General Investing >> Analyst Interviews >> March 4, 2004

MIDDLE MARKET D&O COVERAGE: CHRISTOPHER DUCA – NAVIGATORS PRO

Christopher Duca is President of Navigators Pro, a division of Navigators Management Company, Inc., and a member of the board of directors of Navigators Insurance Company. Navigators Pro offers financial insurance products including directors and officers, fiduciary, employment practices liability and crime insurance for privately held and publicly traded corporations. Mr. Duca previously was Executive Vice President of Global Specialty Risk, Inc., where he headed the Middle Market Group of its wholly owned managing agency, Axcelera Specialty Risk, Inc. The underwriting team that he led at Axcelera Specialty Risk, Inc., has joined him at Navigators. Prior to joining Global Specialty Risk, Inc., he worked for Reliance National's Financial Products Division and AIG member company National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA's Management Liability Division. He is a graduate of Villanova University where he earned a BS in Business Administration. He is also a graduate of FDU-Madison where he earned an MBA in finance. He conducted doctoral studies at Fordham University where he earned an MA in economics. Profile
TWST: May we start with a quick overview of Navigators Pro?

Mr. Duca: Navigators Pro was founded on September 1, 2001, in

anticipation of the market need for a D&O facility primarily