Martin G. Hacala is President and Chief Executive Officer of Genesis. He assumed this role in January 2015. Previously, Marty held a variety of senior underwriting and claims roles in Genesis, GenStar, and Gen Re. He first joined the group in 1997.  Prior to that, Marty was a partner in the Washington, DC law firm of Ross, Dixon, and Masback, LLP, where his law practice centered on insurance coverage litigation and counseling. Marty also served for four years as a Trial Attorney with the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice.  He was appointed to that position through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Marty received his AB and JD degrees with honors from St. Louis University.

John is Vice President, Division Manager and Eastern Regional Manager for Genesis. He joined the Gen Re Group in 1985, working with GenStar for 18 years before transferring to Genesis in 2003. John holds a B.A. from New York University and has obtained his CPCU and ARe designations.

Matt is Vice President and Senior Western Regional Underwriting Manager for Genesis.  He joined Gen Re Group in 2021 as a Senior Underwriter within the Western Region.  Prior to that Matt held various roles including Senior Casualty Treaty Underwriter and E&S Casualty Team Leader at a large (Re)insurance company.  Matt is a graduate of Iowa State University and has obtained his CPCU and ARe designations.  Matt is located out of our Chicago office.

Ted Gaisford is Senior Vice President and Division Manager of the GenStar and Genesis Claim Department. Ted joined GenStar in 1995 as a Claim Examiner in the Los Angeles Branch, handling primary and excess casualty claims. In 1997 he was promoted to the Los Angeles Branch Claim Manager; he maintained that role until 2009, when he was promoted to Unit Manager for the Professional Liability Claim Unit in Chicago. Ted became the Unit Manager for the Genesis Claim Unit in 2014 and maintained that role until he was promoted to his current position. Ted is a graduate of San Jose State University and has earned his CPCU, RPLU+, ARM and ARM-P designations.

Phil Spolarich, FCAS, MAAA is Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer of General Star and Genesis. He has more than 15 years of experience in the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance industry. Prior to his current role, Phil served as Vice President and Senior Pricing Actuary at General Reinsurance (Gen Re), where he led actuarial pricing strategy and analytics for casualty and property facultative reinsurance. Before joining Gen Re, he held actuarial positions at The Hartford, supporting personal lines, commercial auto, and general liability businesses through pricing and reserving initiatives. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut, teaching Predictive Analytics for Actuaries. Phil holds a B.S. in Mathematics/Economics with an Emphasis in Computing from UCLA and is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA).

Valerie Frate is Vice President, Head of the Marketing and Broker Services Division at Genesis, leading the companies' brand management, communication, producer management and education. During her 30-plus years in the insurance industry, Valerie has held Actuarial, Risk Analyst, Enterprise Risk Management and Business Development roles within the Gen Re, and Genesis organizations. Valerie graduated with a degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Connecticut. 

Robert Sharrer is Senior Vice President of the Business Services Division. Robert joined the Gen Re Group in 1987 as a client accountant in the New York branch. He has held a variety of client, statutory and management accounting roles in GenStar, Genesis and Gen Re Global Finance.  He assumed responsibility for managing Genesis Accounting in 2008, and Genesis Operations in 2014.  Robert received his BA from Vassar College and his MBA in Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He has obtained his CPCU, AIAF and ARe designations.

Candice Davies is Senior Vice President of the Technology Strategy Division. Candice joined the Gen Re Group in 1999 as an IT Application Developer, later managing global business applications. In 2005 she moved to support business operations for both GenStar, Genesis and in 2017 assumed responsibility for business technology. Candice is a graduate of the Chubb Institute of Technology and has obtained her CPCU, AIAF and AIC designations.