Fidelis Group Holdings Names Kirchhofer VP of Marine Division

In this position, Kirchhofer will be responsible for expanding the group's brown water hull and primary marine liability geographical footprint, which will complement FGH's national inland marine and ocean cargo product lines, the company said. Kirchhofer will report directly to H. Elder Brown, Jr., Chairman of FGH and will be based in the group's New York City office located at 100 William Street.

Kirchhofer comes to FGH with more than 20 years of experience in the marine industry, most recently as National Hull Manager and Senior Underwriter for XL Catlin. Before joining XL Catlin, he served as Vice President for RLI Marine, as well as Hull and Liability Manager for CNA Marine, respectively.