Alterra Appoints Nick Conca Chief Claims Officer

Alterra Capital Holdings Limited appointed Nicholas Conca to the newly created position of chief claims officer, insurance.

W. Marston (Marty) Becker, president and chief executive officer of Alterra, commented: “We are excited that Nick Conca has agreed to join Alterra. Nick is a highly-qualified claims professional with an impressive track record of leading large claims and other teams in a variety of insurance organizations. As we continue to grow Alterra’s insurance operations in the US and elsewhere, we expect that he will be a valuable and important addition to our leadership team. Nick will be tasked with ensuring that we continue to provide a consistently high level of claims service to our insurance policyholders worldwide.”

Conca has more than twenty years of insurance industry experience, including many years of direct or managerial involvement with insurance claims operations. He was most recently executive vice president, U.S. Operations for Integro Insurance Brokers, and was previously with Frank Crystal, Liberty International and Reliance National.

He began his career at the law firm of Wilson Elser Edelman Moskowitz & Dicker, where he served as claims counsel to major insurance companies.

Conca is expected to join Alterra in November 2012 and will be based in Alterra’s New York office.