Fallow Grove Insurance Services, a commercial property insurance MGA backed by Octave Specialty Group (NYSE: OSG), today announced the appointment of Christopher Zitzmann to lead the development and launch of a new inland marine program. Zitzmann will be based in New York and will report to Brett Dupre, president and chief executive officer of Fallow Grove.
With more than 25 years of E&S experience, Zitzmann brings extensive expertise in property and marine underwriting to this new role. He joins from Skyward Specialty Insurance, where he served as president of inland marine and transactional property. Zitzmann has held positions at other leading E&S carriers, including MSIG, Navigators, Allied World and WKFC, where he began his career.
Brett Dupre, president and chief executive officer of Fallow Grove, said: “We’re excited to welcome Chris to Fallow Grove. Chris knows this business inside and out and has a strong track record of building profitable books for his carriers. We’re confident he’s the right person to build this program and grow it with the same discipline we bring to everything we do. Inland marine is a natural extension of our existing property expertise and allows us to broaden the solutions we can offer our broker partners.”