Atain Insurance Companies Hires Barb Habel as Vice President & Head of Excess Casualty

July 27, 2023 – Atain Insurance Companies, an “A” rated (Excellent IX by AM Best) insurance carrier, today announced the hire of Barb Habel as Vice President and Head of Excess Casualty. With more than 15 years of industry experience, she brings extensive Excess Casualty underwriting knowledge.

“Excess Casualty will be an important driver of Atain’s growth strategy and a natural progression from our primary General Liability book,” said Chris Zoidis, President & CEO, Atain. “Barb’s leadership will be fundamental to the growth and success of Excess Liability products as we continue to make important progress to move the company forward. We are confident her expertise will support our continued success and expansion in the marketplace.”

Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Habel reports to Linc Trimble, Chief Underwriting Officer, Atain. In her role, she is responsible for developing and refining Atain’s Excess Casualty underwriting strategy along with new product offerings that will service binding and brokerage programs. Under her leadership, the company will build an Excess Casualty team of underwriters who will collectively drive premium growth and underwriting profit.

“By bringing on Barb, we now have an outstanding professional in place to signal to the marketplace our intention to make Excess Casualty a priority for Atain,” said Trimble. “She brings industry-leading skills to our growing team, and we look froward to leveraging her underwriting knowledge and leadership experience to broaden our capabilities.”

Before joining Atain, Habel was an Executive Underwriter at HDI Global Specialty following seven years at Core Specialty and Starstone, where she ran substantial books of Excess Casualty business. Prior to joining the carrier side, she worked for RT Specialty and CRC in Chicago.