HOUSTON, Oct. 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tokio Marine HCC today announced that Brad Breau has joined Tokio Marine HCC as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) effective October 3, 2016, reporting to William N. Burke, Tokio Marine HCC’s President and Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Breau has more than 20 years of information technology (IT) services experience across many industries, including the insurance and financial services industries. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, as well as Global Head for Information Technology Operations, for AIG Consumer Insurance. Previously, Mr. Breau held leadership positions at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Accenture plc. He holds a B.S. in Quantitative Business Analysis with a concentration in Management Information Systems from Louisiana State University.
“Maintaining a leadership position in specialty insurance requires Tokio Marine HCC to attract the most talented people in the industry. We are confident that Brad will be a strong asset to Tokio Marine HCC as we embrace technological change and opportunity in our future,” said Mr. Burke.
Tokio Marine HCC is the marketing name used to describe the affiliated companies under the common ownership of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc., a Delaware-incorporated insurance holding company. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Tokio Marine HCC is a leading specialty insurance group with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain and Ireland. Tokio Marine HCC’s major domestic and international insurance companies have financial strength ratings of “AA- (Very Strong)” from Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, “A+ (Superior)” from A.M. Best Company, Inc., and “AA- (Very Strong)” from Fitch Ratings. Tokio Marine HCC is a member of Tokio Marine Group, a premier global company founded in 1879 with a market capitalization of $30 billion as of December 31, 2015. For more information about Tokio Marine HCC, please visit www.tokiomarinehcc.com.