Leadership Team

Greg Flood is an industry leader with 40 years of experience specializing in Professional and Management Liability Insurance. Most recently, Greg was President of IronPro®, Ironshore's Professional Liability division. Prior to joining Ironshore, Greg was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of National Union Fire Insurance Company, a subsidiary of American International Group. Before this position, Greg co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of Global Specialty Risk (GSR), a D&O specialty insurer launched in 2000 and subsequently acquired by AIG. Previously, he was President of AIG's Mergers and Acquisitions Insurance Services Division. From 1988 to 1998 he served in a variety of positions with National Union. Greg also worked as a broker and Vice President with Marsh & McLennan. Greg holds a B.A. in Economics from Pace University and an M.B.A. from Long Island University.

Russell Fierstein comes to ATRI with over 22 years of insurance industry experience. He was most recently Senior Vice President, Head of the Wholesale Private/Not for Profit Group at Chubb. Before that, he was Vice President at Chubb and Assistant Vice President at Allied World Assurance. He began his career as a Senior Underwriter at AIG. He holds a B.A. from the University of Miami Herbert Business School.

Gavin O’Brien brings extensive industry experience at Property & Casualty Insurance carriers and private companies. Most recently, Gavin was an Account Executive Officer for Traveler’s Bond & Specialty Insurance. At Travelers he was responsible for underwriting complex risks and maintaining profitability for Public Company Directors & Officers Liability, Cyber Risk and other Professional Liability Insurance products. Previously he spent 10 years as the Sales Director at Jovani Fashions, an international manufacturer and distributor. Gavin began his career as a Property & Casualty underwriter at GEICO, specializing in Personal Insurance. Gavin holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Political Science from Albany, State University of New York.

Gwen Taylor has 30 year of experience in both corporate and insurance operations. She was most recently a Consultant for Ascot. Prior to that, she served as head of corporate and underwriting and claims operations at various insurers, including AIG, Arch Insurance, Global Specialty Risk, and Ironshore. Gwen holds a B.S. in Education from Edward Waters College.

James Young has 40 years in the Professional liability insurance industry, as an underwriter, broker and managing general agent. Jim has held positions with various organizations including, CNA, Bertholon-Rowland Corp and the Jamison Group, where he led ProAccess a Wholesale/MGA facility. Jim is one of the founders of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) and its second President. He is a recipient of the PLUS Founders Award. Jim is a graduate of St. Norbert College and received his M.B.A. from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.