Safety National announces management changes

Safety National Casualty Corp. said Monday it has made organizational changes to executive and upper management roles, effective April 1, 2018.

Gene Maier, executive vice president and chief underwriting officer, will retire after 33 years with the St. Louis-based company.

In addition, Gus Aivaliotis, senior vice president, large casualty, will join the executive management team, replacing Mr. Maier in the role of executive vice president and chief underwriting officer. Tom Grove, senior vice president, business development, will join as executive vice president and chief business development officer. Ray Harkins, senior vice president, treaty reinsurance, will become executive vice president and chief underwriting officer of reinsurance. Seth Smith, senior vice president, workers compensation underwriting, will become executive vice president, underwriting. Nick Kriegel, vice president, deputy general counsel, will become senior vice president, general counsel, Safety National said in a statement.

All of the executives are based in St. Louis.