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PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, today announced the appointment of Bryan Tedford as Senior Vice President with the Foreign Casualty Division. Mr. Tedford, based in New York City, will report to Kenneth Riegler, President, ACE USA Foreign Casualty, and President, Multinational Client Group, North America, and will be responsible for national field operations.

In this position, Mr. Tedford will lead a team of underwriters in 18 cities, to deliver solutions to clients across all nine ACE USA regions. He will also oversee relationship management, sales, marketing and production, staff management and regional operations.

“I’m pleased to welcome Bryan to ACE,” said Mr. Riegler. “He has an extensive background in international insurance and cross-functional team management. I’m confident that his unique combination of international experience and proven leadership with serve him well in guiding Foreign Casualty’s continued success. His experience will enable us to continue to meet the unique needs of U.S.-based, mid-sized, large, and multinational clients that do business globally.”

With more than 22 years in Property & Casualty and the Accident & Health arena, Mr. Tedford joins ACE from Chartis, where he served as Commercial Lines Manager in Central Europe as well as in the Commonwealth of Independent States Region. Prior to that position he served as Regional Manager of Chartis’ U.K. Southeast Region, from 2006 to 2009. Prior to that, he held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility, focusing on commercial underwriting and sales, for more than eight years in Atlanta, Georgia and London (U.K.). Prior to his tenure with Chartis, Mr. Tedford served as a commercial insurance Accident & Health Broker with LDP Consulting Group Inc., in Atlanta.

Mr. Tedford earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, Risk Management and Insurance from the University of Georgia. He has served as Past President of the European CPCU Chapter. He holds both the Certified Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) professional designation.

ACE USA is the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, and is rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company and AA- (Very Strong) by Standard & Poor’s. ACE USA, through its underwriting companies, provides insurance products and services throughout the U.S. Additional information on ACE USA and its products and services can be found at www.aceusa.com. Celebrating 25 years of insuring progress, the ACE Group is a global leader in insurance and reinsurance serving a diverse group of clients. Headed by ACE Limited (NYSE:ACE), a component of the S&P 500 stock index, the ACE Group conducts its business on a worldwide basis with operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries. Additional information can be found at:www.acegroup.com.