ACE USA Appoints Gary Ratzker Vice President: Ratzker To Lead Strategic Planning and Business Implementation for ACE Risk Management.PHILADELPHIA -- ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of The ACE Group of Companies, today announced the appointment of Gary Ratzker as Vice President, strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. & business implementation for ACE Risk Management (ARM). Mr. Ratzker will have overall responsibility for product development and the execution of new business initiatives for ACE Risk Management. Based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Mr. Ratzker will report to William Curcio, President of ACE Risk Management. "Gary's knowledge and breadth of experience in the retail brokerage and risk management arena assures that he is well-positioned for this role," said Mr. Curcio. "His vast industry expertise and past success will be instrumental in forging new relationships and will enable us to continue to exceed customer expectations at every level." With more than 18 years of retail brokerage and risk management industry experience, Mr. Ratzker joins ACE USA from Willis North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , where he most recently served as Marketing Manager for its New Jersey operations. Prior to his tenure with Willis, he served in a variety of broker, marketing and risk management positions with Aon Corporation, Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs (HRH HRH abbr. Her (or His) Royal Highness HRH Her (or His) Royal Highness HRH abbr (= His (or Her) Royal Highness) → S.A.R. ) and Hub International. Mr. Ratzker holds a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in business administration and statistics from Baruch College and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in Finance from Fordham University. "I look forward to working with the entire ACE Risk Management team as we continue to broaden our unique product offerings, respond to our customers with creative solutions and focus on expanding our relationships in the large-risk marketplace," said Mr. Ratzker. ACE Risk Management offers comprehensive risk management programs and services to large corporations, which are uniquely designed and customized to assist companies in any industry deal with the significant costs of financing and managing risk. To learn more about ACE Risk Management's products and services, visit www.aceriskmanagement.com. ACE USA is a U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, headed by ACE Limited (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ACE), rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company and A+ (Strong) by Standard & Poor's. ACE USA, through its underwriting companies, provides insurance products and services throughout the U.S. Additional information on ACE USA and its products and services can be found at www.ace-ina.com. The ACE Group of Companies provides insurance and reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. for a diverse group of clients around the world. |
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