American Coast Insurance Company (ACIC), the property and casualty insurance holding company of AmCoastal, has appointed Troy Crawford as its new chief underwriting officer (CUO).
In January 2025, Crawford was appointed chief operating officer of AmCoastal, where he will oversee the underwriting strategy, risk selection and portfolio performance of the company’s commercial insurance business.
In addition to his new responsibilities, he will continue to lead AmCoastal’s portfolio performance and will now be responsible for the company’s underwriting function.
Crawford has more than three decades of experience leading large property and casualty P&L portfolios at leading national and regional insurance companies, including Nationwide Insurance, The Hartford and Westfield.
During his nearly six years at Westfield, he served as director of product management for the commercial product line and director of product management for small commercial products.
At The Hartford, Crawford served as Vice President (VP) of Product Management, responsible for a $3.8 billion small business portfolio across three core lines of business.
He spent 11 years with Nationwide Insurance, serving as vice president, nonstandard and Powersports product pricing underwriting, assistant vice president, personal lines underwriting/product strategic planning, regional vice president, and assistant vice president, underwriting and products.