Jan 29, 2019   SOURCE: BusinessWire

Arch Insurance Names Eric Boquist EVP, Retail Energy

Arch Insurance North America (“Arch”) today announced that Eric Boquist has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Retail Energy, based in Houston, Texas.

In this role, Mr. Boquist will lead a newly created business unit focused on providing comprehensive admitted middle market insurance solutions to energy companies in North America. The team will also bring together additional Arch specialty products to seamlessly meet the needs of energy clients and brokers. This unit will complement Arch's current energy offerings underwritten in the U.S., Bermuda and London and demonstrates the company’s commitment to the energy sector. Mr. Boquist will report to Rich Stock, Chief Underwriting Officer of Large Account Casualty and Surety.

“Eric brings unparalleled industry knowledge and the experience necessary to forge this role at Arch,” Mr. Stock said. “Under his leadership, we will continue to enhance our customer and producer value proposition in the energy market by leveraging Arch’s broad suite of specialty line capabilities to expand our product.”

Mr. Boquist stated, “I’m excited to join the Arch team and look forward to leveraging Arch’s capacity and broad capabilities to bring a dynamic range of products and ideas to an industry of critical importance to North America.”

Mr. Boquist joins Arch from Travelers, where he most recently served as President of Travelers’ Oil & Gas unit in Houston. Prior to his time at Travelers, he held a number of senior insurance roles focused on the energy sector in the U.S. and European markets. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Texas.