Harleysville Names New CIO

Harleysville Group Inc. has named Arne Herenstein as SVP and CIO.

At Harleysville, Herenstein will direct the company’s ongoing information technology strategy, integration and development efforts and report to Michael Browne, Harleysville Group’s president and CEO.

“During the past five years, the accomplishments of our talented IT professionals have resulted in many accolades for our organization because of the way they’ve enhanced our ability to deliver excellent service and offer greater ease of doing business for our policyholders and agents,” Browne said in a statement. “I’m confident that Arne’s 35 years of industry experience and his broad IT expertise will prove invaluable as we continue to build upon these enhancements and work to advance our position as a technology leader in the property/casualty insurance industry.”

During the past two years, Harleysville has been recognized for its innovative technology initiatives by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, Applied Systems,and by Insurance Networking News, which honored Harleysville in 2010 with an INNovator award.

Before coming to Harleysville, Herenstein served as VP of information technology for OneBeacon Insurance and previously served in IT leadership roles at CIGNA and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Harleysville Insurance is a super-regional provider of insurance products and services for individuals as well as small and mid-sized businesses, and ranks among the top 70 U.S. property/casualty insurance groups based on net written premiums.

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