ACE USA has named Elaine Trischetta as executive vice president, Professional Risk Services Division. In this new position, she is responsible for several business portfolios including D&O, E&O, Financial Institutions, Surety and Specialty Products.

Trischetta has more than 20 years of insurance industry experience, with a concentration in excess and surplus lines, professional liability and the excess casualty business. Prior to joining ACE USA, she served as executive vice president, Excess & Surplus Lines Division, at Reliance National. In that position, she managed the nationwide portfolio of Professional Liability lines, including E&O programs for lawyers, insurance agents, architects, engineers and miscellaneous professional liability, as well as the national book of healthcare liability and umbrella liability. Trischetta has held previous management positions with The Home Insurance Company, Cameron & Colby Co. and AIG.

"Elaine's strong financial perspective and previous E&O experience will complement our mission to grow these professional risk markets," said Dennis Reding, president and CEO of ACE USA.

Trischetta holds a bachelor of arts degree in Economics and Business from City University of New York (B.A., 1972). She is on the board of the PLUS Eastern Steering Committee and is a member of the Association of Professional Insurance Women.

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ACE USA, headquartered in Philadelphia, is the U.S. insurance operations of ACE INA Holdings, Inc., a U.S.-based unit of ACE Limited (NYSE: ACL). On July 2, 1999, ACE Limited completed the acquisition of the property and casualty insurance business of CIGNA Corporation. Insurance products and services are sold by operating subsidiaries. The ACE Group of Companies provides insurance and reinsurance for a diverse group of clients around the world.

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