Utica National Hires SVP

Jose L. Trasancos has been named senior personal lines officer with the Utica National Insurance Group. He also was appointed an officer of the company as senior VP.

Trasancos was most recently with Narragansett Bay Insurance Holdings Inc., and brings experience in leading personal lines initiatives and operations, including research and product development. Prior to his experience at Narragansett Bay, he played important roles for both The Hanover Insurance Group and the Progressive Corp.

Trasancos has served as director of the Insurance Institute of Indiana, and has been active as an advisory board member with pricing and analytics organizations Earnix Inc. and SAS Institute.