HSB'S Mercier to Join Insurance Operations
9 November 1998
HSB'S Mercier to Join Insurance Operations
HARTFORD, Conn.--Nov. 6, 1998--The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB) has appointed Normand Mercier, former head of the company's Canadian operations, as senior vice president responsible for U.S. commercial insurance operations, the company announced today. Mr. Mercier was also elected senior vice president of HSB Group, Inc.
Mercier, a 21-year veteran of HSB, will report to John J. Kelley, chief operating officer of The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, whose responsibilities have expanded to include development of new business opportunities and new services for clients. The appointment is effective Dec. 1, 1998.
"Norm has made important contributions to HSB's growth and success," said Kelley, who has directed HSB's insurance operations the past five years. "I am confident that our U.S. management team, working with Norm's guidance on a day-to-day basis, will continue that growth and reach our business goals."
Mercier, 52, was most recently on temporary assignment at HSB Industrial Risk Insurers, a joint-venture of Employers Reinsurance Corporation (ERC) and HSB, where he had overall responsibility for integration and synergy issues. Howard Johnson of ERC will succeed Mercier at HSB Industrial Risk Insurers.
Prior to joining HSB Industrial Risk Insurers, Mercier was president and general manager of The Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company of Canada (BI&I), HSB's operating company in Canada. He began his career with The Hartford in Canada. Mercier and his family have relocated to Connecticut.
HSB Group, Inc. (NYSE-HSB), the parent company of The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, is a global provider of insurance products and engineering management consulting services. The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company was founded in 1866 to provide loss prevention service and insurance to businesses, industries and institutions. For more information about HSB, visit its web site at www.hsb.com.