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IFG Companies Announces Katherine P. Shorey Joins As Assistant Vice President- Underwriting
September 25, 2015
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - IFG Companies has announced that Katherine P. Shorey has joined as Assistant Vice President - Underwriting. Katherine comes to IFG Companies with extensive experience in underwriting a broad range of excess and surplus lines risks. Katherine is based in IFG Companies' Scottsdale, Arizona office.
"We are delighted to have Katherine join IFG's Specialty Casualty unit, where she brings great expertise in underwriting the larger, more complex casualty risks submitted to IFG. Her experience in developing profitable books of business while being service-oriented with producers makes her an excellent fit for IFG," said Bob Linton, Chairman of IFG Companies.
Prior to joining IFG, Katherine worked as a senior underwriter for Markel Corporation, where she managed a primary casualty book sourced through wholesale brokers based primarily in the Northeast and Western territories of the Unites States. Prior to this, Katherine spent seven years working for Scottsdale Insurance Company, where she held successively senior positions in underwriting of primary and excess risks and assisted in the training of incoming underwriters.
Katherine holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Santa Clara University in California. She has also earned both the Associate in Insurance Services (AIS) and Associate in Surplus Lines (ASLI) designations.