Martin G. Hacala

Martin G. Hacala is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of GenStar. He assumed the leadership of GenStar in January 2015. Previously, Marty held a variety of senior underwriting and claims positions in GenStar, Genesis, and Gen Re. Prior to joining the Gen Re group in 1997, Marty was a partner in the Washington, DC law firm of Ross, Dixon, and Masback, LLP, where his practice centered on insurance coverage litigation and counseling. Marty also served as a Trial Attorney with the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice. He was appointed to that position through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Marty received his AB and JD degrees with honors from St. Louis University.

Jonathan Ball

Jonathan Ball is Senior Vice President of GenStar and Underwriting Manager of the Property Brokerage Division. Jon joined the Gen Re group in 2001 as a facultative underwriter and held a variety of underwriting and management roles in the U.S. and overseas prior to joining GenStar in 2017. Jon received his MBA from Fordham University and BBA from the College of William & Mary and has attained the CPCU, CEEM, ARe, and AMIM designations.

Tracey Bellack

Tracey Bellack is Senior Vice President of GenStar and Underwriting Manager of the Casualty and Professional Brokerage Division. Tracey joined the Gen Re Group in 1987 as a casualty underwriter, and has held the roles of Genesis Chicago Public Entity Practice Leader, GenStar Los Angeles Unit Manager and Senior Referral Underwriter. Her experience outside of Gen Re includes retail brokerage, captive consulting and new venture marketing. Tracey is a graduate of Northwestern University and has earned the CPCU designation.

Matthew Brown

Matthew Brown is a Senior Vice President of GenStar and Underwriting Manager of the Delegated Division, which includes our Programs and Binding Authority business. Matt joined GenStar in 2000 as an underwriter in the Casualty Brokerage Division. In 2007, he was promoted to Manager of the Los Angeles Casualty Branch. Matt assumed his current position in 2014. Matt is a graduate of Long Beach State and has obtained his CPCU, ASLI and ARM designations.

Candice Davies

Candice Davies is Senior Vice President of the Technology Strategy Division. Candice joined the General Re Group in 1999 as an IT Application Developer, later managing global business applications. In 2005 she moved to support business operations for both GenStar, Genesis and in 2017 assumed responsibility for business technology. Candice is a graduate of the Chubb Institute of Technology and has obtained her CPCU, AIAF and AIC designations.

Phillip Spolarich

Phil Spolarich, FCAS, MAAA is Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer of General Star and Genesis. He has more than 15 years of experience in the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance industry.Prior to his current role, Phil served as Vice President and Senior Pricing Actuary at General Reinsurance (Gen Re), where he led actuarial pricing strategy and analytics for casualty and property facultative reinsurance. Before joining Gen Re, he held actuarial positions at The Hartford, supporting personal lines, commercial auto, and general liability businesses through pricing and reserving initiatives. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut, teaching Predictive Analytics for Actuaries. Phil holds a B.S. in Mathematics/Economics with an Emphasis in Computing from UCLA and is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA).

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