Risk Strategies promotes Drew Carnase to commercial lines COO

RSC Insurance Brokerage Inc., which does business as Risk Strategies Co., Monday said Drew Carnase has been promoted to chief operating officer, commercial lines.

Mr. Carnase will focus on Risk Strategies’ commercial lines operations including its specialty focus, operational efficiencies, and integrating newly acquired companies, an RSC statement said. He was previously special projects leader for the broker, having joined Risk Strategies two years ago to lead the national build-out and launch of its small business commercial business unit.

He is based in Boston in this newly created position and reports to John Scroope, national director of retail operations at Risk Strategies, according to an email from a spokeswoman.

He previously held the role of president of commercial operations at OneBeacon Insurance as well as senior vice president at Chubb Ltd., the statement said.