Who We Are

Edward Peña has served as our Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer since August 2023. Prior to joining us, he worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance from 2017 until 2023 in a number of roles, most recently as EVP & CFO, Global Retail Markets. From 2012 to 2017, Mr. Peña worked at CoAction Specialty Insurance in various financial and capital planning roles. Prior to that, from 2002 to 2012, Mr. Peña worked at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. across various roles in investment banking, corporate finance, and strategy. Mr. Peña graduated with a B.A. from Yale University and MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Mark E. Rattner has served as our Executive Vice President & Chief Underwriting Officer, Insurance since September 2016. Prior to joining us in 2016, he previously worked for Houston International Insurance Group from January 2011 until August 2016 in a number of roles, most recently as Senior Vice President from January 2012 until August 2016, where he created the professional liability division and, prior to that, served as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Terrapin Capital Holdings. Mr. Rattner also was an owner and director of Rattner Mackenzie Limited from 2005 to 2008, and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Professional Indemnity Agency, Inc., a subsidiary of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc., from 2001 to 2005. He was President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Professional Indemnity Agency, Inc., a subsidiary of Marshall Rattner, Inc., from 1991 until 2001.

Abigail “Abbie” Taylor has served as our Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer since May 2023. Previously, from 2013 to 2022, Ms. Taylor held various roles at Asurion, LLC. Most recently, she was the General Manager of their retail business segment overseeing clients as well as the Chief Operations Leader for the company’s Strategic Portfolio, which included select North and South American wireless carriers and cable providers in various countries. Ms. Taylor spent her early career at Bain & Company, PepsiCo Inc. and EY-Parthenon in strategy and finance roles. Ms. Taylor graduated with an a B.A. from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Jane Dullinger joined Fortegra in 2022 as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. She has experience in insurance operations, transformation, and program management. Previously, Jane worked as SVP, of Operations & Transformation at QBE North America and served in numerous operations and underwriting roles at Kemper, Chubb, and Liberty Mutual. She received her MBA from the McCombs School at The University of Texas at Austin and her B.A. from Westminster College (PA).

John Short joined Fortegra in 2007 as Senior Vice President and General Counsel and served in that role until 2011 when he was named Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Governmental Affairs. Prior to joining Fortegra, he led the State regulatory and governmental affairs for Sprint Corporation and its spin-off Embarq Communications. John holds a J.D. from the College of William and Mary and a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Richmond.​

Joel Vaag currently leads Fortegra’s Specialty Program actuary group. He is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society with over 25 years of actuarial experience. Mr. Vaag joined Fortegra in September 2019 after a three-year stint at Houston International Insurance Group (HIIG) where he served as the company’s Chief Actuary. Prior to HIIG, he worked as Principal and Consulting Actuary at Oliver Wyman Actuarial Consultants, Inc. and Milliman, Inc. Mr. Vaag’s experience includes a broad array of pricing, reserving, and management experience, with focus in the professional liability, auto, general liability, and workers’ compensation lines of business. He earned a B.S. in Mathematics from Northern Arizona University and an M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Arizona. 

Joe Lettween joined Fortegra in November 2022 as Chief Innovation, Data Science, and Technology Officer. He previously worked at Osso Capital as Principal, Head of Data & Analytics and Vista Equity Partners as Director, Vista Intelligence Group. Joe attended the University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Management and Syracuse University.

Tom Reilly joined Fortegra in 2024 as Executive Vice President of Global Underwriting Affinity, Warranty, and Embedded Products. Before starting at Fortegra, he worked at Aon Risk Solutions to drive strategic business development in the warranty industry. Mr Reilly also played a key role in business expansion at AIG, building their warranty division and forming partnerships with Visa and Mastercard. Prior to that, he led strategic initiatives at Sears and ACE Group, significantly growing their warranty and credit card businesses.

Sanjay Vara is Executive Vice President & Chief Underwriting Officer for Fortegra's warranty products. Since arriving in 2016, Mr. Vara has spearheaded the organization’s international growth by opening the company’s European subsidiary, Fortegra Europe Insurance Company Limited (FEIC Ltd.). Prior to his arrival at Fortegra, Mr. Vara headed up teams at ANV Lloyds syndicate 5820 and at AmTrust Europe. A graduate of the University of Kent, Mr. Vara's leadership has proved critical to the expansion of programs underwritten through Fortegra, both in the domestic U.S. and the international market.

Andrew Ferguson joined Fortegra in 2024. He previously led sales and strategy at Marsh International Affinity, drawing on over 20 years of industry experience spanning 52 countries, overseeing sales, placement strategy, account management, project management, and marketing. Before starting at Marsh in 2014, Andrew served as Vice President of Business Development at AmTrust, specializing in warranty and special risk divisions. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Management from the University of Guelph.

Vijaya Singh has served as our Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications since October 2024. Before joining Fortegra, Vijaya was the Global Head of Business & Corporate Marketing at Marsh, developing strategic marketing and communications programs that drove brand value and top-line growth across diverse practice areas. Her 20+ years of experience in professional and financial services includes senior roles at Guy Carpenter and Russell Reynolds Associates, where she developed key strategies to support growth and brand strength. She holds a Master of Arts in Public Relations from Rowan University, a Master of Commerce from the University of Mumbai, and has completed a Graduate Program in Public Relations from Xavier Institute of Communication in Mumbai.