CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mid-Continent Casualty Company, a member of the Great American Insurance Group, announced that James S. “Jim” Davis was named President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, succeeding H. Michael “Mike” Coon, who will retire in December 2013. Mr. Davis joined Mid-Continent in 2009 as Vice President of Underwriting and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2011. Prior to coming to Mid-Continent, Mr. Davis held various management positions with RLI, TIG, AIG/New Hampshire and Zurich.
Mr. Davis has over 30 years of leadership and property and casualty insurance experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Eastern Illinois University and a Master of Business Administration from DePaul University. Mr. Davis is also a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).
About Mid-Continent Casualty Company
Mid-Continent Casualty, a member of the Great American Insurance Group, is primarily an underwriter of commercial casualty business with an emphasis on General Liability. Mid-Continent also writes Umbrella, Inland Marine, Commercial Auto, and Surety, and is the selected carrier for homebuilders in three states (OK, TX, and FL). Group members include Mid-Continent Assurance Company, Mid-Continent Excess and Surplus Insurance Company, Mid-Continent Specialty Insurance Services, Inc., and Oklahoma Surety Company.
About Great American Insurance Group
Great American Insurance Group’s roots go back to 1872 with the founding of its flagship company, Great American Insurance Company. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the operations of Great American Insurance Group are engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance, focusing on specialty commercial products for businesses, and in the sale of traditional fixed and fixed-indexed annuities in the retail, financial institutions and education markets. Great American Insurance Company has received an “A” (Excellent) or higher rating from the A.M. Best Company for over 100 years (most recent rating evaluation effective February 22, 2013). The members of the Great American Insurance Group are subsidiaries of American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG), also based in Cincinnati, Ohio. AFG’s common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol AFG.
