Tooker Takes President Role at The Hartford

The Hartford appointed A. Morris ‘Mo’ Tooker as the company’s president, a role which will have Tooker overseeing all of the insurer’s property/casualty businesses.

Effective Feb. 1, 2025, Tooker will take on his new role, expanding his leadership to include oversight of Personal Lines at The Hartford, in addition to his current leadership responsibilities encompassing Small Commercial, Middle & Large Commercial and Global Specialty, as well as Enterprise Sales & Distribution and Risk Services.

Tooker will continue to report to The Hartford’s Chair and CEO Christopher Swift, who described Tooker is a media statement as an “exceptional leader, highly regarded in the insurance industry, with a strong reputation for strategic growth, customer-focused solutions, underwriting discipline, and building a cohesive team culture.”

Tooker joined The Hartford in 2015 as chief underwriting officer and has served in a number of critical leadership roles during the last nine years, most recently as head of Commercial Lines.

In 2017, he took on the added role of leading Middle Market Commercial Lines, and then Large Commercial also, in 2019.

In November 2022, The Hartford realigned its leadership structure in preparation for the retirement of prior president, Doug Elliot, at the end of that year, expanding Tooker’s leadership responsibilities to cover Global Specialty and Sales & Distribution, in addition to Middle Market and Large Commercial.

Tooker was named head of Commercial Lines in March of 2024.

“He has significantly advanced the company’s underwriting capabilities while creating meaningful growth and fostering a culture of innovation and collaborative solutions,” The Hartford said.

Prior to joining The Hartford, Tooker served as president of General Reinsurance Corporation and was responsible for the company’s global property and casualty reinsurance business.

“I am honored and excited to become president of The Hartford at such a significant time in our company’s history,” Tooker said. “With significant investments in technology to streamline processes and mitigate risk, we are deepening connections with our customers, brokers and agents.”