ARC has hired Shiraz Saeed as Senior Vice President, Product Leader – Cyber & Technology Risk. Shiraz has 15 years’ experience in the underwriting, distribution and development of Cyber Insurance in various roles throughout his career.
Shiraz will be a resource for ARC Brokers internally and our retail brokers and insureds externally in the placement of Cyber Insurance. Shiraz will be a great asset in all things Cyber ranging from negotiating wordings with our carrier partners to explaining coverages and terms to retailers and insureds alike and being a liaison on claims.
Shiraz was last at Arch where he served as Vice President – Cyber Risk Product Leader from July 2021 to present, and prior to that was National Practice Leader – Cyber Risk at Starr from 2017 to 2021. He also held various positions at AIG from 2010 to 2017 where he was last Product Specialist – Cyber Risk. Shiraz has an Master of Business Administration (MBA) from PACE University – Lubin School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Hofstra University.
Commenting on this new hire, Mike Cavallaro, CEO of ARC said, “We are thrilled to have Shiraz come aboard and add to ARC’s already strong depth and knowledge in the Cyber Insurance world. We believe he will be a valuable asset to the company and our customers and clients in an ever changing technology world, where there have also been numerous changes within the Cyber Insurance marketplace. We further believe that Shiraz’s product knowledge and innovation will lead to new and improved Cyber service offerings available to our brokers and clients.”
