Meet Our
Leadership Team

Marc joined the Fairfax organization in 2000. Prior to his current role, he held leadership positions in three of C&F’s subsidiaries – as president and CEO of Fairmont Specialty, Seneca, and CoverXSpecialty.

Marc holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and an M.B.A from the University of Chicago. He is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

Nicole joined Fairfax Financial Holdings in 1992 and has held actuarial, IT and underwriting positions at both Fairfax and various subsidiaries – beginning at Crum & Forster in 2006 as the CIO and most recently running the manufacturing customer group.

Nicole is a graduate of the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. She majored in actuarial science and holds a Bachelor of Mathematics degree.

Bob has been the chief actuary of Crum & Forster since 2014. Prior to his current role, he held a similar position at Odyssey Holdings, another Fairfax affiliate, from 1999 until his move to C&F.

Bob is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He has a B.A. in Mathematical Sciences from Johns Hopkins University.

Jim is responsible for management of Crum & Forster’s legal department and corporate secretarial functions.

After law school, he was a litigator in private practice for seven years before joining Industrial Indemnity Company (San Francisco) in 1986. He has been with C&F since 1993.

Jim earned his B.A. at the University of Santa Clara, and his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He is a member of the California State Bar Association and an in-house member of the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Arleen is responsible for the organization’s financial reporting, management reporting, internal audit and planning and business unit support departments. Arleen joined Crum & Forster in 1979, and her experience at the company includes roles in field reporting, financial operations, IT project management, SOX 404 compliance and internal audit.

Arleen earned her B.S. in Accounting at West Virginia Wesleyan College and her M.B.A. in Finance at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

John is President, Crum & Forster Commercial Lines. In this role, John leads multiple industry-focused units offering coverage for all lines and insurance related services that provide a one stop solution. He has over 20 years of experience in admitted commercial insurance, including positions at St. Paul Companies, TIG, Republic Group and Travelers.

John holds a BBA in Actuarial Science from the University of Wisconsin and is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

Tom leads the E&S business for Crum & Forster. He also is responsible for their small business unit and their primary admitted construction book.

Tom joined First Mercury/CoverXSpecialty as chief underwriting officer from OdysseyRe, where he focused on U.S. casualty risks. He began his underwriting career at Constitution Re and later joined TIG Insurance, which was acquired by Fairfax in 1999.

Tom holds CPCU and ARe designations. He is a graduate of Middlebury College and has completed additional programs at Wharton and St. John’s University’s School of Risk Management.

Gary leads the Accident and Health division, which offers a wide variety of niche accident and health insurance and reinsurance products both domestic and international. Some of the many programs include overseas travel for students, employer stop loss programs for self-funded employee health plans, and pet insurance through Hartville Pet Insurance Group.

He started his career as an underwriter with AIG, before moving on to Reliance National as a senior underwriter. His career then took him to Swiss Re as an underwriting manager, and then to Legion Insurance as vice president. He joined Fairmont Specialty in 2000.

Gary graduated with a B.A. in finance from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, and an M.B.A. in business administration, management and operations from Monmouth University.

Anthony is President of the Surety, Credit and Program Solutions division, which includes surety, mortgage, trade credit & political risk, and a range of specialty products and programs.

Throughout his career, Anthony has served in prominent leadership roles within an array of business segments, including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Claims Officer, Chief Legal Officer, and General Counsel.

Anthony is a graduate of Quinnipiac University School of Law, and is admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey, the District of Columbia, and the United States Supreme Court. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Seton Hall University, who recognized him as its 2018 Most Distinguished Alumnus.

Marc Wolin has been with Seneca Insurance Company for 26 years, and currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wolin joined Seneca in 1989 as Chief Financial Officer, and has also served as Chief Operating Officer prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wolin also serves on the Board of Directors of Seneca Insurance Company and Seneca Specialty Insurance Company.

Seneca is a commercial property and casualty insurer for small to medium commercial business with approximately $300 million of premium in all fifty states on an admitted and non admitted basis. The Company is noted for its underwriting expertise for non standard and standard risks that require individual risk underwriting with an average combined ratio of 87 over the past 15 years. Seneca is a wholly owned subsidiary of Crum & Forster, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.

Prior to Seneca, Mr. Wolin had various financial and operational responsibilities in the insurance industry as Vice President of Finance for Primerica Corporation (part of Citigroup), Director of Financial Planning at AIG, and as a Certified Public Accountant and Audit Manager at Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers).

Mr. Wolin has a bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Buffalo, and is a certified public accountant in the State of New York. Mr. Wolin and his wife Randi have four children and live in Long Island, New York. Mr. Wolin additionally is and has been a semi pro and NYC high school football referee for the past 34 years.