Doug Kovach Joins Concert Insurance as Senior Vice President

Concert Group Holdings, Inc., the parent of insurance fronting subsidiaries Concert Insurance Company (Concert Insurance) and Concert Specialty Insurance Company (Concert Specialty), has announced that Doug Kovach has joined Concert Insurance as senior vice president, underwriting and program management.

In his new role, Mr. Kovach reports to Joe Alberti, Concert's chief underwriting officer.

"Doug has extensive underwriting and program management experience in the reinsurance and brokerage sectors in both commercial and personal lines," Mr. Alberti said in a statement. "We know his depth of knowledge and expertise are aligned with Concert's clients and business partners' growth objectives. We're delighted to have him on board."

Mr. Kovach has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industries. He comes to Concert after 10 years at American Family Insurance Company, where he helped build a profitable $250 million reinsurance business through his strong network of brokers, managing general agents, and insurer partners.

Prior to American Family, Mr. Kovach served in senior underwriting roles placing commercial accounts of all sizes for national brokers, including Brown & Brown, Willis, and Aon. Early in his career, he served in underwriting management roles for several medium-sized agencies.

Mr. Kovach began his career in underwriting at USF&G. Over the years, he has accumulated expertise in underwriting diverse lines of business for a wide variety of industries, including construction, restaurants, manufacturing, trucking, architects and engineers, and non-standard auto. He holds a bachelor of science in business administration from West Virginia State University in Institute, West Virginia.

Concert Group Holdings, Inc., a privately owned insurance holding company, was founded by Brady Young, founder and CEO of Strategic Risk Solutions; Wes Duesenberg Jr., CEO of Southern Insurance Underwriters; and Christopher Collins, CEO/founder of Corinthian Re, in partnership with Century Equity Partners and WT Holdings, Inc.

Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Concert Insurance Company and Concert Specialty Insurance Company, Concert offers insurance fronting and related services throughout the United States.