HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- XL Catlin announced
today the appointment of Dr. Henna A. Karna as Chief Data
Officer.
Dr. Karna, who will start with the Company later this month and
report to XL's Chief Platform Officer, Myron Hendry, has more than 20 years of
experience in leading data-driven, digital innovation and positive
disruption within the insurance industry. Dr. Karna's unique
background in genetic algorithms, cognitive learning, behavior
modeling, deep neural networks, and digital strategy will be a
valuable asset to XL Catlin. Her past positions include President
at Verisk Digital Services, a unit of Verisk Analytics and
Actuarial Chief Information Officer and Managing Director at
AIG.
Commenting on the appointment, XL Group Ltd's Chief Executive
Officer Mike McGavick said: "We are
fortunate to have Henna join us as our Chief Data Officer. Her
vision and experience in designing digital innovations while
motivating multi-discipline teams to deliver solutions fully aligns
with XL Catlin's focus on being a market leader in providing
superior products and services to our colleagues and clients. She
will work closely with XL Innovate, Accelerate – our internal
innovation team and other businesses and functions throughout XL
Catlin to further enhance data, analytics and innovation which in
turn will allow us to expand our offerings."
Dr. Karna has degrees in Mathematical Sciences from the
University of Massachusetts and
Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She
has worked as an adjunct professor of statistics and mathematics
for the graduate entrepreneurship program at Babson College in Massachusetts.
In addition to this, Dr. Karna has advised Fortune 500 companies
on digital innovation and disruption. She has designed and
developed patent-pending technology and applications in the field
of digital-data technologies in insurance. Dr. Karna is a frequent
speaker at key industry events such as InsurTech, Insurance
Analytics Symposium, and IASA as well as the author of several
articles in national publications on the topic of data and digital.
In 2015, Dr. Karna was listed as #5 in the Top 15 people in
insurance technology by the Insurance Networking News and she was
one of four keynote speakers on Women in Leadership at ACORD.
About XL Catlin
XL Catlin is the global brand used by XL Group
Ltd's (NYSE:XL) insurance and reinsurance companies which
provide property, casualty, professional and specialty products to
industrial, commercial and professional firms, insurance companies
and other enterprises throughout the world. Clients look to
XL Catlin for answers to their most complex risks and to help move
their world forward. To learn more, visit xlcatlin.com.
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