David has spent the majority of his 35-year career as a senior insurance company executive, developing and expanding specialty underwriting and distribution businesses. He was one of three principals in the 1986-leveraged acquisition of the Providence Washington Insurance Group, where he developed a successful specialty underwriting business in a unique joint venture format with specialty program managers. He subsequently led the restructuring of the employee benefits and specialty property-casualty business at Allmerica (now the Hanover Group) and for the last five years has been responsible for one of the operating businesses at Alliant Insurance Services, a top US broker. David is a member of the Casualty Actuarial Society and the American Academy of Actuaries.