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Vice President, Media Liability

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Skyward Specialty Insurance Group

Andrea is currently the Vice President at Skyward Specialty Insurance since May 2024. Prior to this, he served as the Vice President, Media Liability at ANV from September 2023 to May 2024. Before ANV, he held positions at QBE North America from February 2019 to September 2023, first as an Assistant Vice President and then as a Vice President. Andrea also worked as an Assistant Vice President at Chubb from November 2004 to February 2019 and as a Sr. Underwriter at Axis Pro (formerly Media/Professional) from 1999 to 2003. Earlier in his career, between 1997 and 1999, he was an Underwriter at Swiss Re.

Assistant Vice President, Media Liability

Cheech is currently an Assistant Vice President (AVP) at Skyward Specialty Insurance since May 2024. Prior to this, he held various leadership roles in the insurance industry. From January 2019 to June 2024, he worked at QBE North America, starting as an AVP Lead Underwriter for Film/Media and later being promoted to Vice President of Underwriting for Professional Liability. Before that, he served as a Vice President of Underwriting at AXIS Capital from July 2010 to January 2019 and as a Vice President at Hiscox from November 2008 to June 2010. Cheech also gained experience at Media Pros/Axis Capital as an Assistant Vice President from December 2005 to November 2008. His earlier roles include positions at Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services, Inc as an Account Manager and Department Manager/Account Manager from 1992 to 2005, DIsc Insurance as an Account Manager from November 1990 to January 1994, and DeWitt Stern as an Assistant from June 1987 to November 1990.

Vice President, Media Liability Claims

Emily is currently the Vice President of Media Liability Claims at Skyward Specialty Insurance, a position she has held since May 2024. Prior to this, she served as the Vice President of Media Liability Claims at Intact Insurance/One Beacon from September 2015 to May 2024. Her previous roles include Of Counsel at The Counts Law Group from June 2015 to September 2015, and Attorney at Lathrop & Gage LLP from September 2013 to June 2015. Before that, she worked as a Senior Claims Counsel & Specialist at AXIS PRO (formerly Media/Professional Insurance) from March 2005 to September 2013. Emily started her legal career as a Litigation Associate at Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith from 2003 to 2005, and prior to that, she was a Law Clerk to the Hon. Steve Leben at 10th Judicial District Court of Kansas from August 2002 to October 2003.

Skyward Specialty (NASDAQ: SKWD) is a rapidly growing and innovative specialty insurance company, delivering commercial property and casualty products and solutions on a non-admitted and admitted basis. The Company operates through eight underwriting divisions -- Accident & Health, Captives, Global Property, Industry Solutions, Professional Lines, Programs, Surety and Transactional E&S.

Skyward Specialtys subsidiary insurance companies consist of Houston Specialty Insurance Company, Imperium Insurance Company, Great Midwest Insurance Company, and Oklahoma Specialty Insurance Company. These insurance companies are rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company. For more information about Skyward Specialty, its people, and its products, please visit skywardinsurance.com.

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