Main Street America Names New COO

The Main Street America Group, a property/casualty insurer, announced three high-ranking appointments today, naming Steve Peeters as chief operating officer and EVP of insurance operations, Bruce Fox as vice president of legal services and Dan Gaynor as vice president of commercial lines.

After attaining executive roles at Zurich North America and Hartford Financial Services, Peeters came to MSAG in February 2010, as VP and head of commercial lines before becoming SVP of product operations in Aug. 2010.

“Steve has been a key member of our senior leadership team and has a strong track record of successfully leading profitable insurance operations,” Main Street America Chairman, President and CEO Tom Van Berkel said. “With Steve now heading our entire insurance operations group as COO, all of our operational departments will be aligned.”

Previously the VP of Harleysville Insurance, Gaynor joined Main Street America in February of this year and will now take over their commercial lines product group. Fox, who has worked for AIG and AMR Research Inc. before joining Main Street America in 2002, will be responsible for ensuring that the organization’s business practices, policies and all other dealings meet state and federal regulatory requirements.

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