Vantage hires former head of cyber at CNA Insurance

Vantage Group Holdings, a Bermuda-headquartered specialty re/insurer, has appointed Andrew Lea as senior vice president of Cyber Liability, Technology E&O, Media and Management Professional Liability Insurance. Most recently, Lea was Head of Commercial E&O, Cyber & Media Liability Underwriting at CNA Insurance in Chicago.

Lea also had senior-level underwriting roles with Zurich Insurance, Swiss Re and AIG, as well as some prior broking experience at Marsh.

“We are very excited for Andy to join the Vantage team, particularly as we prepare to launch Cyber and Management Professional Liability products in the United States as key business expansion opportunities in 2022,” Alex Blanco, chief executive of insurance at Vantage, said. “Bringing onboard someone of Andy’s calibre and depth of risk insights will enable Vantage to effectively underwrite these risks for our client base. It will also facilitate our entry into the Cyber insurance market at a time of unprecedented need for this protection.”