The Main Street America Group Appoints Bruce Fox As General Counsel

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Main Street America Group announced today that Bruce Fox has been appointed as its general counsel.

The Main Street America Group has appointed Bruce Fox as general counsel. (Photo: Business Wire)

Fox, who has been a corporate counsel at the super regional property/casualty insurance carrier since 2007, will report to Main Street America chairman, president and chief executive officer Tom Van Berkel and be a member of the company’s senior management team. Fox will remain based at Main Street America’s corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla.

In his new role, Fox will lead Main Street America’s corporate law function and provide legal advice and counsel to all company personnel on matters affecting interests of The Main Street America Group, its five subsidiary companies and one affiliate. He will be responsible for ensuring that the organization’s business practices, policies and all other dealings meet state and federal regulatory requirements. Additionally, Fox will oversee all aspects of governance for the organization to ensure the company is managed in the best interests of its policyholders.

Fox joined Main Street America in 2002 as a senior field attorney and was promoted to managing attorney in 2006, where he oversaw the company’s staff counsel operations in Auburn, Mass. The company’s board of directors elected him as an officer (assistant secretary) in 2008.

Prior to joining Main Street America, Fox was director of legal services for the contract negotiation and benchmarking services division of AMR Research Inc., Boston, Mass. His extensive legal experience also includes roles as managing attorney at American International Group, Boston, and senior trial attorney at two Boston-area law firms. Fox was an adjunct professor at several Boston-area universities and has written many articles on insurance matters published in national law journals.

Fox earned his bachelor’s degree at Suffolk University, Boston, and his juris doctorate degree at Boston College Law School. He is a member of the Florida Bar Association and the Association of Corporate Counsel.

About The Main Street America Group

With roots dating back to 1923, The Main Street America Group is a super regional insurance company that operates six property-casualty insurance carriers: NGM Insurance Company, Old Dominion Insurance Company, Main Street America Assurance Company, MSA Insurance Company, Great Lakes Casualty Insurance Company and Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company. Based in Jacksonville, Fla., Main Street America offers a wide range of commercial and personal insurance, and fidelity and surety bond products to individuals, families and businesses throughout the United States.

With more than $815 million in premium written exclusively by 1,500-plus independent insurance agents, the 88-year-old company insures more than 600,000 policyholders in 26 states and writes bonds in 44 states. A.M. Best Company rates The Main Street America Group as an "A" (Excellent). Main Street America is the founding company partner of Trusted Choice®, the global branding program of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America. For more information about Main Street America, please visit www.msagroup.com.

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The Main Street America GroupMark Friedlander, 904-380-7461
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Source: The Main Street America Group