Willis Names Spinelli Head of Transactional Insurance Claims; Amadori Joins Zurich From Markel to Head Management Liability

Willis, a WTW business headquartered in New York City, appointed Dom Spinelli as head of transactional insurance claims for North America. He leads the claims function within Willis’ Alternative Asset Insurance Solutions (AAIS) industry vertical division, overseeing the entire life cycle of transactional insurance claims, including representations and warranties, tax and contingent matters.

Spinelli has 15 years of experience in insurance and litigation. Most recently, he served as head of contingent and litigation risk for North America at VALE Insurance Partners after leading the contingent legal risk insurance team at Liberty Global Transaction Solutions and working as a representations and warranties insurance underwriter.

Earlier in his career, Spinelli was a litigator, managing a wide range of commercial and insurance coverage disputes across the U.S.

Based in Boston, Spinelli will report to Simone Bonnet, head of transactional insurance solutions, North America at Willis.

Eric Amadori joins Zurich as Head of Management Liability – Public

Eric Amadori joined Zurich North America as the head of management liability – public, effective April 10. He will report to Head of Financial Lines Nora Hattauer.

Zurich’s Financial Lines group provides management liability coverages to Zurich customers that range from large publicly traded companies to privately held middle market businesses and nonprofit organizations. Amadori joins a team that includes Paul Giliberto, head of management liability – private/nonprofit.

The team offers insurance coverages such as directors & officers (D&O) Insurance, employment practices liability (EPLI), fiduciary liability and crime insurance.

Amadori has more than 20 years of experience underwriting and managing financial lines products. His most recent position was managing director of the management professional liability team at Markel, where he worked for 14 years. He earlier held leadership and underwriting positions at Arch Insurance and AIG.

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