November 1, 2024 — XPT Specialty, a leading wholesale broker for commercial and personal insurance, today announced the addition of three new team members: Alex Thomas as Broker Underwriter, Cynthia Ann Pompa as Senior Commercial Lines Underwriter/Broker, and Connor Fritzsche as Associate Broker.
“This past year has been a year of growth for XPT across all the industries we serve,” said Kyle Stevens, Executive Partner at XPT Specialty. “These new appointments highlight the company’s commitment to providing the best insurance programs for our customers’ unique needs.”
Thomas joins the Denver office with 25 years of insurance industry experience, bringing a specialty in Property and Casualty insurance with a focus on construction, habitational, hospitality and manufacturing. He spent the majority of his career with wholesalers Adco General and RPS, while the last four years he served as a territory management consultant at EMC Insurance Companies in Colorado and Wyoming.
Jenny Crane, Regional VP at XPT Specialty welcomes Alex to the team, sharing, “As we continue to grow our Denver office, there is no better fit than Alex Thomas to help grow the company’s presence in Colorado and help build our team of brokers and underwriters.”
Pompa, joining the Houston office, specializes in LRO’s, vacant buildings, contractors, special events, IM, large property, wind buy back, churches, c-stores, liquor liability, fine dining restaurants, contractor’s pollution, and environmental risks. She brings years of experience in underwriting to XPT, previously serving as a commercial lines underwriter at Burns & Wilcox.
“With her years of expertise and wide variety of specialties, Cynthia Pompa will be an invaluable asset to our team in Houston,” said Matt Leicht, Southcentral EVP at XPT Specialty.
Fritzsche joins the mid-Atlantic office, bringing a specialty in property insurance. He comes to XPT from Risk Placement Services where he was a broker/account manager associate.
According to S&P Global Market Intelligence’s 2024 US Excess & Surplus Insurance Market Report, the growth rate of US excess and surplus (E&S) direct premiums rose 14.5% in 2023.
“The E&S Market continues to grow at a rapid pace and XPT is focused on collaborating with strong agency partners to place accounts and expand our presence in the market. Bringing Connor Fritzsche on board further strengthens and diversifies our specialties in our Mid-Atlantic office,” said Gregg Guerreiro, Regional EVP at XPT Specialty.
About XPT Specialty
XPT is your eXpert Partner Team for wholesale insurance. A team of specialist experts collaborating to efficiently bring the greatest value. Listening to client partners enables the service culture that anticipates needs and leads to true partnership. The unique win-win approach multiplies the value XPT brings to its clients and market partners.
XPT brings together wholesale brokerage and binding firms across many specialty lines through acquisitions and new product development. XPT stands apart by delivering expertise through a collaborative partnership culture. www.xptspecialty.com
Contact: Kyle Stevens kyle.stevens@xptspecialty.com
Press Contact: Claudia Costello, claudia.costello@104west.com
