People Moves: World Insurance Names Woosley Head of National Practice Groups; Former Ascot Re CEO Berger Joins Coaction Board

World Insurance Associates Names Woosley EVP, Head of National Practice Groups

World Insurance Associates LLC, headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey, named Thaddeus Woosley as executive vice president and head of national practice groups. Woosley is based in Chicago.

Woosley’s background spans over 20 years in sales and marketing leadership roles in the insurance and financial services industry. He recently served as the SVP of broker management and sales operations at QBE North America, and he had a long-standing career at Aon plc, where he most recently was the vice president and head of marketing for Aon Risk Solutions U.S. Retail.

Former Ascot Re CEO Berger Joins Coaction Board of Directors

John Berger joined the Coaction Specialty Insurance Group board of directors. Coaction is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. Berger replaces previous Chairman Stan Galanski, who has held the position since August of 2021.

Before retiring from Ascot Re in 2021, Berger was the founding chairman and CEO of Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. Previously, Berger was the CEO of reinsurance and vice chairman of the board for Alterra Capital Holdings Limited and served as chairman of Alterra Reinsurance Limited. Berger also served as CEO and president of Chubb Re, Inc., and he was one of the original members of the F&G Re team.