinosky joins James River from Arch Capital Group Ltd where he served as Vice President of Wholesale Distribution and led wholesale efforts across six business units within Arch Insurance Group. As the Vice President of Business Development & Distribution, Mr. Sinosky will lead the Company’s dedicated wholesale channel efforts, partnering with wholesale brokers and overseeing marketing and distribution strategies to strengthen the Company’s competitive position and deliver strategic growth.