CEO for CastlePoint Re named

HAMILTON, Bermuda--Gregory T. Doyle has been appointed chief executive officer of CastlePoint Reinsurance Co. Ltd., as well as president of CastlePoint Holdings Ltd.

Mr. Doyle will assume his appointments on or before Nov. 1, Hamilton, Bermuda-based CastlePoint said in a statement.

Mr. Doyle replaces Michael H. Lee as president of the holding company. Mr. Lee, currently the chairman, CEO and president of CastlePoint Holdings, will continue as chairman and CEO upon Mr. Doyle's appointment.

In addition, Mr. Doyle--who most recently served president of Presidential Re Insurance Advisors, a consulting firm he founded--will serve as a director of CastlePoint Re and will continue to serve as director of CastlePoint Holdings. He has been a member of CastlePoint Holdings' board since April.

CastlePoint in the statement also said that Mark Dale has been named president and director of the company's CastlePoint Management Corp. unit, which underwrites program business. Mr. Dale most recently served as senior vp, Great American Custom Insurance Services Inc.