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CopperPoint Annual Election

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES


Marc E. Schmittlein
Marc E. Schmittlein,
Executive Chair

Marc Schmittlein serves as President & CEO and Executive Chair of CopperPoint Insurance Companies. He joined the company in 2016, bringing more than 30 years of commercial insurance experience.

Under his leadership, CopperPoint has been on a journey of transformation toward its vision of becoming a leading regional commercial insurance company for the United States. Through two acquisitions, the company has grown its footprint and built an increasingly diversified platform of capabilities, creating opportunity for employees as well as partners and policyholders.

Prior to joining CopperPoint, Schmittlein spent over 30 years at The Travelers Companies, Inc. His most recent position was President of cyber business and Co-President of business insurance. He also served as President and CEO of the small commercial division known as Select Accounts, a $2.7 billion division of Travelers’ Business Insurance that included workers’ compensation, business owner’s policy, umbrella coverage and commercial auto.

Schmittlein also held leadership roles in the commercial divisions of St. Paul Companies and Aetna.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in English from Allegheny College. He currently holds the designations of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter and Accredited Advisor in Insurance.

Schmittlein serves on the board of directors for the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the advisory board of the Arizona Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Previously, he has also served on the boards for Banner Health and the Connecticut Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).



 Thomas Bradley
Thomas Bradley,
Board Member

Tom Bradley joined the CopperPoint Board of Directors in 2023 and is a member of CopperPoint’s Audit and Compliance and Finance and Investment Committees.

Tom most recently served as CEO of Argo Group until his retirement from Argo in November 2023. Tom joined the Board of Argo Group (NYSE: ARGO) in 2018 and was appointed Chair of the Argo Board in 2020. Prior to Argo, Tom served as the CFO and EVP of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG, a global provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions, from 2012 until 2017. Previously, Tom served as the EVP and CFO for two other public companies, Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE: FICO) and the St. Paul Companies (NYSE: SPC). He also held senior financial and operational positions at Zurich Insurance Group, including CFO for North America and CEO of the Universal Underwriters Group (now Zurich Direct Markets).

Mr. Bradley currently serves on the Board of Directors of Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE: HMN) and Palomar Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLMR). He received a Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Maryland and a Masters of Business Administration from Loyola University Maryland and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).



Marita Zuraitis
Marita Zuraitis, Lead
Independent Director

Marita Zuraitis was appointed to the CopperPoint Insurance Company Board of Directors in July 2021. With a career spanning over 30 years, Zuraitis is a proven leader in the property and casualty insurance industry. She serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Horace Mann Educators Corporation.

Prior to Horace Mann, Zuraitis held the role of Executive Vice President at Hanover Insurance Group, where she also served as President, Property and Casualty Companies. Her exemplary career includes time with The St. Paul/Travelers Companies, where she elevated to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Lines, as well as with United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company and Aetna Life and Casualty.

Zuraitis is the past Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Institutes, the leading provider of risk management and property-casualty insurance education, whose offerings include the premier CPCU® designation, and a past member of the Board of Directors of LL Global, Inc., a trade association with operating divisions LIMRA and LOMA. She is also past Chair of the Board of the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) whose mission is to foster a healthy workers compensation system by gathering data, analyzing industry trends, and providing objective insurance rate and loss cost recommendations.