HDI Global US Appoints Donna Yood as Executive Underwriter for Environmental Liability

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HDI Global Insurance Company (HGIC), the U.S. subsidiary of international Corporate & Specialty Insurer, HDI Global SE (HDI), today announced the appointment of executive underwriter Donna Yood to its new Environmental Liability product line.

In her role, Yood will aid the rollout and development of HDI’s U.S. Environmental Liability line and ensure cutting-edge insurance solutions for a complex regulatory environment. With a career spanning 25+ years, Yood has held several executive underwriting and underwriting management positions and worked for multiple insurance firms.

The launch of the U.S. coverage line and Yood’s appointment align with HDI’s global strategy in offering comprehensive, tailor-made ESG Liability coverage to clients and brokers worldwide.

“I’m thrilled to welcome Donna to our dynamic team,” said Lindsay Judd, U.S. Environmental Liability Lead for HGIC. “Her appointment accelerates our position and growth in the region and further facilitates broad market engagement. As we launch our first Excess product and continue to build out our U.S. team and capabilities, Donna’s expertise will help HDI to be our clients’ preferred Partner in Transformation.”

“We understand the challenges that our customers face on a daily basis, and we are delighted to be problem solvers in the Environmental Liability space,” Yood said. “Our products will cater to the unique needs of our clients on a global scale.”

Yood will operate out of the suburbs of Atlanta with countrywide responsibilities and will report into Judd.

About HDI Global SE (HDI)

Corporate & Specialty lines insurer HDI Global SE (HDI) meets the needs of SMEs, larger companies, middle market and corporate clients with insurance solutions that are specifically tailored to their requirements. In addition to HDI's prominent position in the German and broader European market, the company has access to its own worldwide HDI Global Network covering more than 175 countries through its own HDI foreign branch offices, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, and network partners.

In the United States, HDI operates through its three (3) wholly owned subsidiaries, HDI Global Insurance Company, a commercial property and casualty insurer headquartered in Chicago, IL and licensed in all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, HDI Global Select Insurance Company, a commercial property and casualty insurer licensed in Washington D.C., and in all U.S. states with the exception of Rhode Island, and HDI Specialty Insurance Company, an Illinois domestic surplus lines insurer who provides both primary and excess coverage to specialized industries and is also authorized to write business nationwide.

Acting as a Partner in Transformation, HDI leads roughly 5,300 International Programmes and offers its multinational customers compliant coverage worldwide. HDI is the Corporate & Specialty Division of the Talanx Group and has been a leading insurer for several decades. More than 5,000 employees in this division generated insurance revenue (gross) of approx. EUR 10.0 billion in the year 2024 (according to IFRS 17).

The rating agency Standard & Poor’s has given the Talanx Primary Group a financial strength rating of AA-/stable (very strong) and AM Best has assigned the rating of A+ (superior). Talanx AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the MDAX.

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