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National Catholic Risk Retention Group, Inc. Announces Its Next President & CEO
LISLE, Illinois – (February 10, 2025) – The National Catholic Risk Retention Group, Inc. (“National Catholic”) is pleased to announce that Anthony M. (Tony) McLaughlin has been selected as the company’s next President and Chief Executive Officer effective August 15, 2025. The announcement was recently made during the company’s Winter Meeting for its shareholders.
The additional positions to which Mr. McLaughlin will also be appointed are President of National Catholic’s two subsidiary companies, National Catholic Services, LLC (“NCS”) and NCS Risk Services, LLC. Mr. McLaughlin will report to the Board of Directors of National Catholic and the NCS Board of Governors.
"The Board is very pleased with this appointment. We know that Tony has had an accomplished and successful career in the field of insurance because he has already worked with us for five years. He has also had extensive experience working with various institutions in the Catholic Church helping them to address insurance issues," said Most Rev. Robert P. Deeley, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Portland in Maine and Chairman of the National Catholic Board of Directors.
"I am truly honored and humbled for the opportunity to lead National Catholic, a company with a longstanding history of enabling the mission of Catholic institutions in the U.S. and ensuring safe environments for our children and the vulnerable. This is an incredibly exciting time for me, and I look forward to leading an experienced and dedicated team this August," said McLaughlin.
Mr. McLaughlin succeeds Dennis H. O’Hara who will complete his service to the company in the same roles after eight years..
Mr. McLaughlin began his insurance career in 1985 and has served Catholic dioceses, religious institutions, and religious higher education for over twenty years. For the last five years, Mr. McLaughlin served in two leadership positions with National Catholic, the most recent of which was as Vice President-Claims and Underwriting. Prior to joining National Catholic, Mr. McLaughin was Vice President of Gallagher Bassett Services Religious Practice. Prior to Gallagher Bassett, Mr. McLaughlin was Assistant Vice President at Catholic Mutual Group in Omaha, NE.
About National Catholic
The National Catholic Risk Retention Group, Inc. is a nonprofit insurance company owned by its policyholders, 54 U.S. Catholic archdioceses, dioceses, religious institutes, Catholic risk pooling trusts, and other Catholic entities. The company sees its work as a liability insurance risk financing organization designed to assist its shareholders with the accomplishment of their spiritual ministries. National Catholic currently provides insurance to shareholders in 22 states, is registered in 23 additional states and the District of Columbia and is authorized to write liability insurance in all 50 states subject to the requirements of the federal Liability Risk Retention Act. In addition, the company is responsible for the VIRTUS® Programs, the leading safe environment services program for the Catholic Church in the U.S. Additional information is available at nationalcatholic.org.
Media Contact:
Dennis H. O'Hara
dohara@tncrrg.org
(630) 598-3621