Arden Expands Executive Team with Two Industry Leaders

Tim Henry joins as Chief Operating Officer and Brian Sheekey as Chief Financial Officer, bringing decades of operational and financial experience to support Arden’s continued growth and innovation.

GLENDALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arden Insurance Services LLC (“Arden” or the “Company”), a high-growth, tech-enabled managing general agency (MGA), today announced the addition of Tim Henry as chief operating officer and Brian Sheekey as chief financial officer.

Tim brings to Arden deep expertise in product management, operational performance improvement, and strategy execution. Most recently, he served as senior vice president and head of property product at Farmers Insurance, where he led product development, pricing, underwriting, and exposure management. Earlier in his career, Tim was senior vice president of product management at Teradata, a global data and analytics software company, and was a principal at Bain & Company, advising Fortune 500 companies on strategic growth and performance improvement. Tim holds a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

With more than 30 years of finance leadership experience, Brian joins Arden from GeoVera Insurance Group where he served as their CFO for 19 years. While at GeoVera, Brian oversaw finance, capital management, and rating agency relations, and played a central role in structuring the company’s catastrophe reinsurance program. Prior to GeoVera, he served as CFO at Tower Hill Group. Brian holds a Bachelor of Science degree from St. John’s University in New York.

“Adding talented executives like Tim and Brian enables us to continue our industry leading growth and innovation,” said Brian Cohen, co-founder and chief executive officer of Arden. “It’s a real testament to what we built over the last nine years and the opportunities that lay ahead of us.”

“I’m excited to be joining the team at this juncture in its journey as we scale our capabilities to continue our industry-leading growth and innovation,” said Tim Henry.

Brian Sheekey added, “Arden’s ability to drive consistent underwriting profitability for its capacity partners through a disciplined and focused operating philosophy is what drew me in. I’m excited to contribute to its future success as the company enters the next stage of its growth.”

About Arden:

Arden Insurance Services LLC is a tech-enabled managing general agency powered by human intelligence. The Company combines cutting-edge technology and data analytics with the expertise and acumen of its underwriting and product teams to drive exceptional results. The Company has been recognized for its innovative products and for delivering consistent underwriting profitability for its carrier and reinsurance partners. Based in Glendale, California, the company operates in 11 U.S. states.