Newly formed Valiant Insurance Group Inc. said former DelosInsurance executive John DiBlanda has signed on to serve as thecompany's chief financial officer and chief operating officer.

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Valiant, a subsidiary of Bermuda-based Ariel Holdings Ltd., wascreated this year to offer specialty property and casualtyinsurance products and services to the U.S. agency and brokeragemarket.

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Valiant President Gary Dubois said the company was “extremelypleased' to have Mr. DiBlanda, praising him as a “highly qualifiedexecutive manager with over 20 years diverse financial andoperational management experience within the insurance,reinsurance, financial services and public accountingindustries.”

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In his prior position, Mr. DiBlanda helped in the formation ofDelos' new excess and surplus lines company, Naxos Insurance, whichlaunched in April.

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Mr. DiBlanda has also served as U.S. COO and Global CFO ofGallagher Re Inc. He was a senior executive of John P. Woods Co.Inc. and was responsible for the sale of the company to Arthur J.Gallagher & Co.

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