Hallmark Financial Services Inc. announced the appointment of Naveen Anand as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Anand will be based in Fort Worth, Texas, will assume responsibility for all of Hallmark's business operations and will report directly to the Executive Chairman and the Board of Directors of Hallmark. Anand joins Hallmark most recently from Torus Insurance Holdings Ltd. Mr. Anand joined Torus in 2009 as U.S. Chief Executive and Global Chief Operating Officer.

In these roles, he oversaw the development of Torus' global operating platform and functional capabilities, as well as the formation and development of Torus' U.S. underwriting platforms, and was responsible for all Torus business lines and operations in North and South America. Under his leadership, Torus U.S. developed from a start-up stage in late 2009 to over $250 million in gross written premiums across six key specialty business lines. Prior to joining Torus, Mr. Anand worked for CNA Financial Corporation where he was responsible for its $3 billion commercial insurance business across all geographies for 11 business units.

Prior to CNA, Mr. Anand worked at both Chubb Corporation and at St. Paul Insurance Company. Hallmark also announced that Mark J. Morrison will remain with the company in the role of Senior Executive Vice President, reporting to Mr. Anand.