NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starr Companies today announces that Leslie Conti has joined as the branch manager of its newly-opened Seattle office. She will be responsible for strategic growth and financial performance as well as broker and client relationships for the Pacific Northwest. Her underwriting responsibilities include excess casualty and excess construction.

Leslie has more than 40 years of insurance experience. Prior to Starr, she was a branch manager and throughout her career has held progressively responsible management roles for several major international insurance carriers. Her expertise includes excess and primary casualty, casualty surplus lines, international property and casualty and risk management.

Leslie earned her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and French from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.

Starr Companies (Starr) is the worldwide marketing name for the operating insurance and travel assistance companies and subsidiaries of Starr International Company, Inc. and for the investment business of C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. and its subsidiaries. Starr is a leading insurance and investment organization with a presence on five continents; through its operating insurance companies, Starr provides property, casualty, and accident & health insurance products as well as a range of specialty coverages including aviation, marine, energy and excess casualty insurance. Starr’s insurance company subsidiaries domiciled in the U.S., Bermuda, Hong Kong and Singapore each have an A.M. Best rating of “A” (Excellent). Starr’s Lloyd’s syndicate has a Standard & Poor’s rating of “A+” (Strong). Starr’s insurance company subsidiary domiciled in China has an A.M. Best rating of “A-” (Excellent).

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