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AF Group Introduces Eric Halter to Lead New AF Specialty Brand

June 23, 2017

AF Group is pleased to announce Eric Halter as director of AF Specialty, a new brand focused on providing fronting capacity to insurance carriers, managing general agents, reinsurance intermediaries and captive managers. Halter will partner with entities who are seeking a fronting facility to place well-managed, turnkey property and casualty programs.

“We are excited to introduce AF Specialty to our portfolio and welcome Eric as our resident expert to develop this new brand,” said Lisa Corless, president of AF Group. “For more than a century, we have built strong partnerships with agents to provide outstanding and innovative service in the workers’ compensation space. Today we are offering this same expertise and delivery system to a broader market. Eric’s considerable expertise in navigating state insurance and financial regulatory issues and his exceptional knowledge of captives, reinsurance and mergers and acquisitions will serve us well as we build new relationships with insurance partners.”

Halter is a proven executive leader with more than 25 years of experience in the insurance and financial sectors. Most recently, he served as president of a large captive management organization, overseeing its global operations and leading the organization to significant profitability and growth. Halter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the College of Charleston and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

AF Specialty services are supported by best-in-class underwriting and claims management, actuarial support and flexible reinsurance structures enhanced with holistic captive solutions. This new product provides partners with multiple entities of fronting paper that are rated “A-” (Excellent).

For more information, please visit AFGroup.com/Specialty.