Andrew Barnard

Andrew Acheson Barnard is currently the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Hudson Specialty Insurance Co. He is also the Chairman of The Fairfax Insurance Group LLC, Director at Zenith National Insurance Corp., Director at the Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America, Director at the U.S.
Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, Director at the OdysseyRe Foundation, Non-Executive Director at Brit Group Services Ltd., and Director at Brit Ltd. In the past, Mr. Barnard served as the President & Chief Executive Officer of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.
from 1996 to 2011.
He was also the President & Chief Executive Officer of Odyssey Resources Ltd. from 1998 to 2001, FFHL Group Ltd. from 1997 to 1999, and Clearwater Insurance Co. from 1996 to 1999.
He held the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Hudson Insurance Co. and Clearwater Select Insurance Co. He was the Chairman of Odyssey Reinsurance Co. in 2009 and Chairman of Newline Underwriting Management Ltd. and Newline Insurance Co. Ltd. He served as the Director, Chief Underwriting Officer & EVP at Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. from 1989 to 1996.
He was also a Director at Zenith Insurance Co. and held the position of Vice President at Reliance Reinsurance Co. from 1985 to 1989.
Prior to that, he was an Assistant Vice President at Skandia America Reinsurance Corp from 1977 to 1985.
Mr. Barnard obtained his undergraduate degree from Clark University.