Meet MS Transverse

Ethan is an experienced insurance executive with over 25 years of experience spanning multiple disciplines and industry segments. Preceding his time at Transverse, he served as Division Executive for AIG Programs, growing the division to exceed $1B in premiums across all of North and South America. He held previous roles of increasing responsibility in other divisions within AIG during his 16-year tenure there. He spent time prior to AIG at a start-up E&S carrier subsidiary of PMA Capital after having started his insurance journey with MetLife Auto & Home. Ethan is a credentialed actuary in the Casualty Actuarial Society.

Jamie is a seasoned regulatory & compliance professional with over 30 years of experience in the property and casualty insurance industry. Prior to joining Transverse, she was an integral part of a start-up program carrier, admitted in 44 states, and served as Vice President of Regulatory & Compliance and Assistant Secretary. During her 20+ years at The Republic Group, she was responsible for building, from the ground up, and overseeing the regulatory compliance department for Republic’s program business segment.

Kristin is a skilled human capital executive with over 15 years of extensive experience in strategic planning, recruiting & analysis, policy development and change management. She was most recently Principal and Director of Human Resources at Siguler Guff & Company, where she led the Human Resources function for the global private equity firm. She began her career in human resources at Oz Management, and held various titles, most recently as a Human Resources Business Partner. Kristin also worked at Morgan Stanley and Sanford C. Bernstein.

John is an experienced senior finance executive with more than 20 years of diverse experience in and around the Property & Casualty insurance industry. He was most recently Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller at ProSight Specialty Insurance, helping to both take them public and be acquired in a private transaction in his time there. He held previous senior roles at QBE Insurance, including CFO of the Equator Re division in Bermuda. He started his career with Ernst & Young LLP in their assurance practice.

Paul is a 40+ year insurance and reinsurance veteran with significant expertise in business development, client & broker relations and strategy development & execution. Prior to Transverse Paul was the Head of US Broker Relations and SVP of Global Clients for PartnerRe. Prior to PartnerRe Paul spent 30 years with Munich Re America where he was a member of the Reinsurance Division leadership team and held various positions including broker & client management, business development, underwriting and claims. Paul’s experience is non-life working with international and domestic global & national companies, MGA’s and regional companies. Paul has P&C insurance company board experience and has earned numerous industry designations.

Dennis is an experienced senior executive with more than 30 years of diverse Property & Casualty industry experience.  He most recently co-led the program administrator Safehold Special Risk as EVP/Chief Underwriting Officer.  During his career, Dennis has held positions of Chief Financial Officer, Chief Actuary, Treasurer, and Head of Ceded Reinsurance.  He began his career as an actuarial student with USF&G.

Ric has over thirty years of experience in the Property and Casualty insurance industry.  He has a diverse background with various underwriting, business development and operational roles including being Chief Sales and Marketing Officer when his previous company (ProSight) went public. He has also held senior roles with Firemen’s Fund and Liberty Mutual.

John joined MS Transverse in 2023 from Accenture, where he was a Managing Director.  Prior to this, he served in senior roles in the Insurance industry and in Management Consulting.  John holds a BA from Haverford College and an MBA from NYU Stern.

David Zakutansky is an executive with over 15 years of experience in principal investing across traditional and alternative asset classes. He is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at MS Transverse.  Prior to joining MS Transverse, he was a partner at Paragon Outcomes, a private investment firm focused on investments in real assets and financial services strategies.  David began his career in investment banking at BNP Paribas.  He is a Certified Public Accountant (State of New York) and a CFA Charterholder.