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HARLEYSVILLE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Harleysville Insurance has appointed Kevin M. Toth senior vice president and chief underwriting officer. In his new role, he will be responsible for leading the company’s commercial lines underwriting and product development operations. Toth previously served as senior vice president and chief claims officer, and will continue to report to Michael L. Browne, Harleysville’s president and chief executive officer.“Kevin has had a significant positive impact on our organization and has an impressive track record of success since joining our company in 2005,” explained Browne. “Under his direction, our claims operation has delivered consistently superior performance, and has enhanced the value the claims function provides our agents and customers. I am confident that his skills and experience will serve him well as he works to enhance the products, platform and appetite we bring to our valued agency partners and policyholders.”

Toth joined Harleysville in 2005 as vice president, associate general counsel and chief litigation counsel. He was named senior vice president of claims later that year. Prior to that, he was an attorney in the litigation department of the law firm of Reed Smith LLP in Philadelphia.

Toth earned a bachelor’s degree from Temple University and a juris doctor degree from the Temple University School of Law, where he has also served as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy and coach of Temple’s national trial team.

Harleysville Insurance is a leading regional provider of insurance products and services for small and mid-sized businesses, as well as for individuals, and ranks among the top 60 U.S. property/casualty insurance groups based on net written premiums. Harleysville was listed recently as #30 in the InformationWeek 500, the publication’s annual listing of the most innovative information technology organizations in the U.S., and has been ranked on the list in each of the last three years. Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company owns 52 percent of Harleysville Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HGIC - News), a publicly traded holding company for eight regional property/casualty insurance companies collectively rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company. Harleysville Group is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, which is comprised of the top third of all NASDAQ member companies and has the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the world based on financial and liquidity requirements. Harleysville Insurance—which distributes its products exclusively through independent insurance agencies and reflects that commitment to its agency force by being a Trusted Choice^® company partner—currently operates in 32 eastern and midwestern states. Further information can be found on the company’s Web site at www.harleysvillegroup.com.

 

Harleysville Insurance
Randy Buckwalter
215.256.5288 (office)
267.718.3766 (cell)
rbuckwalter@harleysvillegroup.com