HAMILTON, Bermuda – January 25, 2019 – Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance, is pleased to announce the Argo Group Graduate Training Program. Based in Bermuda, the program gives recent graduates who meet the academic criteria an unprecedented exposure to a leading insurance and reinsurance company.
“Argo Group is committed to helping train and develop young talent in Bermuda,” said Dianna Mitchell, AVP and Senior Human Resources Business Partner at Argo Group. “We developed the Argo Group Graduate Training Program to help recent graduates plan for the future and to show them what it is like to work in international business. Training programs like ours are important to build the local workforce and continue to give back to the community.”
Students participating in the program will rotate through a variety of departments at Argo Insurance and Ariel Re until September 2020. The following recent graduates were selected to take part:
- Ryan Spencer-Arscott: Spencer-Arscott graduated from St. John’s University with a Bachelor of Science in actuarial science and is currently studying for his actuarial exams.
- Tatyana Butterfield: Butterfield graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in risk management and insurance. She also is a member of Women in Reinsurance (WiRe) and is working toward her CPCU and ARe designations, as well as her RAA Scholar Certificate.
- Daniel Pell: Pell graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics from University of Waterloo and is studying for his CPCU designation.
- Brittney Walbaum: Walbaum graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics, and from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in psychology. She is pursuing her Master of Business Administration online with Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University.
“Being selected as a 2018 Graduate Trainee brings me one step closer to my career goal of becoming a underwriter,” said Butterfield. “I am grateful to belong to a company that is so committed to its employees, clients and communities.”
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ABOUT ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO) is an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products in the property and casualty market. Argo Group offers a full line of products and services designed to meet the unique coverage and claims handling needs of businesses in two primary segments: U.S. Operations and International Operations. Argo Group’s insurance subsidiaries are A.M. Best-rated ‘A’ (Excellent) (third highest rating out of 16 rating classifications) with a stable outlook, and Argo Group’s U.S. insurance subsidiaries are Standard and Poor’s-rated ‘A-‘ (Strong) with a positive outlook. More information on Argo Group and its subsidiaries is available at www.argolimited-stage.com.
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