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PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACE Group today announced that Scott Mandeville has joined ACE as Vice President, Surety Underwriting and Regional Manager for the Surety division in the Western region, which comprises Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. In this role, Mr. Mandeville directs Surety operations, overseeing strategy implementation, team synergy, production operations efficiencies, client services delivery and staff development. He is responsible for facilitating focused, consistent underwriting throughout the region, and embedding a customer focus into all services. Based in Los Angeles, Mr. Mandeville reports to Joseph Gaskill, Senior Vice President, ACE USA, Surety Division.

“ACE’s surety business has grown significantly in the past few years, and Scott’s appointment underscores our commitment to this market,” said Mr. Gaskill. “He is an accomplished surety underwriter and manager, with a proven ability to drive results. Scott is well respected in the industry, and he will apply his proven track record of success to expand ACE’s relationships with clients and brokers in this key region, thus enriching our already strong and dynamic underwriting team.”

Mr. Mandeville brings nearly 20 years of construction and commercial surety experience in both home office and field leadership roles. Most recently, he held primary underwriting responsibility for the U.S., Canada and Europe commercial surety portfolio for another large national insurance carrier. Mr. Mandeville holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Master of Business Administration degree in Strategy from Indiana University.

ACE offers a wide variety of Surety products, specializing in underwriting both commercial and contract bonds. With more than 200 dedicated surety experts in 12 countries, ACE assists local companies seeking surety bonds in their home markets as well as multinational companies requiring bonds in multiple locations around the world. ACE is a member of the Surety and Fidelity Association of America, the Pan America Surety Association and the International Credit Insurance and Surety Association. To learn more, visit www.acegroup.com/us/surety.

About ACE Group

ACE Group is one of the world’s largest multiline property and casualty insurers. With operations in 54 countries, ACE provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. ACE Limited, the parent company of ACE Group, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ACE) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Additional information can be found at www.acegroup.com, or follow ACE on Twitter,https://twitter.com/ACEGroupNA.